カテゴリー: Carrie Lam
Health officials to perform coronavirus testing, the first time a mainland team has been part of city’s pandemic responseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSeven Chinese health officials arrived in Hong Kong on Sunday, the firs…
The decision is ‘an assault on fundamental freedoms’, says Hong Kong Watch, as democracy deterioratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Hong Kong government has postponed its upcoming elections for one year, citing the grow…
City’s leader announces investigation into vote that has been seen as an act of opposition to new security laws China has declared primaries held by Hong Kong’s pro-democratic parties on the weekend “illegal” and the city’s leader has announced an inve…
Police use water cannon and pepper spray as people take to the streets to protest new security law introduced by ChinaHundreds arrested on first day of new lawsBoris Johnson says China breaking treaty with UKAnalysis: security laws usher in new era of …
Pro-Beijing leader pledges to overhaul school system, after weekend of heavy-handed police actionHong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader, Carrie Lam, has vowed to overhaul the city’s education system, saying its liberal studies curriculum helped to fuel last ye…
Leader says ‘one country, two systems’ deal could continue if city shows loyalty to ChinaHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said the “one country, two systems” framework under which the city is meant to enjoy autonomy from China could be extended beyo…
Sea of protesters pour on to streets calling for elections and inquiry into police tacticsHundreds of thousands of protesters have filled the streets of Hong Kong in a mass show of support for an anti-government movement that shows no signs of flagging…
Only one student found during hours-long search of Polytechnic University campusStaff at Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, the site of a days-long police siege, say they have thoroughly swept the campus and found only one remaining protester, sugges…
Karen Yuen responds to letters about the Hong Kong government and allegations of police brutalityI am writing in response to the letter from Winky So, director general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London (22 November). Her claim that H…
Letters from Winky So, director general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, and from Hong Kong resident Koh-Ann ChuYour editorials (19 November and 13 November) allege that actions by the Hong Kong special administrative region govern…
Letters from Winky So, director general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, and from Hong Kong resident Koh-Ann ChuYour editorials (19 November and 13 November) allege that actions by the Hong Kong special administrative region govern…
Beijing issues strongly-worded warning it will not tolerate ‘any actions that split the country’China has issued unusually tough warnings for Hong Kong, signalling a desire to bring the semi-autonomous city under tighter control, and “perfect” its gove…
Protesters plan more action after violent night that saw attack on state-owned Xinhua agencyChina’s state-owned news agency, Xinhua, has denounced the attack on its Hong Kong office by pro-democracy protesters as “barbaric”.In a brief statement late on…
Chief executive denies Beijing is planning to replace her and says she will ‘handle the situation’After five months of protests, Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam has said her government will “tackle the violence head on” as the Asian financial h…
Carrie Lam abandons chamber again after lawmakers decry assault on protest leader The Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, has again been forced from the legislative chamber because of protests by opposition members after a violent attack on a leader of the n…