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Second-lowest turnout ever for HK legislative election
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's legislative election on Sunday drew the second-lowest turnout rate on record, with voters choosing candidates under Beijing's "patriots only" rules in the aftermath of the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Hong Kong fast-tracks new security law at Beijing’s urging
Bloomberg, Published on 10/03/2024
» Hong Kong is fast-tracking new security legislation that would impose life sentences for crimes such as treason and give police expanded powers amid increased pressure from Chinese leaders to get the process wrapped up quickly.
Top Hong Kong court warns against prosecuting 'thought crimes'
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's highest court on Friday overturned the conviction of a protester for carrying plastic zip fasteners, with judges warning that the authorities' expanded interpretation of the law risked creating a "thought crime".
Hong Kong railway fans queue overnight to try new cross-harbour train
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/05/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong railway fans on Sunday rushed to board the first train at dawn on a newly opened, cross-harbour section of the city's costliest MTR project, with the long-awaited launch coming off years of repeated delays and cost overruns.
The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spat
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» BEIJING: The Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts research on the world's most dangerous diseases.
China ramps up campaign to redefine 'human rights'
AFP, Published on 13/12/2019
» BEIJING: China is ramping up a global campaign to promote its own vision of human rights, inviting the likes of North Korea and Syria to a forum on the topic and drafting other countries to back its policies at the UN.
Hong Kong businessman pays almost $1m for parking space
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong might be heading for recession after months of violent protests but that has not stopped one businessman from forking out almost US$1 million for a parking spot.
Murder suspect whose case was catalyst for Hong Kong protests released
AFP, Published on 23/10/2019
» HONG KONG - A murder suspect whose proposed deportation to Taiwan was a catalyst for huge anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong was released from prison Wednesday but, despite saying he wanted to face justice, will remain in the city as a diplomatic spat continues.
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers join anti-government rally
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of protesters poured into one of Hong Kong's busiest shopping districts on Sunday, braving a downpour to join an anti-government rally in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.
Hong Kong braces for largest citywide strike in decades
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/08/2019
» Hong Kong is bracing for the largest citywide strike in decades on Monday, after about 14,000 people from 20 sectors vowed to join the industrial action against the now-abandoned extradition bill, first called for by staff unions of transport operators and social workers.