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    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      Hong Kong economy
      Hong Kong fund managers plead with officials to reopen border

      Lobby group representing $52tn in assets says city could ‘be put in an uncompetitive position’

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong officials escape quarantine that batters city’s reputation

      Senior staff exempted from up to two weeks in designated hotel faced by ordinary travellers on return to city

    • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong hardliner joins race to become city’s next leader

      Ex-security chief John Lee played crucial role in crackdown on city following pro-democracy protests

    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Carrie Lam says she will not seek a second term as Hong Kong leader

      Chief executive’s tenure was buffeted by pro-democracy protests and devastating Covid outbreak

    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong to stick with zero-Covid despite easing, says Lam adviser

      Business fears flip-flopping by city’s leader on pandemic policies is fuelling outflow of talent

    • Monday, 21 March, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Hong Kong eases travel curbs that hit economy and sparked an exodus

      Carrie Lam lifts flight ban but business warns the city has already been damaged

    • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Hong Kong announces mandatory Covid testing for all residents

      Experts warn that a third of city’s population will be in isolation within weeks as case numbers surge

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Xi intervention raises threat of ‘more draconian’ Hong Kong Covid measures

      Chinese president says territory must make controlling Omicron outbreak its priority

    • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      Hong Kong’s ‘zero-Covid’ policy faces critical test from Omicron surge

      Asian financial hub vows to implement tougher controls as new infections mount

    • Monday, 31 January, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong minister resigns after Omicron karaoke party scandal

      Caspar Tsui violated government’s ‘zero-Covid’ rules at sensitive political moment

    • Friday, 14 January, 2022
      The Big Read
      Zero-Covid policies threaten Hong Kong’s place in the world

      Record numbers are leaving and companies report problems recruiting as the city’s pandemic measures and political crackdown bite

    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      Tom Mitchell
      Hong Kong’s own ‘partygate’ exposes territory’s tensions

      From blaming Cathay Pacific to Carrie Lam, frustration is spreading among an increasingly isolated population

    • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
      Hong Kong politics
      Cathay Pacific hits back after being blamed for Hong Kong Omicron outbreak

      City’s leader orders probe of airline as her government battles scandal over karaoke party

    • Friday, 31 December, 2021
      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
      Hong Kong leader lambasts Cathay Pacific over Omicron cases

      Airline blamed for first local transmission of variant as carrier stops cargo flights for a week

    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong and China defend police raid on Stand News after US condemnation

      Washington calls for release those arrested following raid at pro-democracy media outlet

    • Thursday, 23 December, 2021
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong university removes ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen memorial

      Dismantling of artwork commemorating Beijing massacre sends ‘gut-wrenching’ message about academic freedom

    • Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
      Hong Kong politics
      Xi fails to signal support for a second term for Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam

      Chinese president meets territory’s chief executive in Beijing

    • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      Hong Kongers chafe under ‘inhumane’ quarantine regime

      Carrie Lam says she will not risk the city’s safety but some foreigners have had enough

    • Sunday, 24 October, 2021
      News in-depthHong Kong
      Hong Kong sticks to strict quarantine regime even as region starts to open

      Continued pursuit of zero-Covid makes travel almost impossible and frustrates global business

    • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong property stocks rally on housing development plans

      Share price moves bolster wealth of city’s real estate magnates

    • Saturday, 26 June, 2021
      News in-depthApple Daily
      Apple Daily’s death leaves a shadow over free press in Hong Kong

      Boisterous newspaper was emblematic of city’s longstanding reputation for an open media

    • Saturday, 13 March, 2021
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      ‘Hong Kong will sit on China’s lap’: Beijing crushes city’s autonomy

      Election law will ensure that only ‘patriots’ wield any power in the territory

    • Saturday, 16 January, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Rollout of China’s Sinovac vaccine in Hong Kong under threat

      Beijing-backed jab faces greater scrutiny after Brazil trial confusion

    • Sunday, 29 November, 2020
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong’s leader has ‘piles of cash’ at home after US sanctions

      Carrie Lam says she has been left with no access to banking services

    • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong’s independent judiciary braced for Beijing onslaught

      Territory’s respected legal system at risk from China’s campaign against dissent

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