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Hong Kong’s last major opposition party disbands amid Chinese pressure
Senior DP members previously allege being told to disband or face severe consequences including possible arres…
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Hong Kong halts postal service for US-bound goods over Trump’s ‘bullying’ tariffs
Post office says it ‘definitely’ won’t collect tariffs on Washington’s behalf and Hongkongers should prepare t…
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Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai appeal against conviction over 2019 pro-democracy protest
Media tycoon and six others had been found guilty of taking part in unauthorised assembly in one of year’s big…
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Hong Kong puts arrest bounties on five overseas activists including US citizen
US and UK criticise move while one of the five decries ‘transnational repression harassment tactics’Hong Kong …
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Screenings of Winnie the Pooh horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
Distributor gives no reason for cancellation, but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping …
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Hong Kong pressures Google to remove protest anthem from searches
Authorities want Glory to Hong Kong axed from top results and replaced with China’s national anthemGoogle has …
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Hong Kong: five teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
Group, some as young as 15 at time of alleged offence, detained for up to three years for ‘inciting others to …
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Macau shuts all casinos in bid to contain worsening Covid outbreak
More than 30 closed for a week – with extension thought likely – and dozens of city zones locked down in gambl…
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Hong Kong shops ration food and drugs to curb panic buying amid Covid lockdown fears
Government is planning to test entire population for virus but insists it will not impose ‘complete lockdown’C…
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Hong Kong says commenting on Covid strategy is not illegal
Government says ‘general remarks’ about its zero-Covid policy do not violate national security lawCoronavirus …
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Surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests positive for Covid as cull continues
The case is the first involving a hamster in the care of an owner following pet shop outbreakA hamster surrend…
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Hong Kong’s Citizen News to close citing fears for staff safety
Independent online news portal to cease operations amid ‘worsening environment for media’ in cityThe Hong Kong…
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China bans footballers in national teams from getting tattoos
Authorities also tell inked players to remove or cover up their designs to set ‘a good example for society’Chi…
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced over banned Tiananmen vigil
Lai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacreThe Hon…
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Danish sculptor seeks legal protection to pick up Tiananmen statue from Hong Kong
Jens Galschiot wants to bring sculpture back after decades in Hong Kong but fears arrest under national securi…