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Hong Kong emigration wave takes toll on its least political residents - its pets

Yoyo Chow, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 05:26 PM

Increasing numbers of pets have been abandoned by people in Hong Kong who cannot afford the travel arrangements or are unable to take their companions with them, veterinarians and animal shelter owners say.   Read more »

US lawmakers condemn Beijing’s plans to overhaul Hong Kong elections

Jacob Fromer, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 09 12:42 PM

A group of US lawmakers overseeing congressional China policy condemned Beijing’s recently announced plans to overhaul Hong Kong’s election system and urged President Joe Biden to help the city defend its “autonomy and basic freedoms”.   Read more »

Hong Kong electoral reforms prevent 'dictatorship of the majority,' says pro-Beijing lawmaker

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 06 10:51 PM

(UPDATED) - China's proposal for Hong Kong electoral reforms could prevent "dictatorship of the majority", a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker said, calling people who want one man one vote "politically immature". Read more »

What is love? Beijing desires unconditional loyalty from Hong Kong

Greg Torode and Marius Zaharia, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 12:24 AM

Xia Baolong, director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, has said the electoral system in the global financial hub needs to be changed to allow only "patriots" to govern.   Read more »

Hong Kong leader gets China's Sinovac vaccine to bolster public confidence

Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 04:32 PM

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam received China's Sinovac vaccine on Monday together with top officials at a live televised event to bolster public confidence ahead of the vaccine's rollout in the global financial hub this week.   Read more »

National Security Law: Hong Kong leader honors police top brass sanctioned by US

Danny Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 11 01:26 PM

Carrie Lam awards seven serving and retired police leaders in recognition of their public service contributions. Among the recipients are Commissioner of Police Chris Tang, deputy commissioner Edwina Lau and former commissioner Stephen Lo. Read more »

2020 Yearender: Top world stories other than COVID-19

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 01:17 PM

MANILA -- Here’s a look back at stories that made headlines and captured the interests of news.abs-cbn.com readers here and abroad other than COVID-19. Read more »

Cash and Carrie: US-sanctioned Hong Kong leader has no bank account

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 01:47 PM

"I have piles of cash at home, the government is paying me cash for my salary." Read more »

HK leader Carrie Lam to begin 5-day China trip with economic recovery talks in Beijing

Ng Kang-chung and Gary Cheung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 03 01:07 PM

Lam is expected to discuss a variety of issues during her time in the Chinese capital. She is also due to hold meetings with Shenzhen and Guangdong province leaders on Greater Bay Area development. Read more »

Carrie Lam hails ‘timely and essential’ nat'l security law in opening remarks at HK’s legal week

Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 03 12:54 PM

Chief executive says she will continue to back legislation without fear despite continued attacks by foreign governments. And Hong Kong's top judge defends the city’s judiciary against suggestions its independence has been compromised by the new law. Read more »

US targets Hong Kong leader but not banks in sanctions report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 11:04 AM

The United States on Wednesday renewed pressure against Hong Kong's leader, accusing her of undermining autonomy from China, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on banks under a tough new law.   Read more »

HK leader postpones annual policy address until after trip to Beijing

Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 12:00 PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday she will postpone her annual policy address, initially scheduled for Wednesday, to first hold a trip to Beijing to discuss China's support for the financial hub's economic recovery.   Read more »

US slaps sanctions on Hong Kong leader in new offensive on China

Shaun Tandon and Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 09 08:28 AM

WASHINGTON (UPDATE) - The United States slapped sanctions Friday on Hong Kong's top leader, a new salvo in a major escalation against Beijing after ordering sweeping restrictions on Chinese-owned social media giants TikTok and WeChat. Read more »

New York Times moving some Hong Kong staff over security law

Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 15 06:40 PM

The New York Times on Wednesday said it was moving its digital news hub from Hong Kong to South Korea as a result of a national security law Beijing imposed on the city last month and trouble obtaining visas. Read more »

HK chief says opponents of security law are 'enemy of the people'

Clare Jim and Carol Mang, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 12:42 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged opponents of Beijing's plan to impose national security legislation in the financial hub to stop "smearing" the effort, saying those who did were "the enemy of the people". Read more »

Hong Kong considers further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 12:09 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong is moving towards a further relaxation of social gathering restrictions related to the coronavirus, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said before a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Read more »

Hong Kong leader says financial hub cannot afford any more 'chaos'

Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 01:02 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further "chaos" as it marked the first anniversary of the start of rolling mass pro-democracy protests. Read more »

Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 12:26 PM

China's plans to impose a new security law on Hong Kong will "only target a handful of lawbreakers", the city's leader said Tuesday, as she tried to reassure international businesses and investors rattled by the proposal.   Read more »

Hong Kongers fret over Beijing's planned new security laws

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:47 PM

HONG KONG, May 23 - Newspaper vendor Man, 60, was speechless when she saw the headline that Beijing plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, and worried what the future holds for youth in the Chinese-ruled city. Read more »

Ignoring social distancing, protesters mock Hong Kong leader Lam on her birthday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 08:34 AM

HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters gathered in shopping malls across Hong Kong on Wednesday, flouting coronavirus-related social distancing rules to mock unpopular Chief Executive Carrie Lam on her birthday. Read more »