カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers queued to cast ballots over the weekend in an unofficial poll to select the strongest pro-democracy candidates, who will aim to seize control from pro-Beijing rivals for the first time. The vote might fall foul of t…
Unofficial poll will choose pro-democracy candidates for legislative council electionsHundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city’s opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote a…
Americans told to be very cautious following the imposition of the national security law in Hong KongThe US has warned its citizens in China to “exercise increased caution” because of a heightened risk of arbitrary detention and exit bans that prevent …
Boris Johnson’s defence of democracy in Hong Kong has put at risk both exports and Chinese investment in UK infrastructureWhen China’s ambassador to London, Liu Xiaoming, warned this month that there would be “countermeasures” if ministers interfered i…
Police say independent pollster may have been hacked but there are fears of link to pro-democracy opposition’s primary electionHong Kong police have searched the office of an independent political pollster days after Beijing imposed sweeping national s…
An attack by a pro-Beijing mob prompted an ingenius response by joggers – but the unique protest is under threat by new national security lawsOn 21 July last year Hong Kong police took 39 minutes to arrive at the Yuen Long metro station where mobs of w…
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTokyo hit another record daily high number of new cases, Australia is to halve the number of citizens i…
Expats say they feel insecure about living somewhere ‘where the walls have ears’ • Australia’s Hong Kong intervention was hardly strident but that didn’t matter to ChinaAustralian expats in Hong Kong are feeling jittery about their future after Beijing…
One resident of the city who took part in pro-democracy demonstrations feels he can never return home but hopes one day to be reunited with his family“Leaving a place that I love was very difficult. We’re all Hong Kong people who come out to protest be…
Residents rush to erase digital footprints as law gives police powers over online activityAt midnight on Tuesday, the Great Firewall of China, the vast apparatus that limits the country’s internet, appeared to descend on Hong Kong.Unveiling expanded po…
Money has already started leaving Hong Kong, with US$5bn quitting the territory last year, according to Bank of England figuresThe Chinese government’s increasingly tight grip on Hong Kong is undermining the former British colony’s position as a region…
Glory to Hong Kong deemed politically dangerous, while China opens office to oversee enforcement of sweeping national security legislation China has continued to tighten its grip on Hong Kong by banning the singing of the unofficial pro-democracy anthe…
Consulum’s Ryan Coetzee worked for Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats up to 2015 electionHong Kong has turned to the former director of strategy of the UK remain campaign in the Brexit referendum to revive its reputation, amid further scrutiny of the role …
Officers able to conduct raids without warrants and secretly monitor suspectsHong Kong police have been granted sweeping new powers, including the ability to conduct raids without a warrant and secretly monitor suspects, after controversial security la…