Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Hong Kong Thursday, prompting a massive security effort ahead of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to communist China. ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping eyes ‘victory lap’ in Hong Kong, as locals look on warily
For China’s leader, the 25th anniversary of the handover is a chance to cement power. But in the former U.K. colony, many are mourning the erosion of freedoms. ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong ‘unofficials’ who advised Britain on the handover – and were ignored
Reviled by Beijing and dismissed by London, a group of local advisers tried and failed to ensure the interests of Hongkongers would be protected after 1997 ... ( read original story ...)
Mourning Hong Kong’s Democracy
July 1 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s transfer of sovereignty from British to Chinese rule, and the city’s authorities will celebrate with an official ceremony. But this curated image ... ( read original story ...)
A quarter-century after the handover, is Hong Kong still attractive as a business hub?
Crackdowns by Beijing and severe COVID restrictions have undermined its status. Friday marks the anniversary of the transfer of control. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Broken Billionaire Factory Shows City Losing Step
A quarter century after its handover, the Chinese territory is still struggling to explore new engines of growth beyond property and finance to stay competitive. ( read original story ...)
China throws media shield around Xi’s visit to Hong Kong
Journalists from leading international media organizations, including Reuters and CNN, have been barred from covering official ceremonies during Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong later ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Hopes Fade for What Some Call the Cursed Generation 25 Years After Handover From Britain
As Hong Kong authorities roll out celebrations this week to commemorate a quarter-century under Chinese rule and inaugurate a new local government, one of their biggest challenges is to address the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bars some journalists from handover anniversary
Hong Kong authorities, citing “security reasons,” have barred more than 10 journalists from covering events and ceremonies this week marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, ... ( read original story ...)
25 years of China’s slow takeover of Hong Kong in pictures
At the handover, the leaders of China and Britain promised that Hong Kong self-governance, Beijing has since tightened its grip on the once semiautonomous city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is an economic city: CY Leung
Former chief executive CY Leung says people must keep in mind that Hong Kong is an economic city, as this sets the foundation for the territory to ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon May Be Forming Ahead of Hong Kong Handover Anniversary
Chinese weather forecasters warned on Wednesday that the first typhoon of the summer appeared to be forming, bringing rain and unsettled weather to southern China, ahead of the 25th anniversary of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
When the British handed its colony Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed Chinese on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy faces uncertain future 25 years after handover
When Hong Kong transitioned from British to Chinese rule, Edmond Hui was a floor trader at the bustling stock exchange, witnessing the roaring growth of a city at the crossroads of the West and Asia. ( read original story ...)