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In Hong Kong, the anguish of parents separated from their Covid-positive children
Parents in Hong Kong are being separated from their children and babies who tested positive for Covid-19, which is only adding to people’s anger at the financial hub’s lack of…
Hong Kong announces taking exceptional measures to try to stem the 5th wave of Covid-19
In Hong Kong, where the fifth wave of Covid-19 is proving to be incomparably more powerful than the previous ones combined, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday evening her…
Hong Kong leader rules out full city lockdown
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive said on Tuesday that a total containment of the city, like what is done in China, will not be implemented to stem the unprecedented wave of…
“Hong Kong, Fallen City”, by Lau Kwong-Shing, a critique of repression
Comics Hong Kong, Fallen City, published by Rue de l’Échiquier, questions with acuity the shift from democracy to dictatorship. It is a manifesto in favor of freedoms and human rights,…
Hong Kong dignitaries sent to quarantine after party
In Hong Kong, dozens of senior officials were sent to a quarantined camp for participating in a party without respecting barrier gestures. The photo posted on social networks might seem…
In Hong Kong, two more monuments erected to commemorate those who died in the Tiananmen Massacre in China have been removed
Two more universities in Hong Kong removed monuments commemorating the 1989 massacre in Beijing, China’s capital, Tiananmen Square. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) removed the ‘Goddess of Democracy’…
Hong Kong returns to traditional port swimming after two years of hiatus
Hong Kong has revived today a sporting tradition dating back more than a century, that of swimming across Victoria Harbor, the port that separates Hong Kong Island from its mainland.…