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Hong Kong on Tuesday formally began the process to enact a controversial homegrown national security law in a move that could have deep ramifications for the city’s status as a global financial hub.
Hong Kong, a former British colony, was returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide autonomy under a "one country, two systems" framework, which China has also offered to Taiwan ...
Hong Kong has long been known as a free and open trading hub, but China's imposition on Hong Kong of a sweeping national security law in 2020 drew criticism from the U.S. and led it to end the ...
The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong. [22] [23]
One of the 12 Hong Kong activists, Andy Li, a member of the Hong Kong Story, appeared in court for the first time after completing quarantine. The case was conducted in West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, to which Li was escorted by a large police motorbike fleet. Barrister Lawrence Law and solicitor Trevor Chan represented Li.
Tsuyoshi Nojima stated that Hong Kong and Taiwan serve as "canaries in the coal mine" for how foreign countries, including Japan, might respond to China. In this context, he remarked, "The Tibet and Xinjiang of the day before yesterday, yesterday's Hong Kong, today's Ukraine, tomorrow's Taiwan, and the day after tomorrow's Japan". [27] [28]
Four passenger buses and a truck collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel Friday and 87 people were injured, including children. The accident occurred after midday near a tunnel entrance on Tseung ...
1 July, Tuesday – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day; 1 October, Wednesday – National Day; 7 October, Tuesday – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival; 29 October, Wednesday – Chung Yeung Festival; 25 December, Thursday – Christmas Day; 26 December, Friday – The first weekday after Christmas Day