Hong Kong politics

Latest news, analysis and opinion on politics in ... Commissioner’s office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong says ‘double standards’ over security laws ‘are extremely hypocritical’. Read More

European Parliament criticises Hong Kong’s jailing of EU national on security charges

Resolution calls for freeing of Joseph John, as well as democracy activist Andy Li and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai Measure also condemns Hong Kong's passage of Article 23, a domestic national ... Read More

Hong Kong national security police officer admits destroying notes of talks with alleged 2019 bomb plot mastermind

National Security Department officer Lau Wai-hung also denies coercing alleged plot leader Wong Chun-keung into making statements Lau tells High Court he had several meetings with Wong and destroyed ... Read More

Hong Kong Falls, Again

At China's behest ... was that Hong Kong would for 50 years—so until 2047—maintain a high degree of political independence, including operating its own separate government under what is ... Read More

Hong Kong’s Lam says restoring ‘political system from chaos’ is priority

“In the past year or so, Hong Kong has experienced the most severe political ... China’s internal affairs, and that their actions were jeopardizing national security. Last year’s protests ... Read More

SCMP’s political cartoonist Harry Harrison’ new book covers the last six years, from the Hong Kong protests to the coronavirus

Political cartoonist Harry Harrison today released a new book of 150 cartoons from the last six years. Add Ink: Cartoon Chronicles of Life in Hong Kong marks his two decades of working at SCMP’s ... Read More

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong's new national security law

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security ... may not want to rock relations with China in an election year, especially when the impact of the law might take ... Read More

US to impose visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials over rights concerns

“This year, I have again certified that Hong Kong does not warrant treatment under US laws ... political manipulation to intimidate the officials safeguarding national security”. China’s ... Read More

Hong Kong's new national security law comes into force

Hong Kong's new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to life imprisonment for crimes, including treason and insurrection. Read More

Freedom’s Man in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai colluded with external forces to endanger national security and served as a political tool for foreign forces to ‘use Hong Kong to contain China.’ ” That was China’s view of ... Read More

China lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong political asylum offer

BEIJING--China is lashing out at Taiwan over its offer of political ... the protests, and Hong Kong students in Taiwan held events over the weekend expressing their backing. Taiwan's president ... Read More

Hong Kong politics

Lam’s replacement was a key demand of the 2019 protests ... Despite the rocky road ahead, Hong Kong’s opposition politicians must not give up on the political arena. Read More