Hong Kong’s currency is facing its biggest test since the global financial crisis of 2008. The former British colony still pegs the value of its money to that of the US dollar.

Until July 1997, Hong Kong was run by a British colonial administration. Many in Hong Kong still have links to Britain, or even U.K. passports, and some recall British rule with nostalgia, chafing ...

Hong Kong, a former British colony, was returned to China in 1997 under a policy known as “one country, two systems,” which promised the territory a high degree of autonomy.

In 2019, Hong Kong was rocked by pro-democracy protests, sparked by a controversial bill that would have allowed extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China. Early demonstrations drew nearly a ...

After a period of movement abeyance since the Umbrella Movement, millions of Hong Kong citizens took to the streets in summer 2019 to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow the ...

Five years of Hong Kong national security law July marks five years of national security law in Hong Kong, and CBS News' Ramy Inocencio speaks with Sebastian Lai, son of pro-democracy figure Jimmy ...

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China that has, until recently, largely been free to manage its own affairs based on “ one country, two systems,” a ...

The song was removed by its distributor. This version has been corrected. The July 1 anniversary of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover to China from British rule used to be a day of celebration in the city.

HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession and ...

During Hong Kong’s boom years, Tai Tung stuffed mooncakes — made to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival — with honeyed oysters or 10 egg yolks, although, Mr. Tse admitted, 10 was nine too many.