Historic roundup of Hong Kong opposition draws defiant protest
The arrests of 47 opposition figures represented the most sweeping use of the national security law imposed by China last year.
Dozens of Hong Kong democrats charged with subversion in major national security crackdown
Forty-seven Hong Kong democrats and activists were charged on Sunday with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on the democratic opposition under a China-imposed national security law. Sam Cheung, a young activist and a participant in an unofficial primary election last summer, ...
What is love? Beijing desires unconditional loyalty from Hong Kong
Chinese officials have signaled that Beijing plans sweeping electoral changes for Hong Kong, possibly as soon as this week, when China's parliament, the National People's Congress, opens in Beijing. What is Beijing planning? Xia Baolong, director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, has said ...
Hong Kong activists find U.K.'s offer of sanctuary comes at a price
Some have arrived through a route that grants immigration officers discretion to allow entry for six months, but are now trapped with no job and no cash, reliant on hand-outs.
Japan urges China to take 'positive' actions over Hong Kong and Uyghurs
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivered the remarks in a video message to a high-level meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Quarantines crushing air travel are getting longer and lonelier
Even as vaccines embolden countries to plot paths to reopening, authorities around the world are tightening the screws to stop COVID-19 mutations from slipping through quarantine.
'Controlled by patriots': Chinese official signals changes to Hong Kong election rules
The remarks follow a number of articles and comments in Chinese state media and are the latest sign that China is contemplating further curbs to Hong Kong’s already-limited democracy.
Hong Kong prepared to waive restrictions to host Asian tournaments
Hong Kong's government is considering waiving the city’s strict 21-day quarantine requirements in a bid to host soccer matches in the Asian Champions League and other continental club competitions, a local newspaper said on Sunday. The city’s Home Affairs Bureau "fully backed” a proposal from ...
Spin doctors target Hong Kongers seeking U.K. visas
The U.K. is being portrayed in China-friendly Hong Kong newspaper editorials and online chat rooms as an undesirable place to live.
Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens sign up for new U.K. visa, report says
Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens have applied for visas to live, work and study in the United Kingdom since changes that make it easier for people in the Asian financial hub to be granted entry, The Times newspaper reported. Britain changed its visa application program ...
For Hong Kongers, Canada is beaten path out of China’s grip
With recent pro-democracy protests virtually snuffed out and Beijing enshrining control last year via a national security law, bags are being packed once more.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail in national security case
Judges said Lai's legal team could make a "fresh application" for bail, as Tuesday's decision was of "a limited nature."
