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President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that Hong Kong’s role as a global financial center would be put at risk of China insists on imposing a strict political crackdown – as his administrations offered to pay to relocate Hong Kong firms to the U.S. Trump economic advisor Larry Kudlow made the offer in comments about moving … Read more
China’s troops have said that they are ready to ‘smash’ any anti-government activities in Hong Kong after a new national security law bill proposed by Beijing re-ignited pro-democracy rallies in the financial hub. Chen Daoxiang, Beijing’s army chief in Hong Kong, said he and his soldiers were ready as he showed his ‘resolute support’ for … Read more
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters are tear-gassed by police in first clash since Beijing announced new law to ‘take full control’ Pro-democracy demonstrators protested against Beijing’s bill in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay shopping area The bill will ban secession, foreign interference, treason and terrorism in the semi-autonomous territory Hong Kong pro-democracy figures accused the Communist … Read more
For decades Hong Kong has been a small island of freedom attached to the one-party dictatorship that is mainland China. Yesterday in Beijing, the ruling Communist Party made clear that China plans to change all that. At its annual charade of a parliament, the National People’s Congress – which meets every year to rubber-stamp whatever … Read more
Chinese state media has claimed a controversial national security law bill that could ban people in Hong Kong from inciting and participating in protests will ‘protect’ instead of restricting the freedom of the semi-autonomous city. ‘By adding greater national security protection, Hong Kong’s status as a special administrative region will be consolidated,’ wrote the Global … Read more
Is this the new normal for gyms? People run on treadmills behind screens in Hong Kong Video shows plastic screens set up in gyms across Hong Kong to stop COVID-19 Anyone going for a workout must follow an extensive range of health protocols Temperature checks and heath declarations are also required in the Asian city … Read more
No small amount of literature is dedicated to covering the seismic happenings of 1969 – the Vietnam War, the inauguration of Richard Nixon, civil rights protests, the Stonewall Riots, the moon landing and the Mansion family murders have all been told, retold and scrutinized across countless platforms in multitudes. 1969 was also signal year for … Read more
Hong Kong’s parliament plunged into chaotic scuffles for the second time this month as pro-Beijing politicians took control of a key committee on Monday. Securing the House Committee, which scrutinises bills before a second reading in the legislative council, paves the way for a debate on a bill that would make it a crime to insult … Read more
The first Hong Kong anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for a ‘direct attack on the rule of law’. Sin Ka-ho, a 21-year-old lifeguard, was among thousands who surrounded the Legislative Council on June 12 during a pro-democracy … Read more
The eight-hour airport check: Testing booths, tracking bracelets and an interminable wait before you can get the all-clear to enter the country… how Hong Kong is screening all arrivals to keep a lid on coronavirus Photographer records eight hour ordeal as she travels via airport into Hong Kong Laurel Chor, 30, was given a tracking … Read more