Meet John Lee,Hong Kong’s security enforcer turned new leader

Meet John Lee,Hong Kong’s security enforcer turned new leader

For the first time in its history,the financial and commercial hub will not have a business leader or public servant with policy expertise at the helm.

  • byJames Pomfret andAnne Marie Roantree

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The Jumbo Floating Restaurant’s demise is a reflection of Hong Kong’s

The Jumbo Floating Restaurant’s demise is a reflection of Hong Kong’s

COVID turned the Jumbo into a floating duck,but its fortunes,along with the replica Tai Pan in Sydney Harbour,were sealed before that.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Unite to resist China or ‘get bullied one by one’:last HK governor

Unite to resist China or ‘get bullied one by one’:last HK governor

Chris Patten mocked China’s plans to teach students that Hong Kong was never a British colony:“I’m delighted to be able to demonstrate... that I do actually exist”.

  • byLatika Bourke
Hong Kong showing ‘upbeat’ signs despite COVID

Hong Kong showing ‘upbeat’ signs despite COVID

Amid expectation that President Xi Jinping might visit to celebrate 25 years of Chinese rule,the stock market - and people’s moods - are looking up.

  • bySofia Horta e Costa andKari Lindberg
The May 7 edition
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The May 7 edition

‘Sick with anxiety’:life after the Northern Rivers floods;the Hong Kong locals fleeing Chinese crackdowns;Hamish Blake on handling tricky conversations.

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Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge

Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge

Cardinal Joseph Zen and three others who helped run a now-disbanded Hong Kong fund for protesters were arrested on charges of “collusion with foreign forces”.

  • byJames Pomfret andJessie Pang
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Beijing loyalist and sole candidate John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s leader

Beijing loyalist and sole candidate John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s leader

As the only candidate in Sunday’s secret ballot,Lee won near-unanimous support from the Election Committee.

Escape from Hong Kong:The locals starting new lives in Australia

Escape from Hong Kong:The locals starting new lives in Australia

As China’s crackdowns on Hong Kong continue,many locals are fleeing the territory to carve out new lives in other countries.

  • bySian Powell
Carrie Lam resigns,leaving Hong Kong more divided than ever
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Carrie Lam resigns,leaving Hong Kong more divided than ever

The Hong Kong chief executive will put an end to a 42-year career that saw her transform from a social activist to an icon of Beijing’s authoritarian reach.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘I felt used’:Speed skater donates Olympic gold to Chinese prisoner

‘I felt used’:Speed skater donates Olympic gold to Chinese prisoner

Swedish speed skating champion Nils van der Poel wants to raise awareness of the human rights issues in China.

  • byPhilip O'Connor
Hong Kong pushes for Asian investment as tens of thousands leave

Hong Kong pushes for Asian investment as tens of thousands leave

The city’s economic prosperity lies with the mainland,says the finance minister,as Western investment and those qualifying to live abroad head for the exits.

  • byEryk Bagshaw