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Protestele din Hong Kong din 2019-2020 , cunoscute și sub numele de mișcarea de modificare a legii anti-extrădare (anti-ELAB) , reprezintă o serie continuă de manifestații în Hong Kong declanșate de introducerea proiectului de lege al amendamentului infractorilor fugari de către guvernul Hong Kong. (wikipedia.org)
The downturn is reversing last year's recovery when the economy enjoyed a 6.3 percent annual growth after the slowdown in 2019 and 2020 when the city was first upended by months of huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests, and then the pandemic. (aljazeera.com)
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Cathay faced record losses in 2020 as the pandemic hit, and was dealt a further blow last year when Hong Kong tightened travel restrictions amid its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak. (techxplore.com)
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200121-sitrep-1-2019-ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=20a99c10_4 [accessed 17 April 2020]. (who.int)
https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/local_situation_covid19_en.pdf [accessed 17 April 2020]. (who.int)
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-01-2020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov) [accessed 17 April 2020]. (who.int)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public [accessed 17 April 2020]. (who.int)
Since flu deaths in children became nationally notifiable in 2004, reported flu deaths in children had previously ranged from a low of 37 (during 2011-2012) to a high of 199 (during 2019-2020). (cdc.gov)
Preliminary estimates indicate that 50% to 55% of adults got a flu vaccine (compared with the 2019-2020 estimate of 48% by end of May 2020). (cdc.gov)
Influenza vaccination coverage in children dropped 4.1 percentage points from 62.3% during 2019-2020 to 58.2% during 2020-2021 and estimates for pregnant people and health care personnel indicated slight decreases in influenza vaccine coverage. (cdc.gov)

We were doing it, and we are still doing it, out of our clear conscience, and our commitment to Hong Kong," Carrie Lam , the city's chief executive, told reporters on Sunday in her first comments after the protests began. (vox.com)
Wednesday night was the third night of violent protests since Sunday's rally of more than a million people out of a population of 7.4 million, the largest since the 1997 handover of control from the British to Hong Kong authorities. (dw.com)
Monitor group Human Rights Watch said: "The authorities should recognize Hong Kong's legal obligation to allow people to make their views known through peaceful protests. (dw.com)
HONG KONG (AP) - Seven of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy advocates had part of their convictions quashed Monday over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019. (wlns.com)
College student Karen Chan told the Hong Kong Free Press she wasn't sure the protests would make a difference but felt she had to try: "I know it's difficult to change the mind of the Hong Kong government, but I hope that the protest today can arouse some international concern about it through the power of mass media. (vox.com)
Some also carried umbrellas, which became a symbol of the Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement during 2014 protests. (vox.com)
The demonstrators voiced four principal demands: that the protests not be characterized by authorities as "riots," that an amnesty be granted to the more than 6,000 people arrested in connection with their participation in the movement, that an independent inquiry be established into abuse of power by the Hong Kong police, and complete universal suffrage for the Legislative Council and the chief executive. (ecoi.net)
The massive Hong Kong protests against the government's proposed extradition bill have had no shortage of extraordinary moments, as more than a quarter of the city's population of 7 million have stood courageously against China's creeping authoritarianism. (thenation.com)
Five members of Congress released a letter to video-game maker Activision Blizzard Friday condemning the company's decision to ban a professional player for expressing his support for the Hong Kong protests. (thedailybeast.com)
The big four accounting firms-KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers-were attacked in Chinese media for being slow to denounce the protests in Hong Kong after an anonymous group of their employees took out a full-page ad in the local newspaper Apple Daily , speaking of a "yearning for democracy and freedom" in the city. (thedailybeast.com)
Beijing is reframing the protests by posing one question to Hong Kongers: How many of you are willing to be fired for your beliefs? (thedailybeast.com)
Jimmy Lai meets United States vice-president Mike Pence and Security of State Mike Pompeo in Washington to discuss the erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy over a contentious extradition Bill that has sparked mass protests. (straitstimes.com)
The China state-owned Global Times calls Lai a "traitor" for "brazen collusion" with the West to fuel the Hong Kong protests. (straitstimes.com)
On the same day, Lai is jailed for 14 months for taking part in unauthorised assemblies during protests in August 2019. (straitstimes.com)
Now that China's virus crisis has calmed - and the rest of the world is distracted by the pandemic - Beijing's newcomers in Hong Kong are trying to stop the likely return of last year's protests, which evolved from resistance to an extradition bill to a citywide anti-government movement. (latimes.com)
From organizing his co-workers as a rank-and-file truck driver to serving as a community de-escalator in the protests last year, Kuen's story takes us from Hong Kong's little-known workers' organizing and left-wing circles to the frontlines of an international geopolitical struggle. (solidarity-us.org)
Hong Kong burst into the international spotlight with the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests. (solidarity-us.org)

The Hong Kong ePrix was confirmed as part of Formula E's 2018-19 series schedule on June 7, 2018, by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. (wikipedia.org)
The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, delivered the 2018/19 budget speech on 28 February 2018. (deloitte.com)
Last year, The 33rd Hong Kong International Gifts & Premium Fair 2018 covered the gross exhibition space of 62,100 square meters and gathered 4360 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions. (chinaexhibition.com)
DBS introduced IDEAL RAPID to Hong Kong in August 2018, to enable corporate clients to make use of instant banking services on their digital platforms. (dbs.com)
The analysis of major GDP component showed that private consumption expenditure is slower than the previous quarter in 2018 with a marginal increment by 0.1% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019 over a year earlier. (3ecpa.com.hk)
Meanwhile, the government consumption expenditure (that was benchmarked in national accounts terms) has registered a growth by 4.5% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019 over a year earlier, after the 4.9% surge in the fourth quarter of 2018. (3ecpa.com.hk)
Gross domestic fixed capital formation will continue to moderate, by 7.0% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019 from a year earlier, as compared with the 5.8% decline in the fourth quarter of 2018. (3ecpa.com.hk)
Imports of goods (that was benchmarked in national accounts terms) contracted 4.6% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019, as compared with the 0.5% drop in the fourth quarter of 2018. (3ecpa.com.hk)
Though the result of exports of service is slower than the growth of 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2018, exports of services have seen an increment by 1.4% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019 over a year earlier. (3ecpa.com.hk)
On the other hand, the imports of services dropped by 1.0% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019, as compared with the increase of 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018. (3ecpa.com.hk)
The seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison basis has, at the same time, revealed that the GDP has seen a surge of 1.2% in real terms in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the fourth quarter of 2018. (3ecpa.com.hk)

And on Sunday, roughly 1 million people demonstrated in the semi-autonomous Chinese city-state against amendments to an extradition law that would allow a person arrested in Hong Kong to face trial elsewhere, including in mainland China. (vox.com)
When Hong Kong's extradition accords were being finalized in 1997, Taiwan and China weren't included because the mainland has a "fundamentally different criminal justice system operating in the mainland" and because of "concerns over the mainland's track record on the protection of fundamental rights," according to an April statement by the Hong Kong Bar Association . (vox.com)
Lam refused to withdraw the bill which she said was needed to close "loopholes" allowing criminals wanted on the mainland to hide out in Hong Kong. (dw.com)
Weakened global demand and continued disruptions to cross-boundary land cargo flows between the mainland and Hong Kong weighed heavily on Hong Kong's exports," the government said Monday. (aljazeera.com)
Monetary policy tightening by major central banks around the world is expected to dampen global economic growth significantly, while quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and mainland China is yet to have a clear timetable under Beijing's strict adherence to its zero COVID-19 policy. (aljazeera.com)
Many observers were surprised by how light a touch Beijing seemed to be exerting in the wake of the 1997 handover, and the striking contrast between what could be said, done, and published in Hong Kong, compared to mainland metropolitan cities such as Shanghai and Shenzhen. (ncuscr.org)
Hundreds of thousands of people - perhaps even more than 1 million - took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest a government bill that would open the door to criminal extradition to mainland China. (vox.com)
A Hong Kong court struck down the emergency degree in November, prompting strident criticism from the mainland Chinese National People's Congress (NPC). (ecoi.net)
In other words, instead of facing the people of Hong Kong to weigh their demands, Lam is prepared to pare away many qualities that set Hong Kong apart from mainland China under CCP rule-a relatively free press, an uncensored internet, protections for personal property, and other rights. (thedailybeast.com)
In a fantasy world, this is probably how Mainland audience perceive Hong Kong to be and Koo represents the hope and upholding of the "rule of law" against crime and corruption that the Mainland authorities have been instilling about over the past decade. (neofilmshop.com)
However, both Hong Kong and Mainland box office numbers talk and in this case, another follow up is already planned and in the works. (neofilmshop.com)

In recent years, the Hong Kong government has disqualified elected lawmakers, banned activists from running for office, prohibited a political party, jailed pro-democracy leaders, expelled a senior foreign journalist, and looked the other way when Beijing kidnapped its adversaries in Hong Kong," Ben Bland, a Hong Kong expert at the Lowy Institute in Australia, told me. (vox.com)
Beijing warned against 'outside interference' in Hong Kong politics as it promised to support the city's government. (dw.com)
In 2019, what was once a chasm between civic life in Hong Kong and cities such as Guangzhou and Beijing is rapidly closing. (ncuscr.org)
Their convictions two years ago and their sentences were widely seen as another blow to the city's flagging democracy movement under an unprecedented crackdown by Beijing and Hong Kong authorities. (wlns.com)
Some 200,000 "functional constituency" voters-representatives of elite business and social sectors, many with close Beijing ties-elect 900 of the committee's members, and the remaining 300 consist of Legco members, Hong Kong delegates to China's NPC, religious representatives, and Hong Kong members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a Chinese government advisory body. (ecoi.net)
Beijing announced the new national security law last month, bypassing Hong Kong's local government. (thenation.com)
Yet as unrest in Hong Kong escalates with every passing weekend, and occasional episodes that remind Hong Kongers of the 1989 military crackdown at Tiananmen Square , it's natural to wonder: is Beijing about to send in its own forces, maybe even the PLA-the People's Liberation Army? (thedailybeast.com)
Quietly, the State Council in Beijing published a paper in mid-August proposing that Shenzhen become an international city-and replace Hong Kong. (thedailybeast.com)
With the Hong Kong Police Force and hired thugs as the CCP's sluggers on the streets, squeezes on big businesses, and the occasional warning of economic collapse, Beijing surely believes it has the blackshirts of Hong Kong on a slow burn. (thedailybeast.com)
Hong Kong police arrest Lai, one of the most outspoken critics of Beijing, and eight others in a city-wide operation. (straitstimes.com)
The two offices have "supervisory power," they said , over how Hong Kong implements the Basic Law, its quasi-constitution, and the "one country, two systems" agreement that Beijing will leave most of Hong Kong's internal affairs alone until 2047, when Hong Kong's semiautonomous status ends. (latimes.com)
Beijing and Hong Kong's relationship is laid out in the Basic Law, which allows Beijing to give final interpretations on what the law means and to appoint Hong Kong's top officials, said Johannes Chan. (latimes.com)

Lai's legal battle for bail reaches Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. (straitstimes.com)

Hong Kong's police commissioner said 11 protesters were arrested and 22 officers injured in demonstrations against a proposed extradition law. (dw.com)
Protesters march against a new extradition law proposal on June 9, 2019, in Hong Kong. (vox.com)
Hong Kong protesters with child and signs. (vox.com)
Protesters walk through Hong Kong with signs and umbrellas. (vox.com)
Radio Television Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Free Press report that police used pepper spray and batons against protesters gathered near the legislative area. (vox.com)
For two weeks in November, police laid siege to Hong Kong Polytechnic University, threatening lethal force against protesters, and arresting some 1,375 people. (ecoi.net)
Protesters sing after a march against an extradition bill outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16. (thenation.com)
Inspired by Eugène Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People , the anonymous artist called Harcourt Romanticist captures Hong Kong protesters' signature hard hats, masks, and goggles. (thenation.com)

Hong Kong has tipped back into a technical recession, new government figures showed Monday, weighed down by mounting interest rates, weakened global trade and the city's continued adherence to strict coronavirus controls. (aljazeera.com)
Martin Lee, right, the founding chairman of the city's Democratic Party, leaves high court after a ruling on a challenge that he and six other activists had filed against their conviction on charges of organizing and taking part in an unauthorized assembly in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (wlns.com)
The 2019 movement was the city's most concerted challenge to the Hong Kong government since the former British colony returned to China's rule in 1997. (wlns.com)
As Vox's Alex Ward reports, the Chinese government has worked to limit Hong Kong's independence: "At China's direction, the Hong Kong government in recent years has quashed the city's democratic movement, blocked opposition candidates from running for elected office, and put down nearly all protest movements. (vox.com)
The city's airport in January saw 2.1 million visitors-a major uptick compared with preceding months, but still only one-third of 2019 levels. (techxplore.com)

WHO Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) Situation Report -73. (who.int)
The novel SARS-CoV-2, known to cause coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), emerged in Wuhan, China, and spread rapidly to every continent (1,2). (who.int)

After taking over Hong Kong in a war in the 1800s, Britain returned it to China in 1997 with an important stipulation: The city would partly govern itself for 50 years before fully falling under Beijing's control. (vox.com)
A) The People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have agreed that the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. (house.gov)
B) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, beginning on July 1, 1997, will continue to enjoy a high degree of autonomy on all matters other than defense and foreign affairs. (house.gov)
E) Provision is made for the continuation in force of agreements implemented as of June 30, 1997, and for the ability of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to conclude new agreements either on its own or with the assistance of the Government of the People's Republic of China. (house.gov)
In 1984, years before the British colonial government handed over Hong Kong to China in 1997, he published a cartoon depicting Hong Kong as a bride, forced into an arranged marriage with no say over her fate. (thenation.com)

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemned the violence late on Wednesday and called for a swift restoration of order as Thursday's debate of the controversial bill to allow extradition to China was put on hold for another day. (dw.com)
In 2017, Carrie Lam, a former deputy to outgoing chief executive Leung Chun-ying and Beijing's favored candidate, was chosen as Hong Kong's fourth-and first woman-chief executive, with 777 election committee votes. (ecoi.net)
Hong Kong's current chief executive, Carrie Lam, gave a statement to the press on Tuesday suggesting that she could invoke a colonial-era law to give herself powers to authorize arrests, shut down telecommunications, censor media, seize property, and change or enact laws if the city falls into an emergency state. (thedailybeast.com)

[7] [8] Dacă ar fi fost adoptat, proiectul de lege ar fi împuternicit autoritățile locale să rețină și să extrădeze fugarii criminali căutați pe teritorii cu care Hong Kong nu are în prezent acorduri de extrădare, inclusiv Taiwan și China continentală . (wikipedia.org)
People protest an extradition law in Hong Kong on June 10, 2019, part of a larger fight for democracy in China. (vox.com)
The center of Hong Kong remained tense as opposition to the draft extradition bill allowing people to be sent to China continued. (dw.com)
Number of PWID with newly detected BCC invasive infection, by clonal types per year, Hong Kong, China, 2016 through June 30, 2019. (cdc.gov)
Sourcing China Suppliers and Manufacturers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and China. (chinaexhibition.com)
With our network of more than 40 offices worldwide, and the city 's natural business advantages, we provide a range of services to help global trade and promote Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. (chinaexhibition.com)
The people of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, have traditionally enjoyed substantial civil liberties and the rule of law under their local constitution, the Basic Law. (ecoi.net)
In April, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's government introduced legislation that would allow extradition of Hong Kong residents, foreign residents, and visitors to China, where they would not be guaranteed a fair trial and may be subject to torture and other human rights abuses. (ecoi.net)
Whilst China barely made the top 50 countries for business travel in 2019, its next-door neighbour, Hong Kong, has moved up 3 places to the third top country for business travel this year. (selective-travel.com)
Twenty years after its return to China, Hong Kong is awakening to the importance of its natural and cultural heritage on a collective scale. (lonelyplanet.com)
The CCP knows it can't win hearts and minds in the city, and tanks and troops would only exacerbate the ideological divide, so it is toying with the idea of removing Hong Kong's status as a key financial conduit for China. (thedailybeast.com)
The paper mentioned that Shenzhen will be the first city in China to have a "fair and just environment for democracy and rule of law," suggesting that Shenzhen, not Hong Kong, will undergo political reform that is yet to be defined, but may include some sort of democratic component. (thedailybeast.com)
China directly imposes national security law on Hong Kong without public consultation or city legislative involvement. (straitstimes.com)
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Transmitted Via Blood Transfusion, Hong Kong, China. (cdc.gov)

Hong Kong will just become another Chinese city ruled by the Communist Party," Jimmy Lai, a local pro-democracy leader and media mogul, wrote for Nikkei Asian Review last week. (vox.com)
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai received a 14-month jail sentence over an unauthorised assembly in October 2019. (straitstimes.com)
HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after the authorities froze the company's assets under a national security law, an adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai told Reuters on Monday (June 21). (straitstimes.com)

Local media recently reported that the government was mulling resuming quarantine-free travel for overseas arrivals in November, when the city is hoping to resuscitate its international image with a finance summit and the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. (aljazeera.com)
This month features the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, the territory's premier sporting event and mega-party. (hong-kong-traveller.com)

Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 25 April 2019: Top Down View Of Hong Kong Train Track Station Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. (123rf.com)

Cathay Pacific has lagged regional rivals in recovering from the pandemic as Hong Kong kept strict Covid containment rules in place. (techxplore.com)
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday reported its first annual operating profit since 2019 as it fights to return to pre-pandemic flight capacity. (techxplore.com)

asked Johannes Chan, former dean of the faculty of law at the University of Hong Kong. (latimes.com)

Ronald Lam, who took over as CEO at the start of 2023, said Cathay will seek to lead the market for the "Greater Bay Area", Beijing's regional development blueprint for Hong Kong and surrounding southern Chinese cities. (techxplore.com)

The EU "shares many of the concerns raised by citizens of Hong Kong regarding the government's proposed extradition reforms", it said in a statement. (dw.com)
Last week, the airline gave away more than 50,000 flights to Hong Kong from Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines as part of the government's "Hello Hong Kong" promotion campaign for tourists. (techxplore.com)

Pressure on Hong Kong's flagship airline, Cathay Pacific, has led to staff members being sacked after it became public that they took part in or supported demonstrations in the city. (thedailybeast.com)

Hong Kong police chief Chris Tang warns an unspecified newspaper for dividing society. (straitstimes.com)

The speakers, who have been tracking issues relating to higher education, journalism, protest, and the arts, address Hong Kong's future under Chinese rule. (ncuscr.org)
From traditional newspaper editorial cartoons to the newer forms of protest art that circulate online and are posted at makeshift Lennon Walls across the city, political cartooning is an indispensable avenue for dissent and political expression in Hong Kong. (thenation.com)
A Hong Kong protest in September 2019. (latimes.com)
Hong Kong's protest movement has seen a major setback with the introduction of the National Security Laws in July. (solidarity-us.org)

Kevin Kwok-yin Cheng is Associate Professor and Assistant Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). (cambridge.org)

The extradition law fight, then, is the latest one in Hong Kong residents' years-long effort to stave off Beijing's creeping authority. (vox.com)
But Hong Kong never faded from Beijing's larger designs. (latimes.com)
The Hong Kong Liaison Office and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Beijing's two representatives in the city, caused an uproar when they claimed this month that a law barring central government departments from interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs does not apply to them. (latimes.com)
Hong Kong legal experts say Beijing's representatives are claiming an authority not found in any legal text. (latimes.com)

C) There is provision for implementation of a 'one country, two systems' policy, under which Hong Kong will retain its current lifestyle and legal, social, and economic systems until at least the year 2047. (house.gov)
Until 2047, Hong Kong is supposed to be able to govern itself under a policy known as "one country, two systems," meaning the while Hong Kong is under Chinese sovereignty, it is supposed to be able to retain its own political and legal systems. (vox.com)

The UN's Human Rights Office spokeswoman said: "We call on all parties to express their views peacefully and on Hong Kong's authorities to engage in an inclusive and transparent dialogue over the draft legislation. (dw.com)
Apple Daily's chief editor Ryan Law and its CEO reassure staff over rumours the Hong Kong authorities would shut the newspaper before July 1 - the centenary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. (straitstimes.com)
The Hong Kong authorities freeze assets belonging to Lai, including all shares in Next Digital - the first time a listed firm has been targeted by national security laws in the financial hub. (straitstimes.com)
At the height of China's COVID-19 crisis, while central authorities fired party bosses in Wuhan and Hubei province, they also installed new representatives in Hong Kong, bringing in Communist Party hard-liners known for crackdowns on corruption and religion to oversee the former British colony. (latimes.com)

Reuters reports that Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank in May, threatening jail of up to seven years for any dealing with Lai's accounts in the city. (straitstimes.com)

On 27 December 2019, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the "Bill") was gazetted by the Hong Kong Government. (mayerbrown.com)

In a career spanning nearly four decades, four Hong Kong chief executives, and four Chinese Communist Party leaders, Wong Kei Kwan has traced the arc of history as well as the contours of every leader's face. (thenation.com)

In following China's zero COVID-19 policy, Hong Kong has been largely cut off from the rest of the world for more than two years . (aljazeera.com)
Latest situation of cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. (who.int)

In 1984, while Sino-British negotiations over the Hong Kong handover were still ongoing, local cartoonist Zunzi depicted the city as a bride being pushed into an arranged marriage. (thenation.com)

SHENZHEN/HONG KONG-For more than two weeks, rows of armored vehicles have been parked outside and within the walls of a stadium in Shenzhen. (thedailybeast.com)

A fully successful transition in the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong must safeguard human rights in and of themselves. (house.gov)

Secretary of State report regarding the autonomy of Hong Kong. (house.gov)
It gives rise to a vague and undefined notion of power, and it completely destroys [Hong Kong's] high degree of autonomy. (latimes.com)

The mobile solution will pioneer to adopt at Victoria Harbour, currently managed by Hong Yip's affiliated company - Royal Elite Company Ltd, and is expected to roll out to other properties under the management of Hong Yip in order to enhance the customer experience. (dbs.com)

Being here reminds me that the Chinese government is so inhumane and, recently, they are tightening the rule of law in Hong Kong," Tiffany, a 23-year-old university student who attended the candlelight vigil last week, told the Asia Times on June 5. (vox.com)
The Hong Kong government first discussed them in February, prompted by a shocking case. (vox.com)
That reality doesn't sit well with Hong Kong's current government. (vox.com)
Central government administrative offices were to be closed in the financial district on Thursday and Friday, workers in Hong Kong were told. (dw.com)
The Hong Kong government said the economic improvement was smaller than expected due to weak performance in external trade. (aljazeera.com)
The financial hub's new leader John Lee said his government would soon announce further shortening of mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals, according to an interview with the Hong Kong Economic Journal published on Monday. (aljazeera.com)
Stefan H. C. Lo is Deputy Principal Government Counsel (Ag) at the Department of Justice, Hong Kong, where he has been advising the government on company and insolvency law reform. (cambridge.org)
A Government spokesman opined that the real GDP growth has moderated to 0.5% in the first quarter of 2019 on a year-on-year basis. (3ecpa.com.hk)
The Hong Kong's government will continue to monitor the situation closely. (3ecpa.com.hk)

The pavilion will provide an opportunity for Hong Kong exhibitors to showcase and promote their latest developments for the biotech sector. (hktdc.com)

On the surface, the people of Hong Kong are fighting their political leaders over a seemingly bland set of amendments to a longstanding law. (vox.com)
The law has "potentially far-reaching consequences for Hong Kong and its people, for EU and foreign citizens, as well as for business confidence in Hong Kong. (dw.com)
The charges involved a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong's streets to call for greater police accountability and democracy. (wlns.com)
6) The human rights of the people of Hong Kong are of great importance to the United States and are directly relevant to United States interests in Hong Kong. (house.gov)
In Hong Kong, people are-for now-still free to illustrate their scathing opinions of those in power. (thenation.com)

Identification and Isolation of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotype IV from Culex vishnui Collected in Bali, Indonesia in 2019. (cdc.gov)

Enjoy a half day away from the hustle and bustle of the Hong Kong city, and enjoy being in nature. (tripadvisor.co.uk)
New World Development has added a greenery-filled clubhouse alongside its Fleur Pavilia residences in Hong Kong , to help inhabitants escape the bustle of urban life. (dezeen.com)

Since the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule in 2017, controls have tightened dramatically amid fears of tighter political censorship and enhanced self-censorship. (ncuscr.org)

They've taken an aggressive approach, calling for a national security law to stifle dissent, criticizing opposition lawmakers in Hong Kong's parliament and claiming for the first time that they have "supervisory power" over the region's legal and political systems. (latimes.com)

Alkin Kwong, Chief Executive of Hong Yip Service Company Limited, said, "We always put customers first and are thrilled to offer FPS to our customers through the support of DBS Hong Kong. (dbs.com)
Alex Cheung (left), Managing Director and Head of Institutional Banking Group of DBS Hong Kong, and Alkin Kwong (right), Chief Executive of Hong Yip Service Company Limited are committed to provide joyful customer experience through digital innovations. (dbs.com)

Just like the situations in many other Asian economies, total exports of goods in Hong Kong recorded decelerated growth further in the first quarter. (3ecpa.com.hk)

As the twentieth century drew to a close, Hong Kong, recently transformed into a Special Administrative Region of the PRC, seemed a city totally unlike any of its neighbors. (ncuscr.org)

In addition, Hong Kong labor protections are almost non-existent so it was dangerous to do shop floor organizing, and one could be easily fired. (solidarity-us.org)

Featuring a number of legendary singer-songwriters, female-fronted bands and up and coming bedroom pop artists, 2019 is going to be a great year for y'all music fans. (thehoneycombers.com)
Also note that Easter holidays are public holidays observed in Hong Kong, this year will be from April 19 - 22, 2019. (hong-kong-traveller.com)
Hong Kong has sustained its status as the 'world's freest economy' for the 24th consecutive year ( Heritage ). (selective-travel.com)
Blizzard initially suspended the player, Ng Wai Chung, aka "Blitzchung," for a year and rescinded his prize money after he said on an official broadcast "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times. (thedailybeast.com)
In January of this year, I had the privilege of sitting down with my friend and comrade, To Chi-kuen (杜志權), for an evocative discussion documenting his journey through Hong Kong's social movements over the last decade or so. (solidarity-us.org)

The polls saw the highest voter turnout since Hong Kong began its district council elections. (ecoi.net)

Panellists include Jeffrey Andrews (Senior Social Worker at Christian Action Centre for Refugees ) , Mr. A (Outreach Coordinator at Christian Action Centre for Refugees ) , Virginie Goethals, (Co-Founder and Managing Director at RUN Hong Kong ) and a representative from UNHCR Hong Kong . (sassyhongkong.com)

D) The legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will be constituted by elections, and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as applied to Hong Kong, shall remain in force. (house.gov)

Presented by Adapt, indie rock legends Deerhoof will be making their live debut in Hong Kong on 4 May at MOM Livehouse. (thehoneycombers.com)

WHO Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). (who.int)

The 2019 Hong Kong ePrix would celebrate the 50th ePrix in Formula E history. (wikipedia.org)

We focus on delivering value by promoting trade in goods and services, while connecting the world's small and medium-sized enterprises through Hong Kong's business platform. (chinaexhibition.com)

It will proscribe seditious and subversive activities, and has sparked growing fears that Hong Kong's freedom of expression will come to an end . (thenation.com)

Kuen's experiences complicate a linear perspective of Hong Kong's political opposition and its histories, and shines a light on under-reported aspects of political organizing in the city-some of which are obscure even to many of his fellow Hongkongers. (solidarity-us.org)

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