China officials reject criticism of new Hong Kong security law

Top Beijing officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs on Monday lashed out at critics of the city’s new national security law, calling them “mantises and flies”. Hong Kong authorities last month ... Read More

Hong Kong to speed up on tougher laws to punish those who flout fire safety orders after fatal blaze in Kowloon

City leader John Lee says Security Bureau told to table legal amendments for Legco in two to three months, week after fire at New Lucky House left five dead 'We [will try] to shorten the duration of ... Read More

In Hong Kong, China’s Grip Can Feel Like ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’

As Hong Kong’s ... government critics and opposition lawmakers languish in jail. Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon, is standing trial on national security charges. Independent news ... Read More

Crushing freedom in Hong Kong: Beijing busts its pledge to leave the city alone

The pledge to retain Hong Kong’s liberties, including a free press, independent courts and its own government, didn’t even last half of the promised half century. Four years ago, China’s ... Read More

Hong Kong government must speed up reforms to child protection laws, says advocate

Hong Kong’s top children’s rights advocate has criticised the government’s slow efforts to reform child protection laws after a trial over the murder of a young girl that shocked the city. Read More

Hong Kong’s Giant Leap Backward

Wonder Land: Iran, Russia and China know that both Joe Biden and Donald Trump ... s no surprise given that the government has locked up or driven into exile the people likeliest to object. The ... Read More

National security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: what's happened so far

March 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is on trial accused of endangering China's national ... and general news. Venezuela's government will allow six ... Read More

Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s Cracking Down

All changes to political processes are supposed to be approved by not only the Hong Kong government, but also by China’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress, or its Standing ... Read More

US to impose new visa curbs on Hong Kong officials over rights crackdown

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Chinese ... Read More

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve second law that gives government more power to curb dissent

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government more power to quash dissent in the southern Chinese city. The legislation ... Read More

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's open economy has left ... Travelers from Mainland China totaled 44.45 million, accounting for 76% of the total. The Hong Kong Government is promoting the Special Administrative Region ... Read More

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent

Hong Kong has passed a new national security law to quash dissent, with severe penalties including life imprisonment. The legislature passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill during a ... Read More