• China's leader Xi Jinping meets with President Barack Obama in Washington this week, almost exactly a year after the pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" protests that convulsed Hong Kong last September. (csmonitor.com)
  • The Hong Kong fair brings together a global array of buyers and manufacturers in an event that reinforces China's status as a production base for toy companies, despite rising labour costs and competition from the likes of Indonesia and Vietnam. (straitstimes.com)
  • Hong Kong distributes a large fraction of China's exports. (repec.org)
  • Now apparently even discussing the fact that millions of Hong Kongers oppose China's authoritarian takeover is enough to fall foul of the authorities. (spiked-online.com)
  • CLEVELAND - NBA star LeBron James waded into international politics on Monday night by claiming that Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey "wasn't educated" on China's strained relations with Hong Kong when Morey tweeted support for Hong Kong. (kpax.com)
  • In April, she notes, more than a dozen Hong Kong media executives met with China's vice president, Li Yuanchao. (wypr.org)
  • A 2012 profile of Mr Leung by China's state-run media suggests Hong Kong's leader once placed greater value on characteristics usually associated with the outgoing Year of the Horse. (naturalnews.com)
  • This is understandable considering China's ongoing violations of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, an issue that the European Parliament addressed in a resolution passed in January. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Developments in Hong Kong and the U.S.'s reaction have been swift since June 30, 2020, when China's National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed the national security law (NSL) -- promulgated by Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). (fticonsulting.com)
  • The HKAA requires the President, under certain conditions, to impose sanctions against non-U.S. or "foreign" persons (i.e., entities and individuals) and financial institutions that contravene China's obligations with respect to Hong Kong's autonomy. (fticonsulting.com)
  • However, opponents say the law would allow anyone to be arrested in Hong Kong and sent to the mainland for trial in China's harsh court system. (ijpr.org)
  • China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after arriving for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (kunc.org)
  • With the mass protests continuing to grow and feeling enormous self-confidence since defeating Sunday's massive police attack, the movement in Hong Kong represents, in the words of Associated Press, a "major pushback" against the Beijing regime's anti-democratic agenda in Hong Kong, and in China. (socialistworld.net)
  • There is a powerful anti-party mood within the demonstrations, and while Hong Kong's opposition bourgeois democratic parties continue to issue statements identifying themselves with the movement, monopolising most media interviews, these parties are almost completely absent on the ground inside the protests. (socialistworld.net)
  • Not since 1967, then under British colonial rule, has tear gas been used against Hong Kong demonstrators (it was used by police in 2005 at the anti-WTO protests, but these were largely 'international' in composition). (socialistworld.net)
  • As Protests Continue, Will China Replace Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam? (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that Beijing is preparing plans to remove Hong Kong's beleaguered chief executive, Carrie Lam, and replace her with a chosen "interim" appointee as anti-government protests in the city continue. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The shortlist for Lam's replacement reportedly includes Henry Tang, a former chief executive contender and scandal-ridden scion of textile wealth, and Norman Chan, the former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and a prominent opponent of Hong Kong's 2014 protests. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The others are Joshua Wong, a teen icon of the student-led Umbrella protests, and University of Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai, architect of the Occupy Central protest that exploded last fall into what became known as the Umbrella Movement. (csmonitor.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)
  • Hong Kong is coming right off the heels of a COVID-19 health crisis, adding to the somber tone that still hangs over the city following the pro-democracy protests in 2014 and 2019, and subsequent government crackdowns against dissidents and political organizers through the 2020 national security law. (kpbs.org)
  • Beijing has argued that the legislation is needed to return stability to Hong Kong after a year of pro-democracy protests , and says that only a small minority of people will be targeted - especially those promoting separatism. (dw.com)
  • As if protests and tear gas weren't enough, Hong Kong faces another serious problem: The city is experiencing one of the largest housing bubbles in economic history. (conservapedia.com)
  • On the evening of July 1, just hours after Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy protests in years , the printing presses of the Ming Pao newspaper - long respected for its editorial independence - suddenly ground to a halt. (wypr.org)
  • A Hong Kong citizen who worked for the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong says secret police officers tortured him in mainland China, accusing him of being a spy and working to agitate pro-democracy protests. (wypr.org)
  • Chinese interrogators allegedly wanted Cheng to confess to helping to incite the protests - and to say that the U.K. is instigating "riots" in Hong Kong and supporting violence there. (wypr.org)
  • Hong Kong has been battered by four months of huge, increasingly violent pro-democracy protests fuelled by sliding freedoms under Beijing's rule. (asiaone.com)
  • Nixon Ma runs a small electronics shop in Hong Kong's Wanchai business district, and since the protests began late last month, he says, sales are down 30 percent. (wunc.org)
  • Hong Kong police Chief Stephen Lo said 11 people were arrested in Wednesday's protests. (ijpr.org)
  • Demonstrators rest the night after protests against Hong Kong's controversial proposed extradition law late Wednesday. (ijpr.org)
  • In an interview on local television, Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, called the protests "organized riots" and dismissed accusations that her support of the extradition bill meant she had "sold out" to Beijing. (ijpr.org)
  • In 2019, a series of massive protests in Hong Kong erupted over a proposed law that would have allowed the territory's residents to be extradited to mainland China for certain high-level criminal cases. (kzyx.org)
  • That bill was shelved, but the protests prompted Beijing to impose a tough national security law on Hong Kong last year. (kzyx.org)
  • An earlier version of this story said a series of protests took place last year and that Hong Kong's proposed extradition law had come into effect. (kzyx.org)
  • The defendants were accused of leading protesters out of Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island, beginning a march that led toward the core business district. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • This is the most serious political crisis in Hong Kong since its reversion to Chinese rule in 1997. (socialistworld.net)
  • A former legislator, and founder of Civic Exchange, a public policy think tank, she had a ringside seat to political events in Hong Kong in the run-up to 1997 and immediately beyond the transition. (hku.hk)
  • The introduction has been extensively revised and the concluding chapter has been completely rewritten in order to give a thorough account of the post-1997 governance and political system in Hong Kong, and where challenges lie. (hku.hk)
  • The yearlong pass mostly served as a nicety to Kwok, T, and others born in 1997, the year the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to Chinese control. (kpbs.org)
  • Hong Kong was once a British colony, but it has been ruled by China since 1997. (conservapedia.com)
  • Shirley Yam, the association's vice chairperson and a columnist at the South China Morning Post , says Hong Kong's press freedom is in its "darkest moments ever since the handover in 1997, because of the increasing tightening that we've seen. (wypr.org)
  • On July 1, 1997, the world witnessed the return of Chinese sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong after 156 years of British rule. (nationalinterest.org)
  • The U.S. considers the NSL another action by China to erode the autonomy and rights promised to Hong Kong in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, an international treaty preserving Hong Kong's freedoms for 50 years from 1997 to 2047. (fticonsulting.com)
  • On Friday, Xi will attend a ceremony marking Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997 and officiate an inauguration ceremony for the new government led by incoming leader Lee. (kunc.org)
  • The United Kingdom handed over control of Hong Kong to China in 1997, with an agreement that former colony would receive a high degree of autonomy. (kcur.org)
  • Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement has been active since before the 1997 handover, and in June, activists from the Occupy Central movement held an unofficial (and unauthorized) referendum, including open elections for chief executive. (kcur.org)
  • The order to take down the sculpture follows a series of moves by Beijing to take firmer control of Hong Kong, a former British colony that was handed back to China in 1997 under an agreement meant to ensure that the territory would enjoy a degree of autonomy and that basic freedoms would be guaranteed. (kzyx.org)
  • With effect from the forty-eighth session in 1997, Hong Kong has attended the Regional Committee as Hong Kong SAR (China). (who.int)
  • After listening to the host's Powerpoint lecture, the group will discuss together the code-mixing samples collected from Hong Kongers, in order to reach a consensus or even create a standard for the code-mixing used in Hong Kong Cantonese. (meetup.com)
  • For example, some Hong Kongers like to insert the English word 'somehow' into their conversations, in order to avoid saying 'I don't know why' in Cantonese. (meetup.com)
  • While some Hong Kongers do not think this is a problem, other Hong Kongers may think that it is rather unprofessional or irresponsible when it is used at a workplace, as if the person is trying to avoid an embarrassing situation where he or she appears ignorant. (meetup.com)
  • iii) You may also create samples of your own, as long as you provide a reasonable explanation as to why native Hong Kongers mixes those English words into their mother-tongue conversation! (meetup.com)
  • Dim sum is what Hong Kongers eat for breakfast. (conservapedia.com)
  • Comments were filled with anger towards Hong Kongers. (asiaone.com)
  • DeGolyer, who has studied political opinion here for years, says the vast majority of Hong Kongers support electoral democracy. (wunc.org)
  • On Wednesday, March 31, Hong Kong's "father of democracy" Martin Lee, media mogul Jimmy Lai, politician "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung, barrister Margaret Ng, and three others were convicted of illegal assembly for their leadership role in a peaceful 2019 march. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • On 27 December 2019, the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 (the "Bill") was gazetted by the Hong Kong Government. (mayerbrown.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.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)
  • Beijing is reportedly mulling a plan to remove Hong Kong's leader, but it isn't likely to solve the city's political crisis. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The highlights this week: Beijing considers removing Hong Kong's leader to replace her with a chosen successor, a European prize could be awarded to a jailed Uighur intellectual , and why a recent statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping shouldn't be taken literally. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • Beijing is taking a harder line on Hong Kong. (csmonitor.com)
  • Hong Kong police arrest Lai, one of the most outspoken critics of Beijing, and eight others in a city-wide operation. (straitstimes.com)
  • Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Tuesday announced he is stepping down as leader of his pro-democracy group Demosisto, hours after reports emerged that Beijing has passed a controversial national security law on the territory's behalf. (dw.com)
  • Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, appointed by Beijing, defended the sacking , saying there was a need to remove 'bad apples' from education. (spiked-online.com)
  • Hong Kong is supposed to have a degree of autonomy until 2047, but Beijing has become increasingly interventionist in recent years. (spiked-online.com)
  • Champagne wrote that the arrests show 'a total disregard for Hong Kong's basic law' and 'further erosion' of the principle of 'one country, two systems' that was supposed to guide Hong Kong's relationship with Beijing. (cbc.ca)
  • The mass arrests amount to the largest move against Hong Kong's democracy movement since the new security law was imposed by Beijing last June to quell dissent in the semi-autonomous region. (cbc.ca)
  • To elevate The Peninsula experience, Diamond members can enjoy a host of exclusive privileges at the group's flagship in Hong Kong and its properties in Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Bangkok and Manila. (cathaypacific.com)
  • An independent judiciary and a free press are the mainstays of that autonomy, and anxious residents say those pillars are slowly being weakened under increasing pressure from the Hong Kong government, and the central Chinese government in Beijing. (wypr.org)
  • Chinese state media focuses on the worst excesses of the violence while downplaying, or blocking, the popular public anger in Hong Kong towards Beijing. (asiaone.com)
  • He has every intention of gobbling up Hong Kong for his Beijing master," Claudia Mo, a pro-democracy legislator, told the paper, noting that Leung's many critics have long known him as "the wolf. (naturalnews.com)
  • Earlier, a Chinese foreign ministry official dismissed as "fake news" reports that Beijing was preparing to send its forces to Hong Kong to quell the violence. (ijpr.org)
  • Later Thursday, Xi is expected to visit the Hong Kong Science Park before meeting with pro-Beijing politicians and tycoons, and then attend a closed-door banquet hosted by Lam, the outgoing chief executive, according to local newspaper South China Morning Post. (kunc.org)
  • The Pillar of Shame statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, is displayed at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday. (kzyx.org)
  • Beijing has used the new law to shut down dissent in the territory and sought to purge pro-democracy lawmakers from Hong Kong's legislature. (kzyx.org)
  • Set against the Hong Kong skyline on a traditional red-sail Chinese boat were world No. 3 Jin Young Ko, of South Korea, Chinese star Muni 'Lily' He, 2023 Solheim Cup star Carlota Ciganda, of Spain, Hong Kong's Tiffany Chan and multiple-Ladies European Tour winner Anne van Dam, from the Netherlands, who all immersed themselves in the city's bustling surroundings ahead of the event. (arabnews.com)
  • Choo Sung-hoon truly enjoys re-discovering the gems in Hong Kong solo dolo, which gives him a fresh perspective on the city's unique charm. (businesswire.com)
  • Police guard a closed road outside the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong on June 30, 2022, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong to attend celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. (kpbs.org)
  • At least seven members of Hong Kong's Democratic Party - the city's largest opposition party - were also arrested, including former party chairman Wu Chi-wai. (cbc.ca)
  • Heijnen's images focus on the city's cats - "feline emperors" - that occupy shops in Hong Kong. (scmp.com)
  • This autumn, Hong Kong Tourism Board invites food and wine lovers from around the world to celebrate the joys of gastronomy in Asia's culinary capital with the return of the city's large-scale outdoor culinary event, Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival. (ptinews.com)
  • Authorities in Hong Kong closed government offices in the city's Central district after violent clashes between police and protesters brought the bustling financial hub to a standstill. (ijpr.org)
  • Earlier in the day, tens of thousands of people blockaded the city's Legislative Council to protest a proposed bill to allow the extradition of Hong Kong residents to mainland China. (ijpr.org)
  • Lai's legal battle for bail reaches Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. (straitstimes.com)
  • Visitors take photos at the Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong on June 18, 2020. (kpbs.org)
  • Accordingly, on July 14, 2020, President Trump signed both the Hong Kong Autonomy Act of 2020 (HKAA) and The President's Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization (E.O. 13936). (fticonsulting.com)
  • https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/local_situation_covid19_en.pdf [accessed 17 April 2020]. (who.int)
  • https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200402-sitrep-73-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=5ae25bc7_2 [accessed 17 April 2020]. (who.int)
  • We will come with one voice to express in no uncertain terms what we have seen and what we are seeing by China, undermining the pillars that have made Hong Kong what it is - a vibrant centre for trade and commerce,' he said. (cbc.ca)
  • Hong Kong Park captures the natural landscape in the busy and crowded business centre. (wikipedia.org)
  • To suit the sport-lovers, a sport centre and a squash centre were also built in Hong Kong Park. (wikipedia.org)
  • HONG KONG - Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control. (kunc.org)
  • The United States' 2021 Hong Kong Policy Act Report , released on Wednesday, concluded that the Hong Kong government "generally respected judicial independence and impartiality," despite increased interference by Chinese state media and officials. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • Known as the "Grande Dame of the Far East" for providing 90-plus years of elegant hospitality, The Peninsula Hong Kong is a historic landmark on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. (cathaypacific.com)
  • The territory's tenuous 'autonomy' as a special region of China is now distrusted or rejected as a fake by a majority of Hong Kong people. (socialistworld.net)
  • China directly imposes national security law on Hong Kong without public consultation or city legislative involvement. (straitstimes.com)
  • According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Airlines will temporarily fly just eight A330s as primarily cargo flights. (aviationweek.com)
  • The appendices on the key targets of the party's united front activities also make the book an especially useful read for all who are interested in Hong Kong history and politics, and the history of modern China. (hku.hk)
  • He teaches Corruption, Human Rights in China, and Legal Relations between Hong Kong and Mainland China. (hku.hk)
  • In this paper, we examine Hong Kong's role in intermediating trade between China and the rest of the world. (repec.org)
  • Hong Kong markups on re-exports of Chinese goods are higher for differentiated products, products with higher variance in export prices, products sent to China for further processing, and products shipped to countries which have less trade with China. (repec.org)
  • These results are consistent with quality-sorting models of intermediation and with the outsourcing of production tasks from Hong Kong to China. (repec.org)
  • Discrepancies in International Data: An Application to China-Hong Kong Entrepot Trade ," American Economic Review , American Economic Association, vol. 89(2), pages 338-343, May. (repec.org)
  • This paper investigates the synchronisation of Hong Kong's economic growth with mainland China and the US. (repec.org)
  • Specifically, we first confirm whether real consumption in Hong Kong and mainland China satisfies the permanent income hypothesis, at least in a weak form. (repec.org)
  • We use structural vector autoregression models to analyse how permanent and transitory shocks originating from mainland China and the US affect the Hong Kong economy, and how such influences evolve over time. (repec.org)
  • On the other hand, permanent shocks from mainland China have a larger impact on Hong Kong's trend growth. (repec.org)
  • Hong Kong's Growth Synchronisation with China and the U.S.: A Trend and Cycle Analysis ," Working Papers 152014, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research. (repec.org)
  • Hong Kong's growth synchronization with China and the US: A trend and cycle analysis ," Journal of Asian Economics , Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 10-28. (repec.org)
  • Hong Kong's Growth Synchronization with China and the U.S.: A Trend and Cycle Analysis ," IMF Working Papers 2015/082, International Monetary Fund. (repec.org)
  • On Thursday, the handover reaches a critical halfway point, as Hong Kong will officially become a part of China in 2047. (kpbs.org)
  • Hong Kong is getting ready for the 25th anniversary of its handover to China. (kpbs.org)
  • China is also expected to set up a national security office in Hong Kong for the first time, and could exercise its jurisdiction on certain cases. (dw.com)
  • The law is expected to take effect on July 1 - the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China after over 150 years of British rule. (dw.com)
  • Hong Kong security law: What does China really intend? (dw.com)
  • Interrogators said although my words and actions against the country and the party had been practiced in Hong Kong, I can be punished based on Mainland law once in Mainland China, as Hong Kong is a part of China," Cheng writes - reflecting a broad concern among protesters in Hong Kong. (wypr.org)
  • For importing milk or milk products into South China and Macau via Hong Kong, a formal application for customs clearance in Hong Kong is required. (dhl.com)
  • For importing milk, fruits, dried milk, vegetables, and milk beverages from Japan's four locations, namely Gunma, Ibaraki, Chiba, and Tochigi to Hong Kong (and to South China via Hong Kong), radiation and exporter certificates from Japanese authorities are required. (dhl.com)
  • The clip has gone viral in mainland China, where news about Hong Kong is strictly censored. (asiaone.com)
  • Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain after the First Opium War of 1839-1842, an act of military aggression carried out by British authorities against China due to the emperor's decision to make opium illegal and tighten prohibitions on drug use. (nationalinterest.org)
  • E.O. 13936 declares the situation in Hong Kong a threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the U.S., due to the broad power China has given itself under the NSL to control prosecutions in Hong Kong, conduct proceedings in secret, and expel journalists, human rights organizations and other outside groups, making it more difficult to hold China accountable for its treatment of the Hong Kong people. (fticonsulting.com)
  • Under Xi's leadership, China has reshaped Hong Kong in the past two years, cracking down on protest and freedom of speech and introducing a more patriotic curriculum in schools. (kunc.org)
  • Hong Kong and nearby Macao are special administrative regions that are governed separately from the rest of China, known as the Chinese mainland. (kunc.org)
  • The university set a deadline of Wednesday for the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China - an activist group that was forced to disband last month - to take the memorial down. (kzyx.org)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. (who.int)
  • School of Nursing and Health Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong). (bvsalud.org)
  • Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong). (bvsalud.org)
  • In May 1953, Hong Kong (China), formerly Hong Kong SAR, China, was assigned to the Western Pacific Region at the Sixth World Health Assembly ''without prejudice to any questions regarding its sovereignty'' as an area. (who.int)
  • The Regional Office was placed temporarily in Hong Kong (China) from August 1950 to July 1951. (who.int)
  • Hong Kong (China) was covered by the WHO Representative Office in Taipei, China (Taiwan) from 1959 until it was closed on 30 June 1972. (who.int)
  • Wong, 23, had previously said he would be a "prime target" of the law, which critics say infringes on Hong Kong's autonomy and could be used to quash dissent. (dw.com)
  • In an announcement of his withdrawal on Twitter, Wong wrote, "If my voice will not be heard soon, I hope that the international community will continue to speak up for Hong Kong and step up concrete efforts to defend our last bit of freedom. (dw.com)
  • Wong described the law as "ill-defined" but carrying sweeping powers, and warned it would turn Hong Kong into a secret police state. (dw.com)
  • Wong, Chow and Law have all previously been banned from seeking election and holding elected office in the territory, based on accusations of support for self-determination for Hong Kong. (dw.com)
  • However, both Wong and Law intend to run for Hong Kong's Legislative Council election in September. (dw.com)
  • Kacey Wong, a professor of design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, says some of his students kicked it off. (wunc.org)
  • Friends studying at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, one of the main backdrops of the clashes between protestors and the police, were trapped on campus. (kpbs.org)
  • Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong on Oct. 16. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • The election that would have followed the unofficial primaries was postponed for a year by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who cited the public health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic. (cbc.ca)
  • His recent works include National Security and Fundamental Freedoms: Hong Kong's Article 23 Under Scrutiny (Hong Kong University Press, 2005) (co-edited with Carole Petersen and Simon Young) and The Struggle for Coherence: Constitutional Interpretation in Hong Kong (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) (co-edited with Lison Harris and Simon Young). (hku.hk)
  • But he argues that press freedoms are essential if Hong Kong is to continue to exist as a global center of finance and commerce. (wypr.org)
  • Veteran American journalist Francis Moriarty reported for Hong Kong's public broadcaster RTHK for nearly two decades until this year. (wypr.org)
  • And CY Leung preaching more peace is kind of ironic because many people see him as the guy causing a lot of conflicts in Hong Kong. (naturalnews.com)
  • Beijing's terrifying repression of Hong Kong is a powerful reminder not to take free speech or democracy for granted. (spiked-online.com)
  • The three were found guilty last month of breaking into and occupying a fenced-off courtyard beside Hong Kong's government complex on the evening of Sept. 26, 2014, over Beijing's insistence on selecting candidates for the territory's next chief executive. (kcur.org)
  • A 26-foot-high sculpture commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is set to be removed from the campus of the University of Hong Kong in what activists see as the latest sign of Beijing's suppression of freedom in the territory. (kzyx.org)
  • She used to work with Cathay Pacific - Hong Kong's main airline - which means she and her colleagues had plenty of run-ins with regional celebrities in the course of their work. (asiaone.com)
  • To add to the delight, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) was glad to have Korean mixed martial artist Choo Sung-hoon - contender from NETFLIX Physical 100 - tour around Hong Kong, discovering the hidden gems of the city solo dolo . (businesswire.com)
  • Speaking about the upcoming Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, Mr. Puneet Kumar, Director - South Asia and Middle East, Hong Kong Tourism Board said, "As young and affluent Indian travellers seek immersive holidays, Hong Kong is ready to captivate their senses with global culinary experiences set against its iconic skyline. (ptinews.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)
  • 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)
  • In an attempt to prevent the spread of STIs, the authorities introduced "Hong Kong Ordinance No 12" in 1857. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lai is charged under the security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security - partly from having sought sanctions against Hong Kong. (straitstimes.com)
  • What do Hong Kong-Related Sanctions mean? (fticonsulting.com)
  • What Do Hong Kong-Related Sanctions Mean for U.S. Financial Institutions? (fticonsulting.com)
  • In response, E.O. 13936 implements provisions of the HKAA and sets forth additional sanctions, including criteria for designating and blocking foreign persons and eliminating preferential treatment for Hong Kong in various areas of U.S. law, including immigration and export controls. (fticonsulting.com)
  • The construction of the park was a joint project by the Urban Council (dissolved in 1999) and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (renamed the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 1996). (wikipedia.org)
  • From the fortieth session of the Regional Committee in 1989 to the forty-seventh in 1996, Hong Kong attended sessions of the Regional Committee under its own name. (who.int)
  • During the August 18 march, an estimated 1.7 million people defied a police ban to protest in the pouring rain , walking from Victoria Park towards Central, Hong Kong's business district. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • Michael DeGolyer, a professor of government and international studies at Hong Kong Baptist, says the tide of students pouring off campus to protest last week has almost completely turned. (wunc.org)
  • 1 of 7 - The main protest camp of about 300 tents blocks Hong Kong's Harcourt Road, a major highway on the island. (wunc.org)
  • Hong Kong's main pro-democracy protest camp turned three-weeks-old over the weekend. (wunc.org)
  • The pop-up protest community sprawls across and blocks Hong Kong's Harcourt Road, a major highway. (wunc.org)
  • Yet, it is a trend that has been prevalent in Hong Kong Cantonese since the colonial days and is now becoming even more popular in the dialects of native Hong Kong people, due to globalisation at a typical workplace. (meetup.com)
  • i) Collect samples of Cantonese sentences from native Hong Kong people that uses English words/phrases. (meetup.com)
  • It will be a badge of honor for us to go to jail for fighting for freedom and rights for Hong Kong people. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • The so-called tycoons, as people in Hong Kong refer to them, their financial interests are largely no longer in Hong Kong," Moriarty says. (wypr.org)
  • In the coming year, I hope that all people in Hong Kong will take inspiration from the sheep's character and pull together in an accommodating manner to work for Hong Kong's future. (naturalnews.com)
  • I think Hong Kong people should persevere to the end, otherwise the government will never listen to us. (wunc.org)
  • As long as we stick to the 'one country, two systems' framework, Hong Kong will certainly have a brighter future and will make new and bigger contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese people," he said. (kunc.org)
  • Taking place from 26-29 October at Victoria Harbour's Central Harbourfront Event Space, Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2023 will be a four-day gourmet extravaganza backdropped by the iconic city skyline. (ptinews.com)
  • Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival 2023 will serve as a launching pad for a month of culinary celebrations taking place around Hong Kong. (ptinews.com)
  • It's a short flight between Taiwan and Hong Kong, but it was more than enough to leave a lasting impression on Ah Sa. (asiaone.com)
  • Pop-up stationer även i Brasilien, Hong Kong och Taiwan! (lu.se)
  • From L to R): Jin Young Ko, Carlota Ciganda, Muni He, Anne van Dam and Tiffany Chan with the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF trophy in front of Hong Kong's city skyline. (arabnews.com)
  • This combination of Sept. 27, 2014 (top) and Sept. 26, 2015 photos shows a protester holding a placard that reads "Occupy Central" between police and protesters outside the government headquarters during the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong, and the same area almost a year later. (kpbs.org)
  • Throughout November, Taste Around Town will highlight over 300 of Hong Kong's destinations to eat and drink, with a month-long programme of exclusive discounts, limited-time menus and more that will reinforce Hong Kong's position as one of the world's great dining cities. (ptinews.com)
  • In 1972, the responsibility over Hong Kong was transferred to the Western Pacific Regional Office under the Office of the Director, Programme Management. (who.int)
  • Both Xi and Peng are likely to spend Thursday night in the Chinese city of Shenzhen - 15 minutes away from Hong Kong by high-speed train - and return to the city on Friday morning to attend the July 1 events. (kunc.org)
  • Canada is condemning the arrest of more than 50 pro-democracy activists and former lawmakers in Hong Kong for allegedly violating a new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the region's legislature last year. (cbc.ca)
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is calling for the immediate release of pro-democracy activists and former lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong. (cbc.ca)
  • Ahead of his arrival in Hong Kong, thousands of guests - including top officials, lawmakers and diplomats - checked in to quarantine hotels earlier this week and have been taking daily nucleic acid tests as part of coronavirus precautions. (kunc.org)
  • Mass popular resistance on the streets, by night and day, with mass gatherings of 100,000 and up to 180,000, spearheaded by the youth and a weeklong student strike, has forced the unelected Hong Kong government and thousands of heavily armed riot police to beat a retreat. (socialistworld.net)
  • 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)
  • From 2012 to 2017, she was undersecretary for the environment in the Hong Kong government. (hku.hk)
  • Anna Kwok, 25, and friends her age remember visiting Hong Kong Disneyland in 2007 - specifically, the free ticket they were able to scoop on the government-backed company's dime. (kpbs.org)
  • NPR has agreed to allow T to use the initial of his last name out of fear of potential reprisal from Hong Kong's government. (kpbs.org)
  • [9] But in 1932, the Hong Kong government issued a ban on prostitution and three years later licensed prostitution ended. (wikipedia.org)
  • Two schoolgirls walk past a barricade on a street outside Hong Kong's government complex on Tuesday. (wunc.org)
  • After a standoff, the Hong Kong government agreed Tuesday to meet with student leaders later this week. (wunc.org)
  • and that the central government must maintain ' comprehensive jurisdiction over all local administrative regions ,' including Hong Kong. (kcur.org)
  • This paper argues that the Kwun Tong Promenade in Hong Kong is an exemplary case of government-driven commodification of public space. (lu.se)
  • 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)
  • In a lengthy Facebook post , Simon Cheng says he was beaten, put into stress positions and deprived of sleep for a roughly two-week period in August after Chinese police detained him at a train station at Hong Kong's border with the mainland. (wypr.org)
  • Cheng says he worked for the consulate for roughly two years, and he acknowledges his personal support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. (wypr.org)
  • The details fill in a gap during August, when Cheng was the subject of a missing-person report in Hong Kong after disappearing on Aug. 9. (wypr.org)
  • The mass arrest of activists and politicians in Hong Kong is a grave repression of political pluralism,' Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a social media post. (cbc.ca)
  • The ugly scenes of police using tear gas and pepper spray against overwhelmingly peaceful protesters is a violation of international law," Man-Kei Tam, director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said. (ijpr.org)
  • Police officers on Thursday dismantle barricades placed earlier by demonstrators in Hong Kong. (ijpr.org)
  • We will also discuss how the concept of sociolinguistics from the English language can be incorporated into Hong Kong Cantonese. (meetup.com)
  • So with such complexity in the use of code-mixing in Hong Kong Cantonese, how can we differentiate between those who are using it appropriately and those who are not? (meetup.com)
  • He has conducted socio-legal research on the impact of litigants-in-person in civil proceedings and young people's views on legal representation in Hong Kong. (cambridge.org)
  • Cooking demonstrations and workshops will be led by celebrity chef He Jiansheng from Shunde, Guangdong and award-winning Taiwanese baker Wu Pao-chun, who will join Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival for the first time. (ptinews.com)
  • Three student leaders avoided jail time for their part in weeks-long demonstrations that brought Hong Kong to a standstill nearly two years ago. (kcur.org)
  • Before joining the Department of Justice, Dr Lo was Assistant Professor in the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong. (cambridge.org)
  • Wing Hong Chui is Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. (cambridge.org)
  • I am Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry at Department of Chemistry, and Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution at City University of Hong Kong. (researchgate.net)
  • Her friend, T - who, like Kwok, was born and raised in Hong Kong - took Disney up on their offer, he tells her as they catch up over Zoom. (kpbs.org)
  • Kwok helps with pro-democracy activism work as a strategy and campaign director at the Hong Kong Democracy Council in Washington. (kpbs.org)
  • Clearly, as long as the CCP rules there will be no possibility of democratic elections in Hong Kong - the main focus of this movement - and only the toppling of this regime will open that road. (socialistworld.net)
  • A primary-school teacher in Hong Kong has been sacked for talking to her pupils about free speech and the Hong Kong independence movement. (spiked-online.com)
  • and what they think is behind the rise of the Hong Kong independence movement. (spiked-online.com)
  • But he added that a Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, called Occupy Central , is illegal. (wypr.org)
  • Kidults' are not defined by age, they are defined by attitude," said Mr Kenes Cheung, business development manager for Hong Kong-based manufacturer E-Supply International, which produces Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled vehicles boasting infra-red and night vision for the likes of Toys R Us. (straitstimes.com)
  • Kevin Lau's law school classmate, Eric Cheung, is a law lecturer at Hong Kong University and a member of a civic group that is calling attention to the attack. (wypr.org)
  • Of course, Hong Kong journalists' mainland Chinese counterparts face a much harsher working environment. (wypr.org)
  • The Hong Kong handover turns 25. (kpbs.org)
  • Their diverging life paths are the product of political turmoil in the 25 years since the handover, as they have had to reevaluate their relationship to Hong Kong and their communities. (kpbs.org)
  • Although expected, the conviction of the mostly elderly coalition of democracy activists-Martin Lee is an octogenarian-is a dark moment for freedom of assembly in Hong Kong. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • The mass arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong is an assault on democratic rights. (cbc.ca)
  • 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)
  • He was formerly the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Education) of the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Hong Kong. (cambridge.org)
  • Previously, he taught social work, criminology and law at the University of Exeter, University of Queensland, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. (cambridge.org)
  • Christine Loh is the chief development strategist at the Institute for the Environment and Division of Environment and Sustainability, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (hku.hk)
  • The Hong Kong Advantage ," OUP Catalogue , Oxford University Press, number 9780195903225. (repec.org)
  • T stayed in Hong Kong, going to university studying business and finance. (kpbs.org)
  • At a cafe across the harbor at Hong Kong Baptist University, history student Mandy Wang says she admires the protesters for speaking out. (wunc.org)
  • We were asked to provide a specific service on a real estate matter for our long-term client, the University of Hong Kong," the firm said. (kzyx.org)
  • Both Singapore and Hong Kong are open economies and have developed into major international trade and service hubs in Asia. (dhl.com)
  • In fact, as key trading destinations, both Singapore and Hong Kong play a critical role in global trade in the APAC area prominently. (dhl.com)
  • However, there are customs regulations you should keep in mind if you're planning on shipping to Hong Kong from Singapore. (dhl.com)
  • After the judge read out the verdict Thursday, a lead prosecutor called on the judge to revoke bail until sentencing, saying the offenses were serious and risked plunging Hong Kong into anarchy by undermining public order. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • Defendants, however, were granted bail but can't leave Hong Kong. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • But as the two leaders sit down for a White House working dinner Thursday night, three key figures from Hong Kong's decades-long struggle for democracy will be appearing across town at the 75th anniversary of the human rights watchdog group Freedom House. (csmonitor.com)
  • Martin Lee, a former legislator and venerable democracy advocate, is one of the three Hong Kong speakers. (csmonitor.com)
  • Police remove a protester during a pro-democracy rally early on July 2 in Hong Kong. (wypr.org)
  • HONG KONG - Video of a Chinese office worker being punched by a Hong Kong democracy supporter as a crowd chanted 'go home' has caused outrage on the mainland, highlighting widening polarisation in the financial hub. (asiaone.com)
  • 2 of 7 - This is Hong Kong's 'Lennon Wall,' where protesters and supporters have put up thousands of post-it notes expressing their desires for democracy and support for the city. (wunc.org)
  • Some sporadic barricades have been thrown across major roads, and on Sunday night a 'general strike' call was issued by the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU). (socialistworld.net)
  • HONG KONG: Top professional women golfers were welcomed on Tuesday at Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbor ahead of the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF at Hong Kong Golf Club later this week. (arabnews.com)
  • You get a magnificent view of the harbor aboard the white and green Hong Kong ferry. (conservapedia.com)
  • While there was no violence and minimal disorder, prosecutors argued that the march violated Hong Kong's public order ordinance. (chinadigitaltimes.net)
  • For the wider use, see List of urban public parks and gardens in Hong Kong . (wikipedia.org)
  • Prostitution in Hong Kong is itself legal, but organised prostitution is illegal, as there are laws against keeping a vice establishment , causing or procuring another to be a prostitute, living on the prostitution of others, or public solicitation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Following the tournament, Choo was invited by HKTB onto a day tour in Hong Kong specially designed for the suave and sophisticated. (businesswire.com)
  • Hong Kong's world-class cocktail scene will also be in the spotlight with a number of bars around the city offering specially crafted Hong Kong-inspired libations. (ptinews.com)