Hong Kong’s colorful Bun Festival returns after Covid-19 cancellations

Hong Kong’s colorful Bun Festival is back after three years of COVID-19 restrictions. Visitors packed the tiny island of Cheung Chau to watch children parade

Second-largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown

One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong voted to dissolve itself on Saturday, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities

Gov’t denies knowledge about Uyghur student, slams Amnesty for saying he disappeared at airport

Hong Kong Saturday criticized rights group Amnesty International’s accusation that a Uyghur student disappeared after being interrogated at the airport, and said that government records showed

21-year-old sentenced to 5 years for thwarted bomb plot

A Hong Kong man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating in a thwarted bomb plot that aimed to build resistance forces, in

Cathay Pacific sacks crew members accused of discriminating against non-English speakers

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has dismissed three cabin crew members after a passenger accused them of discriminating against non-English speakers, in a case that drew criticism

Lee condemns unusual uptick in registration withdrawals from organ donation system

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee condemned an unusual rise in the number of withdrawal requests to the city’s organ donation system, saying yesterday that police would

Lee defends removal of politically sensitive books in public libraries

Hong Kong's leader said yesterday the city’s public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies” to residents after they pulled titles related to the 1989

Lee says China’s sentencing of US citizen exposes national security threats

The life sentence imposed by China on a 78-year-old U.S. citizen, who was also a Hong Kong permanent resident, on spying charges shows the city should “stay

Newspaper to stop publishing drawings by prominent cartoonist after government complaints

A Hong Kong newspaper announced yesterday it will stop publishing drawings by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after they drew government complaints, in another example of

Lawmakers amend law to limit foreign lawyers in some cases

Hong Kong lawmakers this week passed an amendment to a law granting the city’s leader the power to bar overseas lawyers from handling national security cases,

UK official visits SAR after years of strained ties

The first British minister visiting Hong Kong in five years said his country will not “duck” its historic responsibilities to people living in its former colony

Lee plans electoral overhaul for district councils

Hong Kong is planning to overhaul its last major political representative body that is mostly comprised of popularly elected seats, its leader said yesterday. The move

Bishop hopes for closer ties with Beijing diocese

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop said in a historic trip to Beijing that he hopes the dioceses of the two cities will have more exchanges and cooperation,

HK top microbiologist suggests universal antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemic

Hong Kong microbiologist Kwok-yung Yuen recommends universal antiviral medications as key to preventing future viral outbreaks. His comment was made at a public lecture hosted

First listing of REIT free trade zone bond listed on MOX

Hong Kong-listed Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust’s RMB 1.5 billion unsecured bond was listed on the China (Macau) Financial Assets Exchange Co., Ltd. (MOX), being the

People hold first protest in years under strict rules

Dozens of people yesterday joined Hong Kong’s first authorized protest since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge

‘Winnie the Pooh’ film pulled from Hong Kong, Macau cinemas

Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong yesterday, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city, the Associated Press reports.

‘Villain hitting’ ritual draws crowds

People holding a grudge may have found a way to release it in Hong Kong’s “villain hitting” ritual. To relieve themselves from a bad

Woman arrested in gruesome killing of model

A woman accused of assisting a suspect in the gruesome killing and dismemberment of model Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested in mainland China, Hong Kong

Police stop activists from joining women’s march

A The League of Social Democrats said police questioned four of its members on Friday and warned them not to participate in the march that

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