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China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

May 06, 2022 4:35 pm

John Lee, formerly the city’s No. 2 official, is the only candidate Sunday in what is an election in name only.

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam will not seek a second term

April 04, 2022 10:05 am

The Hong Kong leader said the decision was her "personal wish" and was based on family considerations. Her successor as head of the global financial hub is due to be picked in May.

Hong Kong news outlet to close amid crackdown on dissent

January 03, 2022 1:19 pm

Citizen News is the third news outlet to close in recent months following prodemocracy newspaper Apple Daily and online site Stand News.

Can a ‘very confident’ Carrie Lam salvage her legacy in Hong Kong?

December 19, 2021 10:32 am

For most of Lam’s career, she advertised herself as a more moderate figure, committed to Beijing but open to compromise.

Hong Kong officials distance themselves from Nanking footage

December 14, 2021 2:27 pm

China on Monday marked the 80th anniversary of the killings that left hundreds of civilians and disarmed soldiers dead.

Hong Kong's first trial under national security hears closing arguments

July 20, 2021 11:06 am

Some Western governments and rights groups say the national security law is being used to crush dissent in the global financial hub.

Hong Kong's delayed legislative elections set for December

April 14, 2021 9:08 am

Lam also said on Tuesday that laws will be amended so that inciting voters not to vote or to cast blank or invalid votes will be made illegal, although voters themselves are free to boycott voting or cast votes as they wish.

Hong Kong leader 'fully welcomes' proposed electoral reforms

March 08, 2021 12:21 pm

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday that the Hong Kong government "fully welcomes" the reforms to the city's electoral system, after Beijing proposed a major revamp that will increase central government control over Hong Kong politics.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to restore order amid political 'chaos'

November 26, 2020 3:01 pm

Carrie Lam told a gathering of pro-Beijing lawmakers that pro-democracy protests and foreign interference were a danger to the former British colony's national security. Lam was hit by US sanctions in August.

Hong Kong leader: National security law has been 'effective'

November 25, 2020 7:07 pm

Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong in June, aiming to crack down on dissent following months of anti-government protests in the city that at times descended into violence.

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Greta Thunberg, Boris Johnson, Carrie Lam, K Sivan: Global newsmakers of 2019

January 01, 2020 11:30 am

From Sanna Marin who took oath in December as Finland's Prime Minister to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg being named Time Magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year, 2019 has been an eventful year. Here is a recap of the year in photographs

University a battleground in Hong Kong protests

December 02, 2019 7:52 am

For more than two weeks a Hong Kong university was transformed, first into a protester fortress with slingshots to fire gasoline bombs, then a city under siege with police arresting anyone who came out.

Anti-govt protests rock Hong Kong again; pro-Beijing lawmaker stabbed during campaign

November 07, 2019 12:23 pm

Hong Kong protests: Today's attack on Ho marked a dark turn in the protests that began in early June, and demonstrators have accused police of being slow to respond or even colluding with the attackers.

Protests, clashes as bid to block Hong Kong mask ban fails

October 10, 2019 7:16 am

The mask ban, which took effect Saturday under an emergency law, has led to more anger instead of deterring the anti-government demonstrations that have rocked the international financial hub for four months.

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