カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Canadian-Chinese businessman Xiao Jianhua will finally stand trial in case linked to President Xi’s corruption driveChina has formally put Canadian-Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua on trial, more than five years after his alleged abduction in Hong Kong, whi…
Hong Kong legislator tests positive after meeting Chinese president, and city-wide testing begins in Macau to contain its worst outbreakA Hong Kong legislator who appeared in a group photo with Xi Jinping during his visit to the territory has said he h…
At least three people rescued from ship but more than two dozen still missing More than two dozen crew members are unaccounted for after their ship broke in two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them,…
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese rescuers rushed to an area of southern China where a ship with a crew of 30 on board was snapped in two by strong waves created by Typhoon Chaba. The footage released by the Hong Kong Government Flying Service showed memb…
Analysis: Chinese president emphasises new era of stability but businesses balk at political risksPresident Xi Jinping, in his first trip outside mainland China since the Covid pandemic began, declared a new era for Hong Kong, which, in his words had “…
Chinese president says ‘one country, two systems’ will endure and democracy flourishes after unprecedented unpicking of freedoms25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong – in picturesWe were too lenient on pro-democracy politicians – Regina IpThe ‘…
A senior figure in John Lee’s incoming administration says opposition politicians ‘only have themselves to blame’ for being arrestedA senior member of Hong Kong’s incoming administration has said dozens of former opposition MPs who were arrested or jai…
Protests, pandemic and political unrest in the 25 years since the former British colony was handed back to mainland China Continue reading…
China’s president makes first trip outside mainland since pandemic began as territory prepares to mark milestoneChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has made his first trip outside the mainland since the Covid pandemic began, landing in Hong Kong and telling…
Twenty years ago today, Hong Kong was returned to China, ending over a century of British rule1842: Hong Kong was ceded “in perpetuity” – for good – to Britain after China lost the first opium war. This is how the Manchester Guardian told its readers t…
Reviled by Beijing and dismissed by London, a group of local advisers tried and failed to ensure the interests of Hongkongers would be protected after 1997In official Chinese and British versions of Hong Kong history, the choices of the great powers oc…
Trip will be president’s first known visit outside mainland China since January 2020 after Covid outbreakThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will visit Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to mainland China, the state news agency Xi…
Loss-making business still afloat but rescue work extremely difficult due to depth of water, say ownersHong Kong’s distinctive Jumbo Floating Restaurant, established in 1976 by the smuggler turned gambling impresario Stanley Ho Hung-sun, led a storied …
City authorities on high alert amid preparations for 1 July and possible visit by China president Xi JinpingHong Kong police have arrested five people for sedition as the city prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the British handover and a pot…
For years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his eccentric demands around Hong Kong, and the authorities raced to cover them up. But as the city’s protest movements bloomed, his words mysteriously reappearedThe secret message only appeared when the wall was drench…