Factbox: Hong Kong’s proposed new extradition law
By Greg Torode Cracks have appeared in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law to allow extraditions to China, with local media reporting
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Support wavers in Hong Kong for bill allowing extraditions to China after protests
Cracks appeared to emerge on Friday in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law that would allow extraditions to China as opponents of
Hong Kong protesters gather, govt offices shut after violence
By Clare Jim and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG, June 13 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters readied in Hong Kong on Thursday for more potential clashes
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters storm key road as extradition protests mount
HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators tried to occupy an important arterial road near the offices of the Hong Kong government on
Hong Kong vows to press ahead with extradition bill despite huge protest
Riot police surrounded Hong Kong‘s parliament on Monday after authorities said they would go ahead with a proposed extradition law, which would allow suspects to be sent
Hong Kong moves to make disrespecting Chinese national anthem a crime
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up
Xi opens world’s longest sea bridge linking Hong Kong, Macau
China opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge and tunnel on Tuesday, linking the financial centre of Hong Kong, the gambling hub of Macau and western
HK scientists say research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV
A research team at Hong Kong University’s AIDS Institute says it may have found a “functional cure” to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, in a
US urges China to account for the ‘ghosts’ of Tiananmen
The United States urged China to make a full public account of a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 as
Hong Kong moves to ban booing Chinese national anthem
Hong Kong proposed new laws on Friday punishing mockery of the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in jail, mirroring new penalties in mainland China
At least 18 dead in Hong Kong bus accident
At least 18 people died in a high-speed bus crash in Hong Kong on Saturday in one of the city’s worst traffic disasters in recent
Hong Kong lawmakers, following China, vote to ban ivory sales
Lawmakers in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong voted on Wednesday to ban ivory sales in the world’s largest ivory retail market, a move wildlife activists hailed as
Judges consider HK double murder appeal by former British banker
Three judges in Hong Kong‘s Court of Appeal are set to decide the fate of a former British banker who was jailed for life last year for
Hong Kong turns to virtual reality to honour ancestors
A lack of space for cemeteries in crowded Hong Kong clashes with the age-old Chinese tradition of reverence for one’s ancestors. But one entrepreneur uses
Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong, flights cancelled, streets flooded
Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong on Wednesday lashing the Asian financial hub with destructive winds and waves which uprooted
China’s Xi sees ‘challenges’ in Hong Kong as UK role dismissed
Chinese President Xi Jinping, visiting Hong Kong for the 20th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, said on Friday the city’s “one country, two
Xi tells Hong Kong he seeks far-reaching future for its autonomy
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday China would work to ensure a “far-reaching future” for Hong Kong’s autonomy, but he faces a divided city with protesters
Hong Kong residents seek British passports amid fears for future
Many Hong Kong residents, worried about growing encroachment by Beijing as the financial hub marks 20 years since its return to China, are rushing to
Hong Kong police use pepper spray in Beijing oath-taking protest
Hong Kong police fired pepper spray at protesters on Sunday, as hundreds of activists rallied outside the office of Beijing’s representative in the territory to
British banker calmly details how he slit throats of two women in Hong Kong
British banker Rurik Jutting calmly detailed to police his cocaine-fuelled descent into a torture and killing binge that ended in the deaths of two Indonesian
