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All of Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resigned together Wednesday to protest a new law by China that allows for the removal of "unpatriotic" sitting legislators. ( read original story ...)

Members of the pro-democracy bloc in the territory’s legislature had earlier threatened to step down en masse if any of their group were ousted. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Singapore will launch a "travel bubble" on November 22, their governments said Wednesday, in a rare piece of good news for the pandemic-battered airline and tourism industries. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers are expected to resign en masse, following a move by the city’s government to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators ... ( read original story ...)

Four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers were stripped of their seats on Wednesday after Beijing passed a resolution giving local authorities broad new powers to quash dissent, in a move that signals ... ( read original story ...)

Four opposition pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been disqualified with immediate effect. The expulsion came moments after Beijing passed a resolution allowing for the disqualification of ... ( read original story ...)

Four Hong Kong lawmakers were stripped of their seats on Wednesday after China passed a resolution giving local authorities broad new powers to quash dissent, in a move that could signal the end of ... ( read original story ...)

For the first time since Britain returned the city to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, there is likely to be no political opposition in the legislature. ( read original story ...)

One of the sanctioned opposition LegCo members warned the move signalled the end of ‘one country, two systems’ ... ( read original story ...)

Four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers were stripped of their seats after Beijing empowered local officials to unseat dissenting politicians without going through the courts. ( read original story ...)

Asian financial centers Singapore and Hong Kong will allow quarantine-free air travel between them to begin this month, a move seen as a breakthrough in the region where concern about new waves of ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Singapore will start an air travel bubble at the end of November, allowing travelers from each city to visit the other without entering quarantine in a first step ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose a picture before a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The lawmakers said Monday that they would resign en masse ... ( read original story ...)

Reeling from a lack of tourists, Hong Kong hotels first launched staycation packages targeted at families to stay afloat. Now, they have set their sights on the city's working women, launching ... ( read original story ...)