Hong Kong

Senior editor of "Stand News" Robson Chan, center, is arrested by police officers in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Hong Kong police said they arrested several of its staff, including Chan, who is also head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, early Wednesday morning for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication. (AP Photo)

Hong Kong police arrest 6 journalists for sedition

Hong Kong police arrest 6 journalists for sedition

 

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 21, 1998, file photo, dancers of China’s National Ballet, Sun Jie, left, and Zou Zhi Rui, dressed in military uniforms pose for photographers at Hong Kong’s waterfront. A year after Beijing imposed a harsh national security law on Hong Kong, the civil liberties that raised hopes for more democracy are fading. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent

City’s stratospheric property market continues to surge

  • Jun 30, 2021

 

Last issue of Apple Daily are seen at printing house in Hong Kong, early Thursday, June 24, 2021. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper will stop publishing Thursday, following last week’s arrest of five editors and executives and the freezing of $2.3 million in assets under the city’s year-old national security law. (AP Photo/Rafael Wober)

Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy paper sells out final edition

Newspaper says it was forced to cease operations after police froze $2.3 million of its assets

  • Jun 24, 2021

 

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, people queue up to vote in Hong Kong in an unofficial primary for pro-democracy candidates ahead of legislative elections in September. About 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures were arrested by police on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 under a national security law, following their involvement in an unofficial primary election last year held to increase their chances of controlling the legislature, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested

Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, people queue up to vote in Hong Kong in an unofficial primary for pro-democracy candidates ahead of legislative elections in September. About 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures were arrested by police on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 under a national security law, following their involvement in an unofficial primary election last year held to increase their chances of controlling the legislature, according to local media reports. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The Chinese ambassador to Canada is warning the Trudeau government not to grant asylum to Hong Kong residents fleeing a widely criticized national security law imposed on the territory by Beijing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Chinese envoy warns Canada against granting asylum to Hong Kong protesters

Chinese envoy warns Canada against granting asylum to Hong Kong protesters

Ambassador of China to Canada Cong Peiwu speaks as part of a panel at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The Chinese ambassador to Canada is warning the Trudeau government not to grant asylum to Hong Kong residents fleeing a widely criticized national security law imposed on the territory by Beijing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau’s promise to help Hong Kong

Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau’s promise to help Hong Kong

Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau’s promise to help Hong Kong

Calls mount, frustration grows over Trudeau’s promise to help Hong Kong
Canada must move quickly to stand up for democracy in Hong Kong, activists say

Canada must move quickly to stand up for democracy in Hong Kong, activists say

Canada must move quickly to stand up for democracy in Hong Kong, activists say

Canada must move quickly to stand up for democracy in Hong Kong, activists say
4 arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts

4 arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts

4 arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts

4 arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts
Don’t criticize China’s treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada

Don’t criticize China’s treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada

Don’t criticize China’s treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada

Don’t criticize China’s treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada
Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law

Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law

Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law

Canada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law
Divided West can do little as China tightens up on Hong Kong

Divided West can do little as China tightens up on Hong Kong

Divided West can do little as China tightens up on Hong Kong

Divided West can do little as China tightens up on Hong Kong

Hong Kong security law criticized abroad, defended by China

Hong Kong security law criticized abroad, defended by China

Passage of China’s new national security law came amid fears in Hong Kong and abroad that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the Asian financial hub, in a June 30, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

China approves contentious Hong Kong national security law

HONG KONG — China approved a contentious national security law that will…

  • Jun 30, 2020
Passage of China’s new national security law came amid fears in Hong Kong and abroad that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the Asian financial hub, in a June 30, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, like many in Hong Kong, fear the city will become like any other in mainland China, in a May 29, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the…

  • May 29, 2020
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, like many in Hong Kong, fear the city will become like any other in mainland China, in a May 29, 2020 story. (Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong

Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets…

Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong
Canadian universities encourage exchange students in Hong Kong to head home

Canadian universities encourage exchange students in Hong Kong to head home

Some Canadian universities are urging their exchange students in Hong Kong to…

Canadian universities encourage exchange students in Hong Kong to head home
Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes in Hong Kong

Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — Police fired tear gas at protesters who littered streets…

Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest man in knife attack at protest site

Hong Kong police arrest man in knife attack at protest site

Hong Kong police said Monday that a 48-year-old knife-wielding man who slashed…

Hong Kong police arrest man in knife attack at protest site
Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace

Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace

Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace…

Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace
Canadians in Hong Kong worried for neighbours as protests roil former colony

Canadians in Hong Kong worried for neighbours as protests roil former colony

As mass protests in Hong Kong grab headlines around the world, expatriate…

Canadians in Hong Kong worried for neighbours as protests roil former colony