Fu Tong and his wife Elaine To were among the first demonstrators in Hong Kong to be charged with rioting in 2020 after ...

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 ...

“So Hong Kong moves between the Chinese empire and the British empire, but loses its right to determine its own future,” she said. The new textbooks are part of broader changes to education ...

HONG KONG -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a high speed train into Hong Kong on Thursday to throngs of flag waving residents ... of the former British colony’s return to China ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

In 1979, British painter ... the mouths of Hong Kong people standing in front of libraries, subways, banks and courts have become closed zippers or covered by Chinese national flag face masks ...

Following last year’s centenary of the foundation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the first general strike to shut down a British colonial territory – Hong ...