These relics of empire have been almost gleefully embraced by Beijing loyalists. Colonial laws drafted by the British have been revived by Hong Kong’s ... the old colonial flag flying at the ...

The strike began with the grievances of the British territory’s seamen, but rapidly spread to other sectors, effectively shutting Hong Kong down. It represents the first major episode of ...

The books are part of China’s effort to instill a particular historical narrative and to stress patriotic education in a city where a pro-democracy movement was crushed. By Tiffany May HONG KONG ...

It was the end of an era: In July 1997, as the flag of the United ... modern outposts of the British Empire. But was it the beginning of lasting autonomy for Hong Kong? The United Kingdom had ...

Hong Kong will commemorate the 25th anniversary ... with one even raising the old British colonial flag. In response, China passed the highly controversial National Security Law (NSL) in 2020 ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Hong Kong this week to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to ... Leung holding a flag that read “Hong Kong ...

Crowds of more than 2,500 people of varying ages lined up for hours outside the British consulate ... Britain’s ties to Hong Kong stretch back to the 19th century, when the empire’s desire ...

under the Hong Kong flag, even though the former British colony was handed over to Chinese rule in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” framework, which allows the city to maintain its own ...

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