Hong kong
Kidman quarantine exemption sparks anger in Hong Kong
The Chinese financial hub maintains some of the strictest quarantine measures in the world, an approach that has kept virus cases low but left most residents...
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Hong Kong customs arrest four in first crypto laundering bust
The men opened various local bank accounts with shell companies and made transactions through a virtual currency exchange trading platform to turn laundered crypto into real cash for clients.
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Six school kids among nine Hong Kongers arrested for 'bomb plot'
Police said on Tuesday they seized various items from the group, including a small amount of explosives, raw materials to produce TATP, air guns, mobile phones, SIM cards, an operating manual on how to plant bombs, and plans to leave the city.
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Hong Kong court ruling overturns anti-LGBT housing policy
The case was a second victory for gay couple Henry Li and his deceased partner Edgar Ng against the city's government, after a 2020 ruling allowing same-sex couples equal rights to inheritance.
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Curtain falls on Hong Kong tabloid that dared to challenge China
Over the last week, Apple Daily's journalism was declared a threat to China's national security by Hong Kong authorities and the paper saw its assets frozen a move that crippled its ability to operate.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper unable to pay staff after asset freeze: aide
Apple Daily has long been a thorn in Beijing's side, with unapologetic support for the city's pro-democracy movement and caustic criticism of China's authoritarian leaders.
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Hong Kong democracy vigil leader detained on Tiananmen anniversary
Police confirmed two people - lawyer Chow Hang-tungand a 20-year-old male - had been arrested on suspicion of publicising an unlawful assembly through social media posts.
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Hong Kong could soon bin millions of unused vaccine doses
Hong Kong is one of the few places in the world fortunate enough to have secured more than enough doses to inoculate its entire population of 7.5 million people.
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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 movement after huge protests.
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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.
