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From his role as security chief during the 2019 protests and unrest, to his promotion to the city’s No. 2 position, ex-police officer John Lee finally rose to the top, becoming chief executive on July 1, 2022.

LATEST NEWS & VIEWS

Hong Kong to set up booths to promote ‘patriots-only’ District Council elections at ‘night vibes’ markets

“We will have ‘district election night vibes,’” Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said, adding that booths promoting the “patriots-only” District Council elections at night markets allows for “closer interactions with citizens.”

by Hans Tse 17 hours ago17:08, 17 October 2023

Students should be protected as Rosaryhill sec. school slated for closure, says Hong Kong leader

School supervisor He Yousun announced the news last month, citing declining student enrolment and changing government regulations.

by Hans Tse 23 hours ago18:27, 17 October 2023

‘Tell good story of rule of law:’ Hong Kong lawyers urged to contribute to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Liaison Office deputy head Liu Guangyuan told local lawyers to leverage Hong Kong’s common law system as a bridge between Belt and Road countries.

by Hans Tse 16:50, 12 October 202316:50, 12 October 2023

Hong Kong residents seek assistance as Israel-Hamas war escalates

by James Lee 12:00, 11 October 202312:53, 12 October 2023

University of Hong Kong convenes panel to investigate allegations against institution’s head

by Hans Tse 22:31, 10 October 202312:33, 11 October 2023

Hong Kong issues 100,000 work visas in first 9 months of the year

by Irene Chan 18:44, 10 October 202318:45, 10 October 2023

US biz chamber urges Hong Kong to give ‘straightforward interpretations’ of security law in Policy Address

14:32, 10 October 202314:32, 10 October 2023

Hong Kong bags historic 53 medals at Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou

17:50, 9 October 202318:21, 9 October 2023

Hong Kong sees 1.1 million mainland Chinese tourists over ‘Golden Week’ holiday; spending lags pre-Covid levels

16:32, 9 October 202319:42, 9 October 2023

Give new parents HK$10k and tax breaks to hire domestic workers, Hong Kong lawmakers say amid low birth rate

08:00, 6 October 202309:27, 6 October 2023

Firms already in Hong Kong among those drawn by gov’t push to boost tech sector; up to 80% from mainland China

16:43, 5 October 202316:43, 5 October 2023

University of Hong Kong council will proceed ‘impartially’, chair says, amid misconduct allegations against school head

08:00, 5 October 202315:12, 5 October 2023

COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS

Why Beijing and Hong Kong’s complaints about Fukushima wastewater are hypocritical

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and resulting tsunami, combined with regulatory and management failures, caused nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Subsequent efforts to cool damaged reactors at the plant produced huge quantities of contaminated wastewater, which is stored near the plant in a growing number of massive holding tanks. See…

18:00, 31 July 202318:04, 31 July 2023

Improving Hong Kong’s pandemic response and mental healthcare will take independent reviews – and action

Last month, the Hong Kong government lifted our Covid-19 state of emergency. A few weeks earlier, the World Health Organization had declared the pandemic over as Covid becomes endemic. These developments allow the government to focus on urgent tasks of economic development and reengaging globally. Now is also the time to reconsider a publicly available,…

11:00, 17 June 202316:28, 14 June 2023

FEATURES

Road to Hong Kong villages cut off by landslides to partially reopen; residents rally to coordinate clean-up efforts

People living in Shek O and Big Wave Bay on Saturday morning joined efforts to clear debris blocking part of Shek O Road, taking shovels and wheelbarrows up to the site as an excavator worked to clear the landslip from the other side.

by Mercedes Hutton 20:25, 9 September 202316:45, 12 September 2023

Shifting Narratives: How the official attitude to Hong Kong’s District Councils changed

When the opposition camp swept the board in the 2019 District Council elections, Hong Kong’s then-leader said she respected the result. Now, officials say the advisory bodies provided a platform to advocates of “black riots.”

by Candice Chau 10:00, 20 August 202321:58, 21 August 2023

Explainer: What is ‘soft resistance’? Hong Kong officials vow to take a hard line against it, but provide no definition

“Soft resistance” has been increasingly cited as a threat to national security. But legal scholars have raised concern over the term’s lack of definition, with one calling it a “worrying development.”

by Hong Kong Free Press 08:58, 5 August 202309:00, 5 August 2023

Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 37

HK$1 million bounties for overseas activists as families targeted, ex-members of Demosisto arrested, warnings against ‘soft resistance,’ journalists raise alarm over press freedom, and leader John Lee is reportedly barred from the APEC meeting in the US.

by Hong Kong Free Press 10:00, 30 July 202304:31, 31 July 2023

Explainer: What is Article 23? Hong Kong’s homegrown security law finds itself back in the spotlight

An attempt to pass the city’s own security law collapsed in 2003 under the weight of mass protests. This time, public opposition is likely to be muted.