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US firms in Hong Kong awake to 'sad day' as Trump vows to curb...

Trump said Beijing had broken its word over Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy by proposing new national security...

30 May 2020 3:02 AM GMT

$Students from Hong Kong and Taiwan display placards reading Bad laws of Chinas national security\ during a protest outside the Hong Kongs Taipei office on May 28, 2020. (AFP)$ World

China refuses UN Security Council meeting on Hong Kong issue

The Beijing legislature is expected on Thursday to move forward on the law, bypassing Hong Kong's own lawmaking body

28 May 2020 5:13 AM GMT

Riot police stand guard outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP)

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Security tight as Hong Kong set to debate China national anthem bill

The anthem bill is set for a second reading today and is expected to be turned into law next month

27 May 2020 4:04 AM GMT

Police fire tear gas on protesters during a planned protests against a proposal to enact a new security legislation in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. (AFP)

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Hong Kong security chief warns of growing 'terrorism'

More than 180 people were arrested on Sunday as authorities fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse pro-democracy...

25 May 2020 5:45 AM GMT

A volunteer (R) holds up a ballot paper during counting in Hong Kong on June 20, 2020, following a vote organised by selection of pro-democracy unions to ask members if they will participate in a city wide strike and if they supported Chinas plans to impose a new national security law in Hong Kong. (AFP)

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Hong Kong unions, students fail to get support for strikes against...

Anti-government demonstrations have lost momentum due to higher risk of arrest and failing to get approval for crowd...

21 Jun 2020 6:33 AM GMT

Pro-Hong Kong demonstrators display flags during a protest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. (AP)

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China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law

The law is expected to bring about the most profound change to the former British colony's way of life since it returned...

18 Jun 2020 11:18 AM GMT

Chinese police officers stand guard in front of Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP)

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Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary

The anniversary strikes a sensitive nerve this year as Beijing moves to impose national security law that could crush...

4 Jun 2020 4:16 AM GMT

People lined up at DHL courier outlets across the city, many to send documents to the U.K. to apply for or renew what is known as a British National (Overseas) passport. (AP)

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UK to change immigration rules if China imposes security law on Hong...

About 350,000 Hong Kongers currently hold British National Overseas passports and another 2.5 million would be eligible...

3 Jun 2020 7:43 AM GMT

$A pro-democracy protester (C) waves a British colonial flag during a \Lunch With You\ rally at a shopping mall in the Central district in Hong Kong. (AFP)$ World

Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as controversial anthem law back up for...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accuse foreign governments on Tuesday of 'double standards' in their reaction to Beijing's...

3 Jun 2020 5:07 AM GMT

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said that New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

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New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty over Chinese...

Australia, Canada and the UK suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month

28 July 2020 8:18 AM GMT

$A Hong Kong Cafe, known as a \yellow shop\ because its owners expressed sympathy for protesters, has a wall decorated with blank post-it notes in Hong Kong Thursday, July 9, 2020. Stores that supported the protest movement by putting up protest artwork and sticky notes filled with words of encouragement from customers have since taken them down, out of fear that its contents could land them in trouble with the authorities. Instead, they have put up blank sticky notes as a way to show solidarity with the movement. (AP)$ World

Hong Kong protesters adapt signs, slogans to skirt new law

Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong have adapted their methods to try to make their voices heard without violating...

21 July 2020 8:13 AM GMT

U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad. (AP)

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China says US blocking its development, summons ambassador in Beijing

China accuses that US president Donald Trump's recent Hong Kong Autonomy Act is an attempt to curb its developments

16 July 2020 4:55 AM GMT