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Hong Kong
December 01, 2022
Hong Kong Rags-to-riches Publisher Jimmy Lai Facing Security Law Trial
By Kanis Leung
Already serving a 20-month term for other offenses, the 74-year-old Lai could face up to life in prison if he is convicted under the new National Security Law.
October 19, 2022
Hong Kong Offers New Visa to Woo Talent Amid Brain Drain
By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo
The new Top Talent Pass Scheme targets those with high salaries or degrees from top universities.
May 11, 2022
Hong Kong Arrests Roman Catholic Cardinal, an Actress, and Others
By Associated Press
Cardinal Joseph Zen, singer-actress Denise Ho, lawyer Margaret Ng, and scholar Hui Po-keung were detained by Hong Kong's National Security Police on May 11.
March 30, 2022
Britain to Withdraw Judges From Hong Kong Top Court
By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka
Increasingly repressive laws enacted by China in Hong Kong have made the presence of British judges untenable.
March 09, 2022
Hong Kong Puts Mass Testing on Hold as COVID-19 Deaths Rise
By Associated Press
The city of 7.4 million people is in the grip of a spiraling Omicron outbreak.
February 24, 2022
Grumbling Grows as Hong Kong Sticks with Zero-COVID Policy
By Alice Fung and David Rising
“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.
December 30, 2021
Bio-tracked, Mistreated, Hog-tied: Immigration Detention in East Asia in 2021
By Surabhi Chopra and Chloe Fung
Governments in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea routinely detain migrants in closed custodial institutions.
June 23, 2021
Hong Kong’s Embattled Apple Daily to Close by Saturday
By Zen Soo and Matthew Cheng
The newspaper's parent company said that it would close due to "the current circumstances prevailing in Hong Kong."
May 14, 2021
Hong Kong’s Vaccination Drive Leaves Out Refugees
By Jessie Lau
Hong Kong is one of the easiest places in the world to get a vaccine and access to public health services. Unless you’re a refugee, that is.
May 08, 2021
Taiwan Catches Two Chinese Nationals Arriving by Dinghy
By Nick Aspinwall
At least one Chinese national said he had fled to Taiwan in search of “freedom and democracy,” raising questions about border security and refugee laws.
January 06, 2021
Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Figures Arrested
By Associated Press
Those arrested took part last year in an unofficial primary election that Beijing denounced as a "serious provocation."
December 12, 2020
How Can Shenzhen Replace Hong Kong?
By Jason Hung
China is planning to focus on Shenzhen as a new global hub. Will it work?
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