Hong Kong

Chief Executive Carrie Lam thanked the government in Beijing for “improving Hong Kong’s electoral system” a day after John Lee was almost unanimously chosen as her successor.

The bank’s position – with huge financial stakes and close political ties in both London and Beijing – has become increasingly untenable amid growing tensions.

Student societies have long played an important role in Hong Kong activism. Now they are dying out amid the wider crackdown on dissent.

Lam’s replacement was a key demand of the 2019 protests, but no one should be celebrating her announced retirement now.

John Lee’s background is heavy on security, showing Beijing values that over Hong Kong’s economic prosperity.

Few took it seriously when Xi Jinping first said he would consolidate control over Hong Kong. We must not make the same mistake when analyzing Xi's plans for Taiwan.

Lam has been Hong Kong’s top leader during a rocky stretch, from the 2019 Umbrella Movement through the enactment of a controversial national security law.

In its approach to SPAC listings, Hong Kong seeks to uphold its reputation for high quality investing while also remaining a competitive financial hub for Greater Chinese and other Asian companies.

Increasingly repressive laws enacted by China in Hong Kong have made the presence of British judges untenable.

From a low-budget emotional ride through protests to an evocative documentary exploring the city’s cultural memory, directors brave – and flourish in – the new normal.

“The whole world knows we have to live with the virus, only the Hong Kong government does not know,” said taxi driver Chan Tai-man.