Its last British governor, Lord Patten, said the move the breached agreements made with the UK before Hong Kong was handed over in 1997. Those agreements guaranteed certain rights for 50 years. "The ... ( read original story ...)
China’s security law sends chill through Hong Kong, 23 years after handover
Pro-democracy parties disbanded and people deleted social media accounts en masse as Beijing passed measures intended to eliminate political opposition. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says national security law won’t undermine autonomy
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told the main U.N. human rights forum on Tuesday that China's national security legislation for Hong Kong would fill a "gaping hole" and would not undermine its autonomy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists shut down protest groups after China passes security law
Campaigners fear ‘disturbing’ legislation aimed at quashing protests will target them ... ( read original story ...)
Federated Hermes questions HSBC’s stance on Hong Kong law
HSBC HSBA.L investor Federated Hermes said it has questions about the bank's support for China's new security law for Hong Kong, the second investor in ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Hong Kong Sanctions Risk $1.1 Trillion in China Funding
China’s largest banks have $1.1 trillion in dollar funding at stake and face potentially steep fines from U.S. legislation that targets penalizing lenders doing businesses with Chinese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Business Embraces Hong Kong Security Law. The Money Helps.
A flood of investment from China has tempered worries that Beijing’s tightening grip on the Asian financial capital would end its status as a lucrative place to do business. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Halts Some Hong Kong Trade Benefits Over China Law
The Trump administration made it harder to export sensitive American technology to Hong Kong, escalating pressure on China as lawmakers in Beijing prepared to hand down a national security law that ... ( read original story ...)
China says it will retaliate against U.S. actions on Hong Kong
China said on Tuesday it will take retaliatory measures in response to the United States' decision to start eliminating Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law. ( read original story ...)
U.S. starts paring back Hong Kong’s special status due to security law
The United States began eliminating Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law on Monday, halting defense exports and restricting the territory's access to high technology products as China prepares ... ( read original story ...)
China approves contentious Hong Kong national security law
The legislation is aimed at curbing subversive, secessionist and terrorist activities, as well as foreign intervention in the city's affairs. It has sparked fears that it would be used to curb ... ( read original story ...)
China passes national security law in turning point for Hong Kong
China's parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony's way of life since it returned to Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
China Enacts Security Law, Asserting Control Over Hong Kong
Despite fierce international criticism and opposition in Hong Kong, Beijing's rubber-stamp legislature passed a law allowing the mainland to impose security measures in the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Taiwan dismayed by China’s new security law for Hong Kong
Japan expressed concern and Taiwan voiced disappointment on Tuesday after China passed a national security law for Hong Kong that could bring about the starkest changes in the former British colony's ... ( read original story ...)