Schools were shut when the novel coronavirus first became a concern. Here’s how Hong Kong handled re-opening — and now, a second closing due to a spike in cases.
Hong Kong elections: police raid on pollsters’ office over data leak case deals blow to opposition’s primary, pushing voting back by three hours
The weekend primary for Hong Kong’s opposition camp to select candidates for the coming Legislative Council elections has been postponed by three hours after police raided an office of pollsters, …
Security law could force British judges to quit Hong Kong court
British judges on Hong Kong’s highest court could be forced to quit if they fail to condemn China’s repressive security law, senior legal figures have told The Times.Lord Reed of Allermuir, president …
The Times view on British Judges in Hong Kong’s highest court: Tough Justice
It is a peculiarity of Hong Kong’s postcolonial system of governance that its highest court is peopled not only with judges from the territory but visiting justices from other common-law jurisdictions …
In Hong Kong Security Law, China Asserts Legal Jurisdiction over the Entire World
The Chinese Communist Party’s new security law has criminalized any actions it deems to be subversion, secession, terrorism, and collusion with foreign entities in Hong Kong. The law spells an abrupt …
China must be held accountable for its egregious actions against Hong Kong
Americans fought a revolution in defense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Today, the people of Hong Kong are revolting against an oppressive tyranny.
What Hong Kong Can Teach the West
While the ideals on which our civilization was built are being trashed at home, pro-democracy protesters against the Chinese Communist Party fight for them.
China has only itself to blame for Australia’s move on Hong Kong
The Australian government and its partners had no choice but to recognise the new reality in the territory and offer some of its citizens a way out …
TikTok disappears from Hong Kong app stores after new national security law comes into effect
TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, flagged earlier this week it would be exiting Hong Kong “in light of recent events,” referencing the national security law passed at the end of June.
Coronavirus live news: new outbreak prompts Hong Kong to close all schools; new spike in Melbourne
Bolivia leader and Venezuelan Socialist party boss test positive; Tokyo pays nightclubs to close; global cases reach 12.3m …