In Hong Kong, public grief over Queen doubles as dissent
2 years, 6 months ago

In Hong Kong, public grief over Queen doubles as dissent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There are some who are genuinely nostalgic and have sentimental feelings for the Queen, but there are also people who have grievances about the current situation in Hong Kong,” Lau said. Commenters on mainland Chinese social media sites have blasted veteran actor Lau Kar-ying, for posting a selfie outside the British Consulate on Instagram with a caption including the line, “Hong Kong was a blessed land under her reign.” Harshly criticized for attributing Hong Kong’s prosperity to British rule, Lau deleted the post and issued a video apology on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo. “When the British government discussed with China about the future of Hong Kong, Hong Kongers were cut off from the discussion," he said. “When you’re talking about the benefits of colonialism, you cannot just take the last 10 years or 20 years in Hong Kong,” he said.

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In Hong Kong, public grief over queen doubles as dissent
2 years, 6 months ago

In Hong Kong, public grief over queen doubles as dissent

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hundreds of Hong Kong residents are lining up in front of the British Consulate General for hours each day to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, leaving piles of flowers and handwritten notes. “There are some who are genuinely nostalgic and have sentimental feelings for the Queen, but there are also people who have grievances about …

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
2 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — When the British handed Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed on the Communist-ruled Chinese mainland. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China’s June 4, 1989, crackdown on the pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, with authorities …

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
2 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China's …

Hong Kong’s last UK governor says crackdowns ‘heartbreaking’
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong’s last UK governor says crackdowns ‘heartbreaking’

Associated Press  

LONDON — Beijing’s crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong has been “a lot worse” than expected, the last British governor of the city said Monday as he launched a new book to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule. Chris Patten, who led Britain’s last government in Hong Kong before the Asian …

Once Upon a Time, Britain, China and Hong Kong Made a Deal. Why are they Now at a Crossroads?
4 years, 1 month ago

Once Upon a Time, Britain, China and Hong Kong Made a Deal. Why are they Now at a Crossroads?

News 18  

Starting Sunday, Hong Kong residents can apply for a special visa which offers them the opportunity to become British citizens. The new visa move comes amid China and Hong Kong’s declaration that they will no longer recognise the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document from Sunday, Jan. 31. As speculation remains rife over what will happen next, …

The History Of Hong Kong Rejoining China
4 years, 10 months ago

The History Of Hong Kong Rejoining China

NPR  

The History Of Hong Kong Rejoining China China plans to enact national security legislation for Hong Kong that would put an end to free speech and political freedoms guaranteed to the city when it was handed back to China in 1997. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Let's turn our attention to China now and the Chinese Parliament's plans to enact national …

Hong Kong leader says special status can endure beyond 2047
5 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong leader says special status can endure beyond 2047

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that the ''one country, two systems’’ framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after a 2047 deadline if loyalty to Beijing is upheld. then I think there will be enough grounds for ‘one country, two systems’ to move ahead smoothly and there would be no …

Hong Kong returns to violence after brief lull; protesters sing' God save the Queen', ask Britain to step up pressure on China
5 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong returns to violence after brief lull; protesters sing' God save the Queen', ask Britain to step up pressure on China

Firstpost  

Hong Kong has been convulsed by weeks of huge, sometimes violent rallies calling for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability. Hong Kong: Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on Sunday, tipping the violence-plagued city back into chaos after a brief lull in clashes. Earlier on Sunday, protesters …

Hong Kong's history is complex but protesters will fight for its future
5 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong's history is complex but protesters will fight for its future

ABC  

As a kid growing up in Hong Kong, the headline that most captured my attention was the one about a man from China who swam across a bay to reach freedom in Hong Kong and had his leg bitten off by a shark. From a lowly Chinese fishing village in the early 1800s, a "barren rock" as it was once …

20 Years After Handover, Hong Kong Residents Reflect On Life Under Chinese Rule
7 years, 8 months ago

20 Years After Handover, Hong Kong Residents Reflect On Life Under Chinese Rule

NPR  

20 Years After Handover, Hong Kong Residents Reflect On Life Under Chinese Rule Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR Rob Schmitz/NPR In a city as packed as Hong Kong, what's private elsewhere becomes public — like conversations about politics. Sponsor Message Twenty years after Hong Kong, a city of more than 7 million people, was handed back to China …

Hong Kong’s Localist Revolutionaries
8 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong’s Localist Revolutionaries

Al Jazeera  

Why a new group of radical activists in Hong Kong are calling for greater autonomy – and even independence – from China. Just before the start of the Umbrella Movement in September 2014, before pro-democracy protesters occupied some of Hong Kong’s biggest roads, the movement’s leaders had asked participants not to wear face masks. As Ray Wong, founder of Hong …

Erosion of Hong Kong’s core values
10 years, 6 months ago

Erosion of Hong Kong’s core values

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kongers are used to being a pawn in the game of superpowers. The recent ruling by the National People’s Congress on the fate of Hong Kong is just a staging post in China’s advance to consolidate its status as rising superpower. Hong Kong is a sideshow in the main act: President Xi Jinping’s ambition to cement China’s economic and …

Hong Kong SAR 15 years on: Is it still Special?
12 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong SAR 15 years on: Is it still Special?

CNN  

Story highlights Hong Kong marks 15 years since the handover from British to Chinese rule The island became a British colony after the first Opium War in 1842 Britain and China agreed that Hong Kong should remain independent for 50 years Hong Kong has its own borders, laws, currency and freedom of expression Hong Kong CNN — In 1842, when …

Hong Kong
27 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong

NPR  

Hong Kong GUESTS: Meryl Goldman/ Professor of Chinese History, Boston University Jenny Tong/ President and Chief Executive Officer, Lee, Liu, & Tong Advertising Orville Shell/ Dean, School of Journalism, University of California Berkeley At the stroke of midnight on July 1, Hong Kong will once again be a part of China. The transfer ends 155 years of British rule in …

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