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    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong abandons last Covid curbs to revive economy

      Territory drops mandatory testing for arrivals as it follows Beijing’s exit from virus controls

      People take photos of Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Saturday
    • Saturday, 24 December, 2022
      News in-depth
      Hong Kong’s filmmakers stifled by tight political script

      Directors say territory’s once-acclaimed movie industry is under threat from Beijing’s crackdown

      A woman looks at movie posters at a Hong Kong cinema
    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Chinese society
      Chinese students and young workers look to Hong Kong for a better future

      Beijing’s zero-Covid policy fuels increase in people moving to former British colony

      Passengers on the Hong Kong subway
    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      Hong Kong challenges own court with appeal to Beijing to block UK lawyer

      Intervention ‘flies in the face’ of city’s attempt to reclaim status as financial centre

      Jimmy Lai
    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Hong Kong launches $3.8bn fund to lure back international business

      City will ‘trawl the world for talent’, says chief executive John Lee in maiden policy address

      The Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Peak at night
    • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Foreign Office summons Chinese diplomat over assault at Manchester consulate

      MPs demand expulsion of consular staff involved in attack on Hong Kong protester

      Police, protesters and consular staff outside the Manchester Chinese consulate on Sunday
    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      Hong Kong
      UK police open probe into assault of protester inside Chinese consulate

      MPs demand explanation of incident following Hong Kong pro-democracy protest in Manchester

      A scuffle between a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester, in yellow mask, and Chinese consular staff during a demonstration outside the consulate in Manchester on Sunday
    • Sunday, 9 October, 2022
      Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
      Cathay Pacific expects reduced flying for at least two more years

      Slow recovery highlights Hong Kong’s wavering hub status as pandemic restrictions take toll

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Taiwan
      Taiwan blocks Hong Kong migrants over KPMG China and Cathay links

      Taipei’s tighter controls reflect security concerns fuelled by pressure from Beijing

      A KPMG sign at an exhibition in Shanghai
    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions

      International staff fear Beijing’s order that extends to homes will be used for espionage

      A group of pro-China activists hold Chinese flags and anti-American banners during a march to the US consulate in Hong Kong in 2020
    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      Hong Kong
      Wall Street chiefs stage return to Hong Kong after city scraps quarantine

      Most executives have not visited for years because of harsh Covid policies

      Citigroup chief executive Jane Fraser
    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      News in-depthHong Kong
      End of Hong Kong’s Covid quarantine fuels hope of looser China rules

      International businesses welcome easing of restrictions but attention turns to mainland policy

      Chief executive John Lee waves during a parade
    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Coronavirus
      Hong Kong scraps quarantine measures after economy takes a beating

      Travel restrictions have isolated Asian financial hub from the world for more than 2 years

      Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport
    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
      Queen Elizabeth II
      Queen’s death sparks nostalgia for ‘golden era’ in Hong Kong

      Mourners at British consulate fondly recall ‘boss lady’ and lament loss of territory’s freedoms

      A woman places flowers outside the British consulate in Hong Kong to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II following her detah
    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      Hong Kong speech therapists convicted of sedition over children’s books

      Guilty verdict over picture books judged to back separatism from China highlights tightening control

      Three of the children’s books that depict a ‘sheep village’ that was bullied and attacked
    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      ReviewFT Books Essay
      Hong Kong’s legacy — from Chris Patten’s Diaries to City on the Edge

      Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China’s savage repression of the former British colony

      Two men load posters into the back of a truck
    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      Xi Jinping
      Beijing silent over Xi’s brush with Covid-19 in Hong Kong

      Lawmaker tested positive for virus just days after being photographed with Chinese president

      Chinese president Xi Jinping, accompanied by Hong Kong chief executive John Lee, waves goodbye to crowds seeing him off at West Kowloon railway station
    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Hong Kong’s mid-life existential crisis

      The city’s distinct character risks being crushed by Beijing’s zeal for control

      Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong
    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Xi Jinping marks Hong Kong handover with call for ‘patriots’ to bring order

      Chinese president says territory can maintain capitalist system but warns against challenging Beijing

      Sun Dong, Hong Kong’s new secretary for innovation, technology and industry bows to China’s president Xi Jinping and chief executive John Lee on Friday
    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      News in-depth
      The ‘quislings’ who helped Beijing crush Hong Kong’s pro-democracy campaign

      China has rewarded some of the local politicians and officials who have abetted its campaign

      Riot police detain a protester during a protest in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong in 2020
    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      China clamps down on Hong Kong as Xi ventures outside mainland

      Military garrison reaffirms combat readiness as 25th anniversary of handover approaches

      China’s president Xi Jinping looks at Hong Kong’s outgoing chief executive Carrie Lam after arriving on Thursday for the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover
    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      The Big Read
      The reinvention of Hong Kong

      After three stormy years, Xi Jinping hails a ‘new era’ for the city. It is likely to be less international and closer to mainland China

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      Inside BusinessTom Mitchell
      Foreign business in Hong Kong looks to the long term

      Despite erosion of freedoms, companies and investors prioritise access to capital markets oasis

      Hong Kong police fire tear gas during a demonstration in the district of Yuen Long, Hong Kong, in 2019
    • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Xi Jinping to make first trip outside mainland China for Hong Kong ceremony

      President will attend swearing in of new leader on 25th anniversary of city’s handover to Beijing

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      FT Magazine
      She was loved for standing up to China. She may die in jail

      The story of Claudia Mo is also that of Beijing’s tightening grip on Hong Kong

      Politician Claudia Mo speaks during an Occupy Central rally in 2014
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