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‘Winnie the Pooh’ Cancellation Raises Chinese Censorship Concerns
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Hong Kong to End Mask Mandate After Almost 3 Years
By Jinshan Hong, Kari Lindberg and Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg
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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.
By Amy Gunia
December 23, 2021
Most Hong Kongers Stay Away From 'Patriots Only' Election
Many pro-democracy figures and experts say that the low turnout is directly tied to the lack of meaningful opposition
By Amy Gunia
December 20, 2021
HK's Apple Daily Newspaper Likely to Close
Hong Kong’s moves to arrest owner Jimmy Lai and target Apple Daily editorial staff have alarmed foreign governments and human rights groups
By John Cheng, Felix Tam and Iain Marlow / Bloomberg
June 21, 2021
Will Hong Kong's Vaccine Prizes Improve Vaccination Rates?
A Tesla, a free apartment and gold bars are all up for grabs in COVID-19 vaccine lotteries in Hong Kong. They may not be enough to overcome hesitancy.
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
June 11, 2021
Will Reopening Bars Help Vaccination Rates?
Hong Kong’s vaccine passport experiment could offer clues for other countries considering expanding privileges for vaccinated people
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
May 3, 2021
China Draws Hong Kong Protests Comparison With Capitol Siege
In China, the storming of the Capitol drew comparisons to the ransacking of Hong Kong's legislature in July 2019
By Amy Gunia / Hong Kong
January 11, 2021
American Arrested in H.K. National Security Sweep
Police arrested lawyer John Clancey, a U.S. citizen whose law firm has handled hundreds of protest cases
By Iain Marlow, Natalie Lung and Alfred Liu / Bloomberg
January 5, 2021
Hong Kong Activists Sentenced to Up to 3 Years in Mainland
China sentenced Hong Kong activists detained on the mainland to up to three years in jail after a dozen attempted to flee the city by speedboat
By Natalie Lung and Kari Lindberg / Bloomberg
December 29, 2020
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Under Security Law
Lai, a prominent pro-democracy activist, is being charged with foreign collusion, a move likely to prompt further international criticism of China’s crackdown
By Iain Marlow and Felix Tam / Bloomberg
December 11, 2020
Jailed Joshua Wong Vows Hong Kong's Struggle Will Continue
The prominent activist was handed a sentence of 13.5 months but shouted “We will hang in there" as he was whisked away
By Laignee barron / Hong Kong
December 2, 2020
Joshua Wong Jailed Over 2019 Hong Kong Protest
Fellow activists Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were also remanded to custody after pleading guilty.
By Michael Zennie / Hong Kong
November 23, 2020
What Is the Future of Hong Kong's Democracy Movement?
The exit of opposition lawmakers from the legislature deepens anxieties about the territory's political future.
By Laignee Barron / Hong Kong
November 20, 2020
Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Calls His Arrest 'Trumped Up'
He said Hong Kong’s future as Asia’s main financial hub was uncertain if there was no respect for the rule of law under the new security measures
By Iain Marlow and Stephen Engle / Bloomberg
August 14, 2020
H.K. Police Raid Newspaper and Arrest Owner
Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the offices of his flagship newspaper under the city's national security law
By Iain Marlow and Natalie Lung / Bloomberg
August 9, 2020
Lessons From Hong Kong's Decision to Postpone Elections
Local authorities cited the pandemic as the reason for postponing polls for a year—without consulting their own medical experts
By Laignee Barron / Hong Kong
August 7, 2020
How a Security Law Transformed Hong Kong in 1 Month
Throughout July, Beijing's national security law featured prominently in a sustained effort to quell political upheaval in Hong Kong
By laignee barron / Hong Kong
August 4, 2020
Hong Kong Bars 12 Pro-Democracy Activists From Election
Prominent activist Joshua Wong confirmed the government invalidated his nomination
By Natalie Lung and Iain Marlow / Bloomberg
July 30, 2020
Hong Kong Faces Troubling Coronavirus Surge
Just a handful of locally-transmitted cases had been confirmed for several weeks before the number began ticking upwards about three weeks ago
By Amy Gunia / Hong Kong
July 27, 2020
The Chilling Effect of Hong Kong's New Security Law
Since the enactment of the law at the end of June, a sense of fear and uncertainty has taken hold in Hong Kong
By Laignee Barron / Hong Kong
July 23, 2020
600,000 Hongkongers Voted in Unofficial Primary Election
More than 610,000 residents cast ballots in the two-day vote to narrow down the opposition candidates competing for the city’s Legislative Council
By Natalie Lung and Iain Marlow / Bloomberg
July 13, 2020
Most U.S. Companies in H.K. Are Worried About Security Law
According to an American Chamber of Commerce survey, 76% of companies were concerned about the sweeping measures barring subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion, with most being “extremely concerned”
By Iain Marlow / Bloomberg
July 13, 2020
Impact of Security Law on H.K. Democracy Movement
The legislation’s full text targets secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
July 8, 2020
H.K. Grants Police New Powers Under Security Law
Police can seek the security minister’s permission to order publishers, service providers and hosting services to remove messages, restrict or cease access to the message, or restrict or cease access by any person to the platform
By Natalie Lung and Jason Scott / Bloomberg
July 7, 2020
Hong Kong Bans Protest Slogan Under National Security Law
The Hong Kong government said the rallying cry “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our time!” was now illegal under the legislation barring secession, terrorism, subversion of state power and collusion with foreign forces
By Iain Marlow and Natalie Lung / Bloomberg
July 3, 2020
U.K. Offers 3 Million Hong Kong Residents Path to Citizenship
U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke out following China's imposition of new security laws on the region
By Madeline Roache
July 1, 2020
U.S. Restricts Hong Kong's Access to Sensitive Technology
The Commerce Department said it was suspending regulations allowing special treatment to Hong Kong over things including export license exceptions
By Jenny Leonard, Iain Marlow and John Harney / Bloomberg
June 30, 2020
Hong Kong Security Law Passes
The swiftly enacted legislation grants Beijing broad new powers to quell the protest movement that engulfed the city last year
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
June 29, 2020
White House Froze Funds to Aid Hong Kong Protesters
The money might have helped people in Hong Kong evade surveillance by the Chinese government
By Billy Perrigo
June 26, 2020
H.K. Leader Says She Hasn’t Seen Draft of Security Law
“We have not seen the complete details of the proposed legislation,” she said. “We were commenting on what we have seen”
By Iain Marlow and Natalie Lung / Bloomberg
June 23, 2020
Hong Kong Protest Anniversary: What's Changed
Desperation forces some to call for a break from China
By TIME Staff
June 9, 2020
Hongkongers Commemorate Tiananmen Anniversary Despite Ban
Many fear it will be the last year they are allowed to commemorate the 1989 killings in Beijing's Tiananmen Square
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
June 4, 2020
Hong Kong Is Caught in the Middle of the Great U.S.-China Power Struggle
The protesters didn't expect to be back on the streets so soon. Life in Hong Kong had only just started to resemble a new normal after the threat of the pandemic subsided. But there they...
By Laignee Barron
June 4, 2020
How Hong Kong's Loss of 'Special Status' Could Hit Business
Hong Kong risks becoming a casualty in the emerging cold war between Washington and Beijing
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
May 29, 2020
China Approves Hong Kong Security Legislation, Defying Trump
The move to bypass Hong Kong's legislature has alarmed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists and politicians
By Iain Marlow / Bloomberg
May 28, 2020
'A Sad Result.' U.S. Says Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous
One leading pro-democracy figure thanked Washington, others said the move was bad news for Hong Kong people
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
May 28, 2020
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