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A nightmare with its roots in Hong Kong
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. At one o’clock in the morning in Istanbul, I began to doubt that I would make it back to Hong Kong. I had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and China denounce foreign interference after YouTube blocks leadership candidate’s channel
Governments in Hong Kong and China on Thursday denounced YouTube's blocking of a campaign account for Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee because of U.S. sanctions against him, accusing the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong actress apologizes for ‘brownface’ TV role
Franchesca Wong darkened her skin to portray a migrant worker from the Philippines, prompting debate about onscreen representation of the Chinese territory’s ethnic minorities. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reopens venues, extends dining hours as COVID cases fall
Hong Kong reopened gyms, beauty parlours, theme parks, and cinemas for the first time in more than four months on Thursday, as authorities relax some of the world's most stringent COVID restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material has troubled academics and journalists alike a ... ( read original story ...)
Wish list for Hong Kong’s next leader: housing, attracting talent, border reopening
Among the many tasks facing the chief executive hopeful, providing adequate housing, developing Hong Kong's status as a tech hub, and pushing for the gradual reopening of the mainland border ought to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong overcomes epidemic with confidence
Hong Kong celebrates the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland. We will ride out the storm and are set to embrace the next 25 years and beyond. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Begins Slow Reopening With Finance Hub Status at Stake
At Caprice, a three-starred Michelin restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, head chef Guillaume Galliot is getting ready to receive his first dinner guests in 15 weeks.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian actress apologizes for darkening skin to play domestic worker in Hong Kong drama series
Critics have said that the show's use of dark make-up and a hiring non-Filipina performer are disrespectful to Hong Kong’s migrant worker population. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Boosts Purse Money By Record 11.5 Percent
Hong Kong racing will offer record total prize money and incentives of HK$1.62 billion (US$210 million) across the 2022/23 season ... ( read original story ...)
EU monitored 81 court hearings of opposition activists in Hong Kong last year, rights report reveals
In annual report on rights around the world, the bloc raises concerns over national security law and electoral reforms in Hong Kong Security law has created a 'chilling effect on the exercise of ... ( read original story ...)
Google and Meta impose social media curbs on Hong Kong’s sole leadership candidate
US tech groups Google and Meta have restricted the social media presence of former Hong Kong security chief John Lee, who is running uncontested with Beijing’s backing for city ... ( read original story ...)
This controversial rule is ruining Hong Kong’s status as an aviation hub
Hong Kong's Covid-19 curbs are continuing to severely limit travel into the city, with only one flight from outside the Asia Pacific region landing on Tuesday and Wednesday. ( read original story ...)