Patten warns against calls for Hong Kong independence
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s last British governor, Chris Patten, said Tuesday that calls for the city’s independence from China dilute support for democracy, … Read more
Xi Jinping sees ‘challenges’ in Hong Kong autonomy as protests gather steam
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping, visiting Hong Kong for the 20th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, said on Friday the … Read more
Activist investor calls Hong Kong market rout
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Six weeks ago, David Webb, an activist investor and former director of the Hong Kong exchange, issued a report titled “The … Read more
Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A flood of Chinese bankers is changing the social fabric of Hong Kong, as they rapidly expand their footprint in one … Read more
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Sunday offered to help China to transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on … Read more
Negotiating Autonomy in Greater China
Local autonomy is a complex and often contentious issue in many countries, not least because the situation often involves a process of continuous (re)negotiation. Publisher … Read more
Hong Kong Arts Month: Hidden art which only Hong Kongers know
Venture off the beaten track during this year’s Hong Kong Arts Month which runs from 1 to 31 March, away from the high profile gallery … Read more
20 glamorous Hong Kong girl images by Celebi
Fashion photographer Akif Hakan Celebi, an American of Turkish origin, currently doing a personal project shooting Hong Kong girls in Hong Kong and also in … Read more
Businessmen jumpy after Chinese tycoon’s disappearance from HK
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The mysterious disappearance from Hong Kong of Xiao Jianhua, a China-born billionaire, has sent a chill through mainland business circles linked … Read more
Hong Kong mini flats boom as government fails to rein in record-high prices
HONG KONG (Reuters) – For part-time furniture mover Kong Ngai-lam, 26, home is the bottom half of a bunk bed inside a tiny room that … Read more
Interview with Luo Yang – “Girls”
LUO Yang (1984) was born and raised in Liaoning Province, China. She is a graduate of the prestigious Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in … Read more
China tells Taiwan to stay out of Hong Kong debate
BEIJING (Reuters) – China called on Wednesday on Taiwan to stay out Hong Kong’s affairs, saying self-ruled Taiwan was “talking nonsense” about the former British … Read more
China moves to bar Hong Kong activists as fear grows over intervention
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament passed a ruling on Monday that effectively bars two elected Hong Kong pro-independence politicians from taking office, Beijing’s most … Read more
The World’s longest sea bridge, long 55 km, is completed
The challenging project, part of China’s planned national highway network, linking the opposite banks of the Pearl River, has an initial cost of 105 billion … Read more