Hong Kong’s incoming and outgoing leaders attended a flag-raising ceremony Friday marking the 25th anniversary of the return to Chinese rule for the city pulled in recent years under much tighter ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks 25th handover anniversary
Xi Jinping is visiting Hong Kong in his first trip outside mainland China since the pandemic began as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its handover to Chinese rule on July 1. Follow live updates ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: How is it run, and what is the Basic Law?
While Hong Kong is part of China, the policy has given the Special A Region (SAR) a high degree of autonomy. Here is a breakdown of how this unique system works. The "one country, two systems" ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: UK and US criticise erosion of rights and freedoms 25 years since handover
Boris Johnson and Antony Blinken point to dismantling of democratic rights as well as crackdowns on independent media and personal freedoms ... ( read original story ...)
What will the next 25 years hold for Hong Kong?
In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China, triggering the start of a grand political experiment. Many were anxious about how the capitalist, free-wheeling former British colony would fare under ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to mark 25 years of handover
Hong Kong will on Friday mark 25 years since the city was handed back by the British to China. President Xi Jinping is visiting the city in what is his first trip outside mainland China since January ... ( read original story ...)
How far have human rights in Hong Kong eroded? We measured.
In some cases, it may have opened the door to extradition to China — that’s the highly contentious issue that prompted millions in Hong Kong to begin protesting in spring 2019 after the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Liz Truss: UK won’t rest until Hong Kong has its freedoms back
Hong Kong was for many years a bastion of liberty and paragon of prosperity. That is testament to how its people embraced their fundamental rights and freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Xi’s Visit to Hong Kong Cements the End of its Legacy as a Hub of Democracy, Global Trade
Hong Kong as we knew it is gone,’ one analyst said, marking a new era of the Chinese Communist Party’s tight controls that begins with Xi Jinping’s historic trip this week. ( read original story ...)
UK’s Boris Johnson: China must be held to commitments made on Hong Kong
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would not give up on Hong Kong and would do all it could to hold China to its commitments on democratic rights made 25 years ago when the city's sovereignty ... ( read original story ...)
China’s president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handover
When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a train in Hong Kong on Thursday, it marked his first trip outside the borders of Mainland China in nearly 900 days. ( read original story ...)
China’s Leader Hails a Hong Kong ‘Reborn from Ashes’ Amid Crackdown
Before Xi Jinping’s tightly controlled appearance, Hong Kong sent officials, diplomats and others to hotels for days of isolation and Covid tests. ( read original story ...)
Xi arrives in Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of handover
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed
Chinese and Hong Kong flags flutter above streets and red celebratory banners line the harbor front, as thousands of Hong Kong police guard the city's high-speed rail terminus, welcoming the arrival ... ( read original story ...)