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HONG KONG

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WORLD
Oct 11, 2022
Russian firms turn to Hong Kong in bid to avoid sanctions
Hong Kong could offer a window to outside capital for Russian firms since China's government has maintained friendly relations with Moscow and imposed no sanctions over Ukraine.
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SOCCER
Sep 25, 2022
Chinese anthem booed as international soccer returns to Hong Kong
Police equipped with video cameras looked on as fans booed 'March of the Volunteers' for about 10 seconds on Saturday before the Hong Kong team took on Myanmar.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2022
Hong Kong ends hotel quarantine in biggest COVID shift yet
The changes come ahead of several high-profile events including an international banking summit and the iconic Rugby Sevens tournament.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2022
Five in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition over children's books
The five were accused of publishing three picture books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves, which government prosecutors alleged had spread separatism.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2022
Head of Hong Kong journalists' union arrested
Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), was arrested for allegedly obstructing a police officer and disorderly conduct in a public place.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2022
Pandas and Trump teach Hong Kong kids about national security crimes
The screening was at Hong Kong's first patriotic education center, which teaches students about the city's new national security law as well as China's history and achievements.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2022
Hong Kong sees surge in charges under colonial sedition law
Since expanding the scope of China's national security law last December, authorities have increasingly been prosecuting unfavorable speech under a British law not used for decades.
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COMMUNITY / Issues
Aug 22, 2022
Hong Kong migrants seek to build a new life in Japan
With tens of thousands of residents reportedly leaving the territory following China's security crackdown, some are choosing Japan as their new home.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 16, 2022
Troops, noodles and familial love: China lays out its ideal Taiwan
Alongside its flashy display of power, China has been laying out its most forceful vision — political, economic, cultural — of a unified future.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2022
How Hong Kong’s new China-inspired health code will work
The new rules, which come into effect on Friday, will mean arrivals at Hong Kong's international airport must spend three days in hotel quarantine — down from seven.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2022
Beijing laws are the barrier to improving Hong Kong’s human rights image
To improve Hong Kong's deteriorating image, the starting point is at home, not overseas
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2022
Hong Kong cuts hotel quarantine to three days to revive hub
New arrivals will be required to go to an approved quarantine hotel and, if they test negative for COVID-19, can then serve four days of health monitoring either at home or in a hotel.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 3, 2022
Easy targets: Drug mules fill women's jails in Hong Kong
A quarter of Hong Kong's prisoners are women, a record-high percentage skewed by impoverished foreign drug mules who are often duped or coerced.
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BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2022
Hong Kong talent pool drained further as graduates join exodus
Amid a clampdown on dissent and stringent 'COVID zero' policies, the Chinese territory has seen an exodus of experienced financial professionals.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2022
Hong Kong may ease COVID restrictions by November for bank executives' summit
The city doesn't need to follow mainland China's tough COVID-19 policies because it enjoys some degree of freedom under the 'one country, two systems' principle, an official said.
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BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2022
Cheaper yen lures Hong Kong's rich to Japanese real estate
International property agents said sales have increased this year as the yen fell to multi-decade lows against the Hong Kong dollar.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2022
Hong Kong’s hotel quarantine system buckles under China demand
Monthly mainland Chinese arrivals at Hong Kong airport jumped nearly 11,000% between April and June to 30,222 — accounting for one-third of airport passengers last month.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2022
In China's Shenzhen, nostalgia persists for the old days of Hong Kong culture
Before Shenzhen began to be transformed in the 1980s, Hong Kong's freewheeling economy represented a consumer haven for many from the mainland.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2022
Vatican envoy in Hong Kong warns Catholic missions to prepare for China crackdown
The Vatican's unofficial representative in Hong Kong delivered a stark message before finishing his six-year posting in March: The freedoms they had enjoyed for decades were over.

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