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Hong Kong’s first post-handover leader, Tung Chee-hwa, who struggled to cope with an Asian financial crisis and growing protests for democracy in the early years under Chinese rule, has died at age 89. His office said in a statement that Mr. Tung passed away peacefully in the presence of his family members on Tuesday (September…
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Ronson Chan, ex-chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, speaks to reporters outside the High Court in Admiralty in Hong Kong before a ruling on his appeal against his conviction for obstructing a police officer, on May 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A prominent Hong Kong journalist began serving a five-day prison sentence on…
Tourists relax on the waterfront in front of Victoria Harbour, with the iconic skyline buildings as a backdrop, in Hong Kong, China. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fireworks are typically a celebratory centrepiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory will ring in 2026 without spectacular and colourful explosions in the sky…
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Birds fly over the burned buildings at the fire scene at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday (November 27,…
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A screen displays the voting results rejecting the registration of same-sex partnerships bill, which would have allowed same-sex couples registered abroad to register locally, in the Legislative Council chamber in Hong Kong on September 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) vetoed a bill that would have…
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Authorities in Hong Kong spent Rs 76 lakh ($90,028) earlier this year on a competition to rename two giant pandas, gifted by China, but ended up retaining the original names despite spending the huge sum. According to a report in the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the giant panda renaming competition started in October where…
Beijing has announced that it will impose visa restrictions on US officials who have “interfered” in Hong Kong affairs. This move comes after Washington said it would impose visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials last month. According to Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, the US has “violently interfered in China’s internal affairs”…
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Hong Kong’s top court has made a landmark ruling in favour of same-sex married couples, upholding their rights to subsidised housing benefits and equal inheritance. This decision marks a significant victory for the LGBTQ+ community in Hong Kong, who have traditionally faced discrimination and fewer rights compared to heterosexual couples. According to the Associated Press,…
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Hong Kong has close to 55,000public CCTV cameras, with plans to add 2,000 more this year. Hong Kong’s police force is taking on a campaign to install thousands of surveillance cameras across the city to ramp up their crime-fighting capabilities. The Chinese city, consistently ranked among the world’s safest, plans to introduce facial recognition and…
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Critics say officials in the Chinese finance hub have used the sedition offence, which has roots in British colonial rule, to target government critics and stifle dissent. | Photo Credit: AFP Hong Kong police said on Saturday (August 31, 2024) that two people were arrested for sedition under a new national security law, accusing them…
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