Tag: Hong Kong
Hong Kong
China boosts cadres in Hong Kong by 100, as Beijing tightens supervision of city, media report
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China sent an extra 100 cadres to work in its top Hong Kong office in the past year to make...
China Mainland
China to stop recognizing special U.K. passport for Hong Kong residents
China will no longer recognize the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or proof of identity, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong imposes city’s first COVID-19 lockdown in Kowloon area
Hong Kong is locking down thousands of residents for the first time over the weekend to contain a worsening outbreak of the coronavirus. The...
Hong Kong
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians to be vaccinated before city residents
A group of more than 200 pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong is set to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in mainland China, ahead of the...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong fourth quarter 2020 unemployment at 16-year high, hit by economic slowdown
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to a 16-year high of 6.6% in October-December 2020, as a new wave of...
Hong Kong
A Hong Kong website gets blocked, which would signal an end of Hong Kong’s ‘open Internet’
A Hong Kong website gets blocked, which would signal an end of Hong Kong’s ‘open Internet.’ Police blocked a Hong Kong website, The HKChronicles, ...
Hong Kong
HK judge cautious on calls for judicial reform
Hong Kong’s outgoing top judge said on Tuesday that calls for reform of the city’s judiciary cannot be based on dissatisfaction with court rulings,...
Hong Kong
New pro-Beijing Bauhinia Party in Hong Kong hopes to attract 250,000 members about 3.3% of the city population
The new grouping established by three mainland-born prominent businessmen, Li Shan, Clement Chen Jiawen, and Wang Chau-chi. The association has close ties with Beijing’s...
