The other defendants included “Hong Kong’s father of democracy” Martin Lee and veteran pro-democracy figures Albert Ho and Lee Cheuk-yan. They were charged with organizing and taking part in a …
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The changes would see the number of directly elected representatives fall to 20 from 35 and the size of the legislature increase to 90 seats from 70 currently China’s legislature …
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The top decision-making body in the Chinese parliament unanimously adopted a controversial plan to reform Hong Kong’s electoral system by a vote of 167-0 on Tuesday. The sweeping bill is …
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In a unanimous and unsurprising decision Tuesday, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, endorsed proposed changes to how Hong Kong lawmakers and the city’s leader …
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Oscars 2021: Hong Kong’s TV broadcasters to skip airing awards after China’s censorship order
Since its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, ‘Do Not Split’ has won praise on the festival circuit for its intense, street-level depiction of the 2019 Hong Kong protests …
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Chinese officials have also increasingly insisted that only those who prove themselves sufficiently loyal to Beijing and the ruling Communist Party may hold office Delegates wearing face masks to help …
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Asia-Pacific stocks rise as China, Hong Kong markets remain closed for the Lunar New Year holiday
SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific rose in Monday morning trade, with multiple markets in North Asia closed for Lunar New Year holidays. South Korea’s Kospi led gains in the region …
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“The HKTB has been planning ahead to prepare for the much-anticipated grand invitation to welcome visitors back to Hong Kong,” YK Pang, Chairman of the HKTB, said during the virtual …
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TipRanks Wells Fargo: These 2 Stocks Could Climb at Least 30% After January’s sell-off, February’s first week of trading saw the stock market firmly back in bull mode. All 3 …
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Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong government, said in a blog that in the past few years’ budgets, investment was made in environmental protection and optimizing urban construction to …
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Lau Ka-tung struggled to breathe. He’d been locked in a room that smelled of feces, he said, with a man who kept banging his head on the wall. The lights …
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For years, parents and students in the semi-autonomous city have feared a shift toward China-style “patriotic education,” with a previous attempt to introduce such a curriculum defeated by mass protests …
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HONG KONG: Twenty-four activists appeared in a Hong Kong court on Friday on charges related to a June 4 vigil last year marking the anniversary of China’s military crackdown on …
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HONG KONG — Some days, Cathy Yau wanders down dark alleys looking for rats to poison. Other days, she helps food banks deliver meals to older people. Often her phone …
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Thousands flee Hong Kong in fear of China crackdown; numbers likely to rise after Britain’s new visa scheme – World News , Firstpost
Britain’s government said some 7,000 people with BN(O) passports have arrived since July on the previously allowed six-month visa and estimates that over 3,00,000 people will take up the offer …
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Cindy had a comfortable lifestyle in Hong Kong: she owned several properties with her husband, they had a good business going. But last year she made up her mind to …
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Hong Kong residents can apply from Sunday for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British citizens after Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in the Asian …
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Britain opens visa scheme for Hong Kong citizens fleeing China’s crackdown – World News , Firstpost
From Sunday afternoon, anyone with a British National (Overseas) passport and their dependents will be able to apply online for a visa allowing them to live and work in the …
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China said Friday it will no longer recognise the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or form of identification amid a bitter feud with London over a …
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Written by Vivian Wang and Tiffany May When Shirley Leung, 60, woke up enclosed in Hong Kong’s first coronavirus lockdown, she surveyed the tiny room she shares with her adult …
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(Bloomberg) — A chill swept through Chinese financial markets after the central bank withdrew cash from the banking system and an official warned about asset bubbles. The People’s Bank of …
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Hong Kong and Madrid are the latest to tighten lockdowns amid new infections and concerns over the new variant.
New infections in recent months and a contagious new variant threatening to accelerate the pandemic have prompted some governments to revert to their harshest social-distancing measures. In Hong Kong, the …
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The government said there were 70 buildings in the “restricted area” of Jordan and that it aims to finish the process within about 48 hours. Hong Kong’s government locked down …
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Shares fell Monday across most of Asia following a retreat on Wall Street, but benchmarks in Hong Kong and Shanghai rose after data showed the Chinese economy grew a solid …
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Last July, five young men boarded a recreational boat in a remote harbor in Hong Kong. They passed through waters patrolled by the Chinese authorities and headed east, across the …
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Their escape follows the mass arrest of democracy figures in Hong Kong under a new national security law that is part of a mounting crackdown by China on the financial …