Hong Kong eased restrictions on Thursday at restaurants and bars where staff and customers have begun receiving coronavirus vaccinations, part of an effort to help businesses hurt by the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
The Jarring Reality Hong Kong’s Dissidents See From Jail
I stood in line alongside an aide to Tam Tak-chi, both of us readying to meet with the imprisoned political activist at the Hong Kong prison complex where he is being held. As Tam’s assistant waited ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s latest star TV host? City leader Carrie Lam.
Lam is hosting her own show, "Get to Know the Election Committee Subsectors,” that will air four times a day on the public broadcaster. ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong broadcaster is defending its decision to air a ‘patriotic’ show featuring HK chief exec Carrie Lam 4 times a day
Government-owned broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong said it would air Lam's daily show to "engender a sense of citizenship and national identity." ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccinated Hong Kong Residents Ready to Party Till 2 A.m. Curfew as Bars Reopen
People drink at a bar in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong before bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues are set to close at midnight in response to a renewed rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes new immigration law that could enable China-style exit bans
Officials in Hong Kong will soon be able to block people from entering or leaving the territory, raising concerns over the possibility of mainland Chinese-style "exit bans" being used to prevent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy won an award for her investigative work. The next day, that very same work saw her convicted of breaking the city's laws. ( read original story ...)
No Escape From Hong Kong
The British government said on March 19 that it had received some 27,000 applications from Hong Kongers seeking to resettle in the U.K., and the Home Office anticipates “between 123,000 and 153,700 BN ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong immigration bill could target people leaving city, activists say
An ambiguously worded new immigration bill in Hong Kong is stirring fears that outbound travelers could be apprehended at departure points. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes law that can stop people leaving
Bar association and activists decry Beijing-type immigration act with ‘exit ban’ powers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong immigration law change raises ‘exit ban’ fears
Hong Kong has amended its immigration law in a move which lawyers warn could increase business risks by handing the government broad powers to prevent individuals leaving the Chinese territory. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange posts record profit on trading and IPO boom
Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator has notched its best-ever quarterly profit as a flood of trading and initial public offerings boosted the bourse ahead of a new chief executive taking the helm. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature to discuss new immigration bill amid ‘exit ban’ fears
Hong Kong's legislature is set to discuss a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents and others from ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing calls Hong Kong bar association chief an ‘anti-China politician’
Beijing and Hong Kong authorities have accused the British-born head of Hong Kong’s bar association of being an “anti-China politician” after he criticised jail sentences imposed on pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)