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Prison for seven who tried to escape Hong Kong
They were part of the group of twelve people who were nicknamed “The Hong Kong 12” in local media. The group was arrested by the Chinese Coast Guard in August…
More than 20 crew members are missing from the ship that split in two off Hong Kong.
It was reported that a ship split in two due to a severe typhoon in the South China Sea and more than 20 crew members were missing off Hong Kong.…
President Xi defends Chinese administration on 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover – “All disturbances must be eliminated”
John Lee was appointed as the new regional director of Hong Kong. He is Hong Kong’s former security chief who previously worked as a police officer. Yrjö Kokkonen, Mikko Leppänen…
Xi Jinping defends a Hong Kong with Chinese characteristics
The Chinese president was in Hong Kong this Friday morning July 1 to open the ceremonies of the 25th anniversary of the handover of the city to China. After Hong…
Hong Kong: 25 years after its handover, a Chinese city like any other
“I approach this 25th anniversary with great sadness. I am sad to see that this Hong Kong that I loved has disappeared, says Jean-Pierre Cabestan sinologist, director of research at…
It was the symbol of Hong Kong… Giant floating restaurant sank!
“Jumbo Floating Restaurant”, one of the landmarks of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, sank in the South China Sea. In a statement made by the “Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises”…
In Hong Kong, the former British rule is gradually disappearing from school books
The former colony is preparing to celebrate in two weeks the 25th anniversary of the return of the territory by the British crown to China. But, according to the new…
Arrest in Hong Kong during anniversary
33 years have passed since the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing in 1989. The anniversary has previously gathered tens of thousands of protesters in Hong Kong, but on Saturday the…
The 33-year-old Tiananmen massacre is no longer allowed to meet in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims
Critics say the authorities are using the corona as an excuse and want to defeat dissidents as China tightens its grip on Hong Kong. The sports fields at Victoria Park,…
Tight watch on Hong Kong anniversary
Today is the 33rd anniversary of the deadly violence by the Chinese military in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The incident has long been noticed in Hong Kong – but now…