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British citizens (without right of abode in Hong Kong) were no longer able to work in Hong Kong without a visa; the policy was changed on 1 April 1997. [ 148 ] [ 149 ] The United Kingdom was now represented by the British Consulate-General , which reports directly to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office . [ 150 ]
The handover of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule, and it adopted the Hong Kong Basic Law. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In the 21st century, Hong Kong has continued to enjoy success as a financial centre.
The State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office issued a statement through the official Xinhua News Agency condemning the party: "The action to establish a pro-independence organisation by an extremely small group of people in Hong Kong has harmed the country’s sovereignty, security, endangered the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong ...
The panda windfall has inspired Hong Kong officials to talk about a “panda economy,” encouraging restaurants and businesses to launch panda-themed products. Giant panda plush toys in a gift shop.
Hong Kong and Chinese authorities say the Beijing-imposed security law, which criminalizes succession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces in vague and broad terms, has ...
While China had guaranteed that Hong Kong's economic and political systems would not be changed for 50 years following the British handover, the Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China has cited 218 cases between 1997 and 2007 that they claim to be breaches of the Hong Kong peoples' rights to self-rule or freedom of speech, as well as ...
Hong Kong has the world's largest number of skyscrapers, with 554 towers taller than 150 metres (490 ft), [179] and the third-largest number of high-rise buildings in the world. [180] The lack of available space restricted development to high-density residential tenements and commercial complexes packed closely together on buildable land. [181]
As America grapples with disease and political unrest, the people of Hong Kong face a problem that is yet more pressing: the gradual, incessant erosion of their self-governance. In theory, the ...