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YouTube to block Hong Kong protest anthem videos after court order

Alphabet's GOOGL.O YouTube on Tuesday said it would comply with a court decision and block access inside Hong Kong...

Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five, dozens in hospital

A fire broke out in a densely populated residential building in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district on Wednesday, killing...

Hong Kong LGBTQ activists upset at revised ID card gender rules

Hong Kong will allow transgender people who have not completed full sex reassignment surgery to change gender on their...

US to impose new visa curbs on Hong Kong officials over rights crackdown

The United States said on Friday it will impose new visa restrictions on a number of Hong Kong officials...

Article 23: what you need to know about Hong Kong’s new national security laws

Hong Kong's 90-seat legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security law just 11 days after it was...

Hong Kong moves towards enacting tougher security law amid concerns about freedoms

A public consultation period for a new Hong Kong national security law closes on Wednesday amid concerns that the...

Hong Kong stocks nudge higher in return from Lunar New Year holidays

Hong Kong stocks inched higher on Wednesday in a volatile session after returning from the Lunar New Year holidays,...

Hong Kong court convicts four for rioting after 2019 legislature storming

A Hong Kong court on Thursday found four people guilty of rioting after the legislature of the financial centrewas...

EXPLAINER-Why Hong Kong wants new national security laws

Hong Kong's government announced on Tuesday that it hopes to swiftly pass new national security laws. A public consultation...

Hong Kong leader starts push for new security laws, says city “can’t afford to wait”

Hong Kong's leader confirmed on Tuesday his intention to pass tighter national security laws soon to build on sweeping...

China, HK sign arrangement on reciprocal recognition of civil, commercial cases

China's Supreme Court and Hong Kong's Department of Justice said on Monday that they signed an arrangement on the...

Hong Kong’s top court overturns acquittal of human rights lawyer

Hong Kong's top court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of activist and human rights lawyer Chow Hang Tung of...

FACTBOX-National security trial of tycoon Jimmy Lai: what’s happened so far

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is on trial accused of endangering China's national security. Lai, 76,...

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