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Politics

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under national security law

Opposition figures and parties took to their Facebook and Twitter accounts to confirm at least 21 arrests, most on a charge of “subversion”

Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, reports to the police station after he was released on bail following his arrest under the national security law in Hong Kong, China December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
World+Biz

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in custody after fraud charge

Pro-democracy activists Ivan Lam, Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to face charges related to illegal assembly stemming from 2019, in Hong Kong, China November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Politics

Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow jailed

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference following the annual policy address in Hong Kong, China November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik
World+Biz

Parliamentarians from 18 countries urge HK to intervene in China detention case

Pan-democratic legislators including Wu Chi-Wai, Claudia Mo and Lam Cheuk-ting announced to resign from the Legislative Council after Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Kwok Ka-ki, Kenneth Leung and Dennis Kwok were disqualified when China passed a new resolution in Hong Kong, China November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Politics

Hong Kong opposition stages final protest before mass resignation, China condemns walkout

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

US sanctions 4 Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Riot police detain a protester during an anti-government rally in central Hong Kong, China October 6, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

How the Hong Kong calamity will play out

A man wears mask to prevent a new coronavirus outbreak as he uses his mobile, with skyline in the background of Hong Kong, China, January 29, 2020/ Reuters
World+Biz

Demand for VPNs surges in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, China May 26, 2020/ Reuters
World+Biz

Security laws will not affect city's rights and freedoms: Hong Kong's leader

Zhang Xiaoming, Director of China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, attends the funeral of Cheng Yu-tung, founder of Hong Kong property group New World Development, in Hong Kong, China October 13, 2016/ Reuters
South Asia

China replaces head of its Hong Kong and Macau affairs office

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam wears a mask as she arrives to a news conference in Hong Kong, China on January 31, 2020/ Reuters
South Asia

Hong Kong reports first coronavirus death as hospital workers escalate strike

Lit-up buildings stand within the North Point and Fortress Hill district in Hong Kong, China, December 16, 2019/ Reuters
Politics

Young democrats shake up pro-Beijing stronghold in Hong Kong

Protesters wear gas masks during clashes with police outside Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong, China November 17, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

China says Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on face mask ban