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Xi calls on Hongkongers to better integrate with nation’s development

Ng Kang-chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 13 02:11 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his appeal in a congratulatory letter sent to pro-Beijing Ta Kung Pao to mark its 120th anniversary. Also speaking at the ceremony is Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who says media has a role in promoting national security. Read more »

Ex-security chief poised to become Hong Kong's next leader

Su Xinqi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 08:52 AM

A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement is set to be anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists. Read more »

Hong Kong leader downplays concerns over press freedom

Chris Lau and Nadia Lam, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 26 08:52 PM

Carrie Lam attributes the public’s concerns to misunderstandings on the extent press freedom is covered by constitutional safeguards. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club has put its annual Human Rights Press Awards on hold. Read more »

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam won't seek second term

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 01:29 PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will not seek another term as the city's political elite prepares to select a new leader next month. Read more »

Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from Philippines, 8 other countries

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 21 01:45 PM

Hong Kong will resume international flights from nine countries including the United States and the Philippines in April, city leader Carrie Lam said Monday. Read more »

Hong Kong plans to review COVID restrictions on Monday

Reuters
Posted at Mar 20 05:57 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Sunday she plans to review COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, just days after acknowledging that many people in the global financial hub were "losing patience" with the city's coronavirus policies. Read more »

Hong Kong in 'all-out combat' to contain COVID outbreak

James Pomfret, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 04:41 PM

Hong Kong is in 'all-out combat' to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city's number two official said on Sunday. Read more »

Hong Kong aims to get 10,000 hotel rooms in COVID fight

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 17 03:23 PM

The Hong Kong government plans to make up to 10,000 hotel rooms available for COVID-19 patients. Read more »

Hong Kong rules out lockdown despite COVID spiral

Marius Zaharia and Farah Master, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 02:17 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday ruled out a citywide lockdown to fight COVID-19. Read more »

Hong Kong cabinet minister steps down over tapas party

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 11:23 AM

A Hong Kong cabinet minister resigned on Monday for attending a birthday party alongside dozens of officials and lawmakers. Read more »

Hong Kong leader ditches face mask

Marius Zaharia and Donny Kwok, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 05:24 PM

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday defended herself against criticism for not wearing a mask at news conferences, saying it was so people could see how "solemn" she was when talking about the coronavirus. Read more »

HK news outlet shuts down to 'ensure safety'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 03 02:30 PM

China has tightened its control over Hong Kong, including by cracking down on Hong Kong's once boisterous and pluralistic local press. Read more »

Hong Kong leader gets razor blade, threatening letter

Danny Mok, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 14 12:30 PM

A threatening package addressed to the chief executive arrives on Monday to the building at the very heart of Hong Kong’s government. Read more »

Hong Kong dismisses pushback over 'zero-Covid' strategy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 03:11 PM

Hong Kong's leader doubled down on her zero-Covid strategy on Tuesday, brushing off growing pushback from the business community. Read more »

Locsin to ask Hong Kong to accept PH's COVID-19 vaccination cards

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 04:51 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Wednesday said he would formally ask Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam for her country to recognize the country's COVID-19 vaccination cards, following concerns from Filipino migrant workers. Read more »

HK tycoon Jimmy Lai's Next Digital to stop operating from July 1 - memo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 05:58 PM

Hong Kong media group Next Digital, owned by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai, will cease operating from July 1 after the company's assets were frozen as part of a national security investigation, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Read more »

Lights out at Apple Daily: Hongkongers queue for hours to buy newspaper’s last issue

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jun 24 03:40 PM

Hongkongers rushed overnight to buy one of a million copies of Apple Daily’s last-ever edition, which hit the streets in the early hours of Thursday to close the final chapter of the tabloid-style newspaper’s 26 years in business.   Read more »

Hong Kong's embattled daily to run last print edition June 24 - sources

Clifford Lo and Lilian Cheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 23 06:18 PM

The move follows the morning arrest of lead editorial writer Yeung Ching-kee, 55, under the national security law. Parent company Next Digital had warned the tabloid’s closure was imminent if HK$18 million in assets was not unfrozen by the Security Bureau. Read more »

Spotlight on HK’s Apple Daily columns amid debate on alleged national security law breach

Chris Lau and Jeffie Lam, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 19 03:46 PM

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily has published at least 17 commentaries by founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying since 2019, with at least 4 touching on foreign sanctions, a Post study has found.   Read more »

HK national security police arrest Apple Daily executives, seize reporting materials

Sharon Tam, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 17 11:55 AM

It was the second time for police to raid the Apple Daily headquarters; 200 officers went in last year to arrest its owner Jimmy Lai on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. Read more »