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In Hong Kong, public grief over queen doubles as dissent

Editorial Bureau September 17, 2022

Hong Kong- Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes. The collective outpouring of grief after her death last week is perhaps the most

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Queen’s death renews interest in UK memorabilia in Hong Kong

Editorial Bureau September 14, 2022

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked a wave of nostalgia and renewed interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong, which for 156 years had lived under the British crown until its return to China in 1997. So Tsz-him says he grew up with post boxes and coins bearing Elizabeth’s face. “I used to […]

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Hong Kong remember their ‘boss lady’ through social media

Editorial Bureau September 9, 2022

Hong Kong- Many Hong Kong people took to social media Friday to mourn Queen Elizabeth, a woman affectionately nicknamed “boss lady” among older residents in a city that was one of Britain’s last colonies. Queen Elizabeth visited Hong Kong twice during her reign, while her son – now King Charles III – was present for the handover […]

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Head of Hong Kong journalist union arrested: police source

Editorial Bureau September 7, 2022

The head of Hong Kong journalists union was arrested on Wednesday, a police source said, just weeks before he was set to leave the city and begin an overseas fellowship. Ronson Chan, president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), was arrested for allegedly obstructing a police officer and disorder in a public place, a […]

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Hong Kong exodus sparks surge in abandoned pets

Editorial Bureau September 5, 2022

Cassius and Roxie have spent three months at a Hong Kong dog shelter waiting for new owners. The two mongrels are victims of a surge in pet abandonments. The city experiences an exodus of residents due to China’s crackdown on dissent and some of the world’s strictest Covid restrictions. They were brought to Hong Kong Dog Rescue […]

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Hong Kong lifts flights ban citing ‘little effect’ on COVID

Editorial Bureau July 7, 2022

Hong Kong- Hong Kong announced Thursday it is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of cancelled flights in recent months and thwarted travel plans for thousands. Starting Thursday, the city will no longer ban arriving airline flights just because they’d brought in passengers infected with COVID-19, the government announced. “The new measure […]

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4th crew member rescued after ship sinks south of Hong Kong

Editorial Bureau July 4, 2022

 Hong Kong- A fourth crew member has been rescued Monday after a storm sunk an engineering vessel two days earlier, according to Chinese authorities. The crew member was rescued by a navy ship Monday morning and is in stable condition, according to a statement by Guangdong maritime authorities. Rescue work is still ongoing. The latest rescued person […]

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China’s Xi swears in new Hong Kong leader John Lee

Editorial Bureau July 1, 2022

Hong Kong- Chinese President Xi Jinping officiated the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee on Friday as the city marked the 25th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule after being pulled in recent years under much tighter Communist Party control. Lee, a former security official who oversaw the crackdown on dissent […]

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Hong Kong gears up to welcome Xi for handover anniversary

Editorial Bureau June 30, 2022

Hong Kong- Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to begin a two-day visit to Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to mainland China, with a raft of heightened security measures and thousands of guests put into quarantine ahead of the celebrations. Xi, who has not left mainland China since the […]

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Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

Editorial Bureau June 29, 2022

Hong Kong- When the British handed its colony Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed Chinese on the Communist-ruled mainland. As the city of 7.4 million people marks 25 years under Beijing’s rule on Friday, those promises are wearing […]