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China Is Cracking Down on Cantonese Language Advocacy in Hong Kong
By Chad de Guzman
Hong Kong Wants to Ban a Popular Protest Anthem
By Kari Lindberg and Rebecca Choong Wilkins / Bloomberg
CoCo Lee’s Death Spotlights Mental Health Struggles in Hong Kong
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The slasher was pulled from cinemas in Hong Kong and Macau just before its release.
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Hong Kong to End Mask Mandate After Almost 3 Years
"From tomorrow we are completely returning to normalcy," Hong Kong leader John Lee said.
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What to Know About Hong Kong’s Ban on CBD
Hong Kong’s ban on cannabidiol, or CBD, went into effect Feb. 1. Here’s everything you need to know.
By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong
January 31, 2023
Hong Kong’s Leader Hopes to End Mask Mandate in 2023
The mask mandate is one of the only major curbs left remaining from the city’s COVID Zero days
By Felix Tam and Alfred Liu / Bloomberg
January 17, 2023
Hong Kong Reasserts Desire To Be Crypto Hub Despite Industry Upheaval
The city is keen to plug its crypto credentials at a time regional rival Singapore is backtracking.
By Kiuyan Wong, Sarah Zheng and Zheping Huang / Bloomberg
January 9, 2023
Hong Kong Ends Hotel Quarantine for Arrivals
The move is being welcomed locally, but will it be enough to bring travelers back?
By Amy Gunia/Hong Kong
September 23, 2022
Joshua Wong to Plead Guilty in Hong Kong Security Case
The former student leader is among 29 democracy advocates expected to enter guilty pleas over subversion charges
By Kari Lindberg/Bloomberg
August 18, 2022
What the Rugby Sevens Says About Hong Kong's Financial Fate
The iconic sporting event resumes on Nov. 4-6, but Hong Kong more to do to regain its status as a global business hub
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
August 4, 2022
Is Hong Kong Ready for Another COVID-19 Surge?
Vaccine uptake among Hong Kong's elderly has improved but is still far from optimal, leaving the city vulnerable
By Vanesse Chan/Hong Kong and Amy Gunia/Hong Kong
July 27, 2022
What to Know About John Lee, Hong Kong's New Leader
He is the first chief executive since anti-government protests roiled the city in 2019
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
June 30, 2022
G7 Expresses 'Grave Concern' Over Hong Kong Leader’s Election
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven most industrialized nations expressed “grave concern” over the process by which Hong Kong selected its next Chief Executive, calling it an assault on the fundamental freedoms of...
By Linda Lew / Bloomberg
May 9, 2022
Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Won't Seek a Second Term Amid City's COVID-19 Crisis
An Omicron outbreak resulted in Hong Kong logging the highest virus death rate per capita in a developed country, due to its under-vaccinated elderly.
By Kari Lindberg/Bloomberg
April 3, 2022
HK Could Remain Cut Off From World Until 2024: Report
The most likely scenario for Hong Kong’s exit from its isolation is to wait for China to finish developing a powerful mRNA vaccine and immunize its 1.4 billion people, the European Chamber of Commerce said
By Michelle Fay Cortez and Iain Marlow/Bloomberg
January 26, 2022
Hong Kong to Kill 2,000 Hamsters Over COVID-19 Fears
The mass culling of hamsters is the latest in Hong Kong’s dramatic "zero COVID" measures
By Chad de Guzman
January 18, 2022
Hong Kong Birthday Bash Lands 30 Officials in Quarantine
All of the some 170 guests at a celebration thrown for a representative for a mainland Chinese agency were being sent to the government quarantine camp in Penny’s Bay.
By Felix Tam and Kari Lindberg / Bloomberg
January 7, 2022
HK Dismantling Memory of Tiananmen Massacre
Workers at the University of Hong Kong arrived in the middle of the night—dismantling and removing the Pillar of Shame, a statue commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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December 23, 2021
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