Hong kong
China approves radical overhaul of Hong Kong's political system
The new measures, which bypassed Hong Kong's legislature and were imposed directly by Beijing, are the latest move aimed at quashing the city's democracy...
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Oscars won't show in Hong Kong for first time since 1969
The ceremony has been broadcast in Hong Kong every year since 1969 by free-to-air TVB on its English language channel.
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Britain says Hong Kong 'has no right to dictate' passport recognition
After Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city last year, Britain began offering a pathway to citizenship for BNO passport holders and their families.
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China now 'non-compliant' with Hong Kong joint declaration: UK
"The UK now considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents charged with security crime
On Sunday, police confirmed 47 of them had now been charged with one count each of "conspiracy to commit subversion" -- one of the new national security crimes -
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Hong Kong leader defends 'ambush lockdown' tactics
Overnight on Monday police cordoned off designated areas in four densely populated districts. Authorities conducted some 1,700 tests but found zero new infections.
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China's Hong Kong crackdown escalates with mass opposition arrests
The sweep is the latest salvo in Beijing's battle to stamp out opposition in the semi-autonomous business hub after millions hit the streets in 2019 with huge and sometimes violent democracy protests.
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Hong Kong reimposes strict social distancing as fourth wave strikes
Schools, bars, and nightclubs have already been ordered to close.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to plead guilty at protest trial
Wong, 24, is being prosecuted alongside Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow - two other well-known dissidents - over a protest which took place last summer outside the city police's headquarters.
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Western allies say China broke Hong Kong deal by ousting lawmakers
The removal of four opposition lawmakers triggered the en masse resignation of their remaining colleagues, the latest move in a deepening crackdown against Beijing's critics following last year's huge and often violent democracy protests.
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Hong Kong legislature sits without democrats after exodus
The resignations come with the city's beleaguered pro-democracy movement and avenues of dissent already under sustained attack since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law earlier this year.
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Hong Kong opposition politicians arrested for legislature protest
The seven politicians - four of them sitting lawmakers - were arrested on charges of 'contempt' and 'interfering' with members of the city's Legislative Council in early May, police said.
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Why are Hong Kong and Taiwan bickering over the fate of a murderer?
The strangulation of 19-year-old Poon Hiu-wing by Chan was a crime that set off a chain of events still reverberating today.
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Hong Kong leader hails 'return to peace', anniversary protests banned
The People's Republic of China celebrates its founding on October 1 with a holiday and carefully choreographed festivities.
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New China law a 'serious risk' to Hong Kong's freedoms - UN experts
Beijing has faced a barrage of criticism over the law, which was imposed in late June after pro-democracy protests rocked the semi-autonomous city last year.
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HK court again denies bail for first person charged under new security law
Tong Ying-kit, 23, had carried a sign reading 'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,' and drove his motorbike into police officers.
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under law, bearing out 'worst fears'
Mainland-born Lai, who was smuggled into Hong Kong on a fishing boat when he was a penniless 12-year-old, has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law
Lai was arrested under the new security law punishes anything China considers subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.
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US, UK and allies call for prompt Hong Kong elections
Their statement came as Chinese lawmakers convene to decide on the next steps after Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections scheduled for 6 September were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus.
