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 ...)
Hong Kong has ‘risen from the ashes’, China’s Xi says on rare visit
Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and "risen from the ashes", China's President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as he arrived in the former British colony to celebrate 25 years since its return to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong for handover anniversary
In his first trip outside mainland China since the start of the pandemic, Xi will swear in the city’s new leader and mark 25 years since the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi arrives in Hong Kong in his first trip off the mainland since the onset of the pandemic
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Thursday in the special administrative region of Hong Kong, state media said.The trip is for the 25th anniversary on Friday of Hong Kong's handover to China from ... ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong Marks 25 Years of British Handover, Its ‘Cage Homes’ Remain a Stark Reminder of Its Inequities
Over 220,000 people live in so-called ‘subdivided flats’, a dainty euphemism for their 4 by 4 by 6 ft shoeboxes ... ( read original story ...)
John Lee Will Be Hong Kong’s New Leader. Here’s What to Know
J ohn Lee will become Hong Kong’s new leader on July 1, when he’s expected to be sworn in by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lee is the first chief executive to be installed sin ... ( read original story ...)
Xi arrives in Hong Kong ahead of 25th anniversary of handover on first trip outside mainland China in nearly 2 1/2 years
Xi arrives in Hong Kong ahead of 25th anniversary of handover on first trip outside mainland China in nearly 2 1/2 years ... ( read original story ...)
Business Leaders Say New Hong Kong Chief Must Open up City, Rebuild Its Image
Business executives in Hong Kong have a wish list for its new leader: scrap COVID-19 quarantine rules, and promote the rule of law and transparent regulations to revive foreign investor confidence - ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has more autonomy since Britain left – ex-leader CY Leung
Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" form of government has given the city huge autonomy which it didn't have under British rule, a former leader has claimed to the BBC. In an interview marking 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gears up to welcome Xi for handover anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to begin a two-day visit to Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to mainland China, with a raft of heightened security measures and ... ( read original story ...)
The reinvention of Hong Kong
After three stormy years, Xi Jinping hails a ‘new era’ for the city. It is likely to be less international and closer to mainland China ... ( read original story ...)