Arrests believed to be the first time police have detained citizens for possessing literature deemed ‘seditious’ by the authorities Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested two men for ...
Art Basel eyes Asia beyond Hong Kong for the future of its business
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Collecting news every morning. As Art Basel prepares to open the 10th in-person edition of its fair in Hong Kong, and its largest since ...
Canada lifting COVID-19 screening requirements for travellers from China, Hong Kong
Starting Friday, air travellers arriving in Canada from China, Hong Kong or Macao will no longer have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test taken before their departure. The federal ...
Computer breakdown at Hong Kong airport delays hundreds of travellers – media
Hundreds of travellers at Hong Kong's international airport faced delays on Thursday after computer services broke down, broadcaster TVB reported, with footage showing scores of people stuck in queues ...
Forty US senators join push for tougher stance over China’s treatment of Hong Kong
Forty of the 100 U.S. senators co-sponsored a resolution on Wednesday urging a strong U.S. government response to any Chinese efforts to clamp down on dissent in Hong Kong, including the use of ...
Hong Kong 47: Prosecution witness democrat says he did not want to see ‘mutual destruction’ in city
Ex-lawmaker Au Nok-hin, who is testifying for the prosecution in Hong Kong’s landmark 47 democrats case has said he did not want to see “mutual destruction” happen in the city. The term refers to what ...
Hong Kong law defined by courts, gov’t advisor says, after 2 arrested over books police said were not illegal to own
Hong Kong law is defined by court decisions rather than people’s comments, a government advisor has said, after two people were arrested over alleged possession of seditious publications despite ...
Hong Kong to make first ministerial visit to UK in 3 years
One of Hong Kong’s most senior finance officials is planning to visit the UK in April in the territory’s first ministerial-level trip to the country in three years and a sign of Prime Minister Rishi ...
HKFP Lens: Inside abandoned Hong Kong detention centre for Vietnamese refugees fleeing war
Hong Kong’s treatment of Vietnamese refugees came into international focus this week, as actor Ke Huy Quan recalled his detention at a refugee camp during his Oscar acceptance speech. Born in Saigon ...
Cathay’s CEO outlines the risks the airline faces as Hong Kong moves out of Covid restrictions
Chief Executive Ronald Lam says the Hong Kong carrier has been "working really, really hard" to increase the supply of flights, especially to popular routes like London, Singapore, and mainland China.
Who’s who in Beijing politics after ‘two sessions’ reshuffle good news for Hong Kong, analysts say
New executive vice-premier in Beijing, Ding Xuexiang, poised to take over oversight role for Hong Kong and Macau Peng Qinghua, a former Beijing envoy to Hong Kong, becomes a deputy chairman of the ...
Hong Kong says goodbye to neon signs: one of the last remaining ones has been removed these days
Hong Kong says goodbye to neon signs: one of the last remaining ones has been removed these days In the process of removing one of the last neon lights from Hong Kong Hong Kong is removing all neon ...
Life in a coffin home: Hong Kong’s shocking housing crisis exposed
Hong Kong is among the world’s most prosperous countries, but it’s also a tiny coastal area that's struggling to cope with the influx of people who want to relocate to this economic superpower.
Hong Kong activists living in UK criticise Rishi Sunak for failing to label China a threat
Dissidents who have fled to the UK joined forces with senior Conservatives to criticise Rishi Sunak’s approach to Beijing in the updated integrated review ...