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Taiwan envoy quits Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Taiwan’s top representative to Hong Kong returned home after refusing to sign a statement supporting the “one China” principle, the news site Up Media reported, in another example of the city’s tighter enforcement of Beijing’s policies.
Hong Kong relaxes distancing measures
South China Morning Post, Published on 30/10/2020
» Hong Kong's relaxation of Covid-19 prevention measures to allow more people at restaurant tables on Friday did not appear to be luring out many large groups of diners as of lunchtime, with some residents still wary of infection risks and others complaining of inconsistency in the government's social-distancing rules.
How free is Hong Kong?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2018
» Acouple of incidents in Hong Kong caught my attention last week. The first was a report that the worsening influenza outbreak in the territory had prompted authorities to shut all kindergartens and primary schools just days before the scheduled Lunar New Year holidays. The flu has been especially severe this winter, having caused 111 deaths since January, and health experts warn it may not yet have peaked.
Cabinet approves Hong Kong office
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/10/2018
» The cabinet yesterday approved a draft bill to protect and offer privileges to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Thailand to improve economic ties and link the country to China's new overseas investment strategy.
Hong Kong protesters tear-gassed
AP and Reuters, Published on 27/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas on Saturday at protesters who defied authorities’ warnings not to march in a neighbourhood where six days earlier a mob targeting demonstrators had brutally attacked people in a train station.
Hong Kong: It's purely symbolic
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/08/2019
» The anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong are now eight weeks old and still going strong, but the level of violence is rising.
Hong Kong faces travel chaos
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are close to creating a "very dangerous situation", the city's leader warned Monday as train travel and international flights in the global financial hub were thrown into chaos.
Thai tourists avoid Hong Kong
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/09/2019
» The number of Thai visitors to stay overnight in Hong Kong fell in July as the China-controlled territory is battered by prolonged protests calling for democracy.
Hong Kong protest demands 'unrealistic'
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/10/2019
» SINGAPORE: Protesters in Hong Kong are making unrealistic demands in an effort to take down the government, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Hong Kong police shoot protesters
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least two, as anger sparked by the recent death of a student spilled into the rush hour commute.