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Sep 06 2020
News
What You Can No Longer Say in Hong Kong
A sweeping national security law passed on June 30 instantly altered the lives and liberties of Hong Kong’s residents, criminalizing words and images that just hours earlier had been legally protected free speech.
The next day, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators tested the limits of the new law. Some carried signs bearing slogans like these, which for months had been lawfully
New York Times (News)Aug 10 2022
News
Hong Kong’s quarantine relaxation won’t revive its economy
After weeks of rumors and speculation, the Hong Kong government this week finally shortened mandatory hotel quarantines for inbound travellers from three days to seven.
But the city remains as cut-off from the world as ever. Tourists and business travellers are deterred by Hong Kong’s stringent, costly, and often unpredictable quarantine measures.
As a result, Hong Kong’s economy
QuartzJul 31 2020
News
Hong Kong delays election by a year, blames coronavirus
Hong Kong is delaying its upcoming election by a full year.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Friday said the Legislative Council election that was scheduled to take place on Sept. 6 will be postponed due to coronavirus concerns, CNN reports. This comes as Hong Kong has seen its number of coronavirus infections rise after previously having no locally transmitted cases for weeks.
The Week - NewsMay 27 2020
News
Pompeo: Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous From China
Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China and no longer deserves special treatment under U.S. law as it did while still under British law before July 1997.
Wednesday’s notification to lawmakers sets the stage for the U.S. to withdraw that preferential trade and financial status,
Newsmax (News)Apr 07 2024
News
‘Godzilla x Kong’ dominates again
NEW YORK — “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday. After its above-expectations $80 million launch last weekend, the MonsterVerse mashup brought in $31.7 million over its second weekend, a 60% drop from its debut. The Warner Bros. and Legendary
Boston HeraldNov 28 2019
News
The Hong Kong protests explained in 100 and 500 words
Anti-government protests have rocked Hong Kong for months and the situation shows no sign of dying down.
Here's all the background you need to know in 100 or 500 words - you can read each individually or in turn.
BBC NewsSep 08 2019
News
Hong Kong protesters beg Trump to ‘liberate’ city
Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday chanted the US national anthem and called on President Trump to “liberate” the Chinese-ruled city.
The throngs, wearing black shirts and masks, waved American flags, carried posters that read, “President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong” and sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” as they marched to the US Consulate under the watchful eyes of
New York Post (News)Sep 04 2019
Opinion
Hong Kong busts a myth of foreign ‘black hands’
For three months, as protesters in Hong Kong have demanded basic civic rights, China’s state-run media have depicted them as tools of outside powers. Its foreign minister warned “Western forces” to “pull back the black hand you have shown.” One American diplomat was targeted for allegedly instigating the demonstrations.
On Wednesday, however, the pro-Beijing leader of Hong Kong, Chief
Christian Science MonitorAug 13 2019
News
Clashes at Hong Kong airport after flights halted
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday evening after flights were disrupted for a second day and the political crisis in the former British colony deepened.
In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Chinese government was moving troops to the border with Hong Kong and he urged calm.
In a second day of unrest
ReutersAug 31 2019
News
Violence Erupts in Hong Kong as Protesters Defy Police
HONG KONG—Police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters besieging the city’s government headquarters, as tens of thousands took to the streets in defiance of a police ban on antigovernment demonstrations.
Violence flared in the Admiralty area late Saturday afternoon after crowds occupied major roads in processions that stretched for miles through the city. In other
Wall Street Journal (News)