Was Hong Kong a colony? Not according to new textbooks, a newspaper says
New textbooks contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.
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Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
Police patrolled Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law
The White House and U.S. politicians join others around the world in calling for the release of a retired archbishop, singer and others in the Chinese territory.
Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong's next leader
John Lee was elected as Hong Kong's next leader Sunday by an election committee comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members.
Staunch crackdown supporter says he will run for Hong Kong's top job
John Lee, who has spent most of his civil service career in the police and overseeing security matters, has much less policy-making experience than previous chief executives.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won't seek second term
Lam's five years as the territory's chief executive was marked by widespread protests against her government.
Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong's top court
The two British judges resigned after citing concerns about the court being as endorsing "an administration that has departed from values of political freedom, and freedom of expression."
Hong Kong to lift flight bans and cut quarantine for arrivals
The local government also says it will suspend plans for a city-wide mass-testing exercise.
Seen as heroes at home, Filipino workers feel 'abandoned' amid Hong Kong's COVID surge
Many of the domestic workers say they were banished from their employers' homes after getting sick — and fired — even though terminating an employee for falling ill is against Hong Kong law.
China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron
While the numbers are small relative to numbers reported in Europe or in the U.S., they are the highest since the first big outbreak of COVID-19 in the central city of Wuhan in early 2020.