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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is an autonomous territory, and former British colony, in southeastern China. With a population of over seven million, it ranks as the world's fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory.

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Chinese scientist He Jiankui reads a statement to the media at a hotel in Beijing

Hong Kong voids visa of controversial gene-editing scientist

Authorities say the visa has been revoked because of a prior conviction for practicing medicine without a license.
ScienceFebruary 21, 2023
Members of League of Social Democrats scuffling with police outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts ahead of the national security trail for the pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

Hong Kong security trial tests judicial independence

The much-anticipated trial of dozens of democracy activists charged under Beijing's security law has kicked off.
PoliticsFebruary 6, 2023
People queue outside the court

Hong Kong: Landmark national security trial begins

Dozens of pro-democracy figures were charged with "conspiracy to commit subversion" and face possible life sentences.
PoliticsFebruary 6, 2023
A sign pointing to the Immigration Department at the Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong

Is Hong Kong tightening its grip on foreign journalists?

Hong Kong authorities have barred access to a Japanese photographer who documented the 2019 protests.
Press FreedomJanuary 23, 2023
toy rabbits for Chinese lunar new year

Lunar New Year 2023: Year of the Rabbit

The festival marking the advent of spring is celebrated in China, East Asia, and across the world.
SocietyJanuary 21, 2023
View of passenger terminal in Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong drops COVID tests for international arrivals

Travelers will no longer need to take a PCR test on arrival as the city moves to scrap a range of coronavirus measures.
HealthDecember 28, 2022
A man is pulled at the gate of the Chinese consulate after a demonstration against China's President Xi Jinping

China removes six diplomats after UK protest incident

UK police had asked for the diplomats' immunity to be dropped so they could be questioned over an alleged assault.
PoliticsDecember 15, 2022
Police officers raise warning banners at Hong Kong Victoria Park

Hong Kong court says police wrong to ban Tiananmen vigil

A judge rejects the conviction of an activist who urged people to attend a vigil for Tiananmen Square massacre victims.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2022
People in masks walking on a bridge in Hong Kong

Hong Kong scraps COVID app, eases curbs for foreign visitors

Overseas travelers will now be allowed to visit bars and restaurants immediately after arriving in Hong Kong.
PoliticsDecember 13, 2022
Hong Kong civil rights activist Jimmy Lai leaves the Hong Kong Court of Appeal earlier in 2022

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai sentenced on fraud charges

Lai has been found guilty of concealing the operation of a consultancy firm at Apple Daily's headquarters.
Press FreedomDecember 10, 2022
In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, honor guard members stand near a giant portrait of late former Chinese President Jiang Zemin during a formal memorial held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022

China bids farewell to influential ex-leader Jiang Zemin

Jiang Zemin brought the country together after the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, and once more, in his death.
PoliticsDecember 6, 2022
A plane at Frankfurt Airport

German airport officers seize over 2,000 fake luxury watches

Suspicions were aroused when officers discovered an large shipment of apparent luxury watches in transit.
CrimeDecember 1, 2022
Retired bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun speaks to the media at the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong: Cardinal, 5 others convicted over protest fund

A Hong Kong court convicted a cardinal and 5 others over a fund that defended anti-government protesters in 2019.
PoliticsNovember 25, 2022
Migrants outside a bus in Dungeness, England

UK immigration nearly triples despite Brexit promises

Record numbers of people are moving to the UK, even as the pro-Brexit government promises to crack down on immigration.
SocietyNovember 24, 2022
Apple Daily logo visible outside an office

Hong Kong: Apple Daily reporters plead guilty to collusion

Apple Daily was scathing in its criticism of the Chinese government for years. Until last year, when it collapsed.
Human RightsNovember 22, 2022
The Namdong Asiad Rugby Field is seen in Incheon, South Korea

Hong Kong protest song replaces China anthem at rugby event

Organizers mistakenly played "Glory to Hong Kong" instead of the Chinese national anthem at a tournament in South Korea.
PoliticsNovember 14, 2022
Patrick Lam being arrested in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Journalists' sedition trial opens

Patrick Lam and Chung Pui-Kuen are being tried under a little-used colonial era law for sedition and inciting hatred.
Press FreedomOctober 31, 2022
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee

Hong Kong leader unveils plans to offset brain drain

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has vowed to "trawl the world for talent" to offset a recent worker exodus.
BusinessOctober 19, 2022
A man is pulled at the gate of the Chinese consulate after a demonstration against China's President Xi Jinping, in Manchester

UK summons Chinese diplomat over embassy assault

British police are investigating an assault on a protester who was dragged inside the Chinese consulate in Manchester.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2022
The superyacht Nord in Hong Kong

Hong Kong 'laughs off' US request to seize Russian yacht

The superyacht Nord docked in Hong Kong last week. It is allegedly owned by Russian steel tycoon Alexey Mordashov.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2022
Cardinal Joseph Zen arrives at a court for his trial in Hong Kong.

Cardinal, 5 others on trial over Hong Kong protest fund

A cardinal and 5 other activists stood trial over a fund that defended anti-government protesters arrested in 2019.
PoliticsSeptember 26, 2022
Mosaic of the queen

Queens's death sparks hunt for memorabilia

Souvenir stores in London and around the world are busy as Brits say farewell to their late queen.
BusinessSeptember 14, 202202:12 min
Children's book deemed "seditious" by Hong Kong court

Hong Kong jails five speech therapists for children's books

The speech therapists were sentenced for publishing books that explained the city's pro-democracy movement to children.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2022
Ronson Chan

Hong Kong arrests journalists' union leader Ronson Chan

Hong Kong has plummeted in press freedom rankings since independent journalism has come under fire from Chinese censors.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 2022
Jimmy Lai enters a prison van

Dissent on trial in Hong Kong — without jurors

The trial of Jimmy Lai and a separate case against activists will reportedly proceed without juries in Hong Kong.
Law and JusticeAugust 24, 2022
Xiao Jianhua, a Chinese-born Canadian billionaire, reads a book outside the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong

Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao jailed for 13 years

The billionaire, who had not been seen in public since 2017, was sentenced in Shanghai for embezzlement and bribery.
Law and JusticeAugust 19, 2022
A still frame of a giant screen falling onto Hong Kong boy band Mirror

Giant video screen falls on Hong Kong boy band

Footage appears to show the giant screen hitting a performer directly on the head and crushing his body.
CatastropheJuly 29, 2022
Police stood outside Hong Kong court during the first trial of a defendent charged under the new national security law

UN panel calls for repeal of Hong Kong law

China should also release those detained during Hong Kong protests in 2019, the UN Human Rights Committee has said.
Human RightsJuly 27, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xinjiang province

Xi's Xinjiang, HK trips help him bolster his power

Xi's trips will show CCP members that the policies implemented in both places can help maintain stability, say experts.
PoliticsJuly 26, 2022
A woman with while hair partially wrapped in the UK flag is gripped under the arms by two police officers who are taking her away

Why is Hong Kong arresting more activists?

Harsh sentences for protest-related charges and a new leader who vows to focus on security are making critics wary.
PoliticsJuly 22, 2022
Cleaners in personal protective equipment dump garbage outside a quarantine hotel in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Macau enact 'zero COVID' controls

Analysts fear Beijing is using the strict pandemic measures to tighten its control over these cities.
SocietyJuly 21, 2022
A bouquet of flowers is placed in memory of An An

Oldest male panda in captivity dies in Hong Kong

Giant panda An An, who was living at a Hong Kong theme park, was euthanized at the age of 35 due to poor health.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 21, 2022
Red-clad Hong Kong fans celebrate as Chinese players leave the field after a 0-0 draw

Hong Kong: How football became a vehicle for protest

Football gave Hong Kong protesters an arena to protest, but new laws are making dissent more difficult.
SportsJuly 21, 2022
People stand by the shore in Hong Kong as Typhoon Chaba buffets the city

Storm Chaba snaps ship in two off Hong Kong

More than two dozen crew members are missing after a typhoon broke up their ship southwest of Hong Kong.
CatastropheJuly 2, 2022
Men in white uniforms raise the Chinese and Hong Kong flags, July 1

Hong Kong residents mark handover with resignation

Beijing has used the festivities marking the 25th handover anniversary from British rule to laud the city's "rebirth."
SocietyJuly 1, 2022
Hong Kong | 25. Jahrestag der Übergabe an China

Xi hails China's rule on Hong Kong handover anniversary

Chinese President Xi Jinping led celebrations marking 25 years of Hong Kong's handover to Beijing.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2022
Chung Ching Kwong, Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator for the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China

Hong Kong: China must be held accountable

Chung Ching Kwong
On the 25th anniversary of Britian's handover of Hong Kong to China, Beijing's strongarm tactics are a constant threat.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2022
Aerial view of the skyline of Hong Kong

How tourism has changed in Hong Kong

It was 25 years ago that the United Kingdom handed rule of Hong Kong over to China. How has tourism changed since then?
TravelJune 30, 2022
Fishermen on boats in Hong Kong

Fishing boats mark quarter of century since British rule

Hong Kong's independence from British rule has been all but plain sailing for many in the city over the past 3 years.
SocietyJune 30, 202201:05 min
Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a BRICS conference via video link

China's Xi in Hong Kong ahead of handover anniversary

It's the first time Xi has made a trip outside mainland China since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
PoliticsJune 30, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech in virtual format for the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum

Xi to attend Hong Kong handover anniversary

The Chinese president's attendance is seen as a display of Beijing's control over the city amid a crackdown on dissent.
PoliticsJune 25, 2022
This file photo taken on June 2, 2022 shows the Jumbo Floating Restaurant located in the typhoon shelter near Aberdeen on the south side of Hong Kong island. (AFP Photo)

Hong Kong: Famed Jumbo floating restaurant sinks

The floating restaurant capsized while being towed away from Hong Kong.
BusinessJune 21, 2022
A man waves a flag with a Hong Kong pro-democracy slogan at a protest in London

How has Beijing's crackdown changed Hong Kong?

Three years ago, a protest movement began in Hong Kong against an extradition bill that would forever change the city.
SocietyJune 16, 2022
China I Hongkong I Tiananmen

Hong Kong tightens security to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Police also tried to stifle more subtle acts commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
Human RightsJune 4, 2022
The Tiananmen Square in Beijing

'Brave' Tiananmen protesters will not be forgotten, US says

Saturday marks 33 years since Chinese troops opened fire to end a student-led protest at Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
PoliticsJune 4, 2022
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Hong Kong exiles in Taiwan

Taiwanese support for Hong Kong exiles is not reflected in government policy
May 31, 202213:07 min
Joseph Zen arrives to audit the trial of 9 activists accused of organizing 'unauthorized assembly'

Why HK Catholics worry about free speech

Some Catholic followers in Hong Kong are worried the government may now shift its crackdown to religious figures.
PoliticsMay 18, 2022
Alexander Görlach

End of pretense of democracy in Hong Kong

Alexander Görlach
Hong Kong has a new leader and he is likely to be even better at crushing democratic dissent, says Alexander Görlach.
PoliticsMay 11, 2022
John Lee speaks to election committee members

Ex-security chief named Hong Kong's new leader

An election committee composed of largely pro-Beijing figures voted for John Lee to be the new leader of Hong Kong.
PoliticsMay 8, 2022
Harbor view of Hong Kong

Critics fear Hong Kong election will tighten Beijing's grip

Observers warn that the city's upcoming election will be controlled by Beijing and cement the clampdown on dissent.
PoliticsMay 6, 2022