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Under Security Chief John Lee, Hong Kong's police brutally crushed mass protests in 2019. To this day, Lee has not answered for the rampant violence. Still, the 64-year-old wants to lead the city government's fate in the future. His chances of being elected as the new Chief Executive on Sunday are high. He enjoys Beijing's support. continue reading →

Hong Kong Security Chief John Lee has announced his bid to become the city’s new Chief Executive. The 64-year-old has already submitted his letter of resignation, which still has to be accepted by the Chinese central government in accordance with the Basic Law. This step is now only considered a formal act because Lee enjoys […] continue reading →

Hong Kong is facing a change of leadership. Incumbent Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced that she will not run for a second term in the May 8 election. This means the 64-year-old will retire after 42 years of government service at the end of June. The Chinese government had already been informed in advance […] continue reading →

At the Yingtai Pavilion, part of the old Beijing Imperial Palace, the lines of history cross in an unlikely fashion. It was in the setting of imperial splendor that Communist autocrat Mao met with Pu Yi, the deposed last emperor. Recently, Xi Jinping used the same location for a special meeting. And he spared no imperial symbolism for himself. continue reading →

At present, the incidence of Covid infection in Hong Kong is low compared to Europe or North America, for example. Nevertheless, the Chinese Special Administrative Region is tightening protective measures against the pandemic. The government of the finance and port metropolis has imposed a two-week landing ban on flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, […] continue reading →

Pro-Beijing candidates achieved an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s parliamentary election in Hong Kong. 82 of the 90 parliamentary seats are now in the hands of forces loyal to Beijing. Only one seat was won by a Beijing critic.For many, however, the first election since the suppression of the democracy movement was a charade. Under a […] continue reading →

Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's head of government, fears a low voter turnout in the upcoming elections and is promoting free bus transport to the ballot box. At the same time, she wants to bolster police security. continue reading →

Up to now, much of Hong Kong's business life has taken place around Victoria Harbour. But now a huge new center is to be built in the very north of the special administrative region. The financial metropolis and the neighboring city of Shenzhen are growing together. continue reading →

Hong Kong is planning extensive urbanization to the north of its New Territories. In the coming decades, the city on the Pearl River at the northern edge of its administrative territory plans to build more than half a million new homes. The area bordering the southern Chinese tech metropolis of Shenzhen is expected to house […] continue reading →

More and more civil society organizations in Hong Kong are surrendering. Trade unionists, activists, and media representatives fear prosecution by the authorities. Resistance to Beijing's authoritarian takeover of the city is beginning to shift overseas, where former parliamentarians and activists are stepping up their lobbying efforts. continue reading →

Hong Kong will allow Chinese mainland and Macao residents to enter the city without going through mandatory quarantine starting Sept. 15, implementing a measure that had been delayed since May, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Tuesday.“We have been talking about this for a long time but were never able to launch it, as there were […] continue reading →

Since Beijing declared the National Security Law for Hong Kong last summer, 89,200 people have left the former British crown colony. According to government data released Thursday, the exodus has led to a 1.2 percent drop in the total population of about 7.39 million people.Even before Hong Kong’s security law took effect last June, Hong […] continue reading →

The first guilty verdict under the National Security Act was followed by a harsh jail sentence at the end of last week. A Hong Kong court nine-year prison sentenced a young Tong Ying-kit to nine years in prison after crashing his motorcycle into a group of police officers, leaving three people injured. Because a flag […] continue reading →

A little over a year after the security law was passed, Hong Kong's future has never been more uncertain. The US is warning foreign companies about arbitrary government action, courts obstruct trials of imprisoned opposition, young people are suspected of planning bomb attacks, and thousands are turning their backs on the city and moving abroad. Quo vadis, Hong Kong? continue reading →

Hong Kong loses another opposition voice. The daily Apple Daily will cease production today, 26 years after it was founded. The online offering of the tabloid, which had taken a critical stance on the growing influence of the Communist Party in the metropolis, is also affected by the shutdown. Parent company Next Digital is drawing […] continue reading →

No sooner had Hong Kong’s new chief justice, Andrew Cheung, 59, been enthroned than the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) under his leadership became the focus of public interest. The court had convened on Monday to decide whether or not to release currently jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on bail. The ruling is seen […] continue reading →

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