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It comes on top of a similar law imposed by Beijing four years ago, which has already largely silenced opposition voices in the financial hub.
An AI-generated representation of the company's chief financial officer was convincing enough to do real damage, Hong Kong police said.
New electoral rules introduced under a Beijing order state that only “patriots” can administer the city.
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory.
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Jeff Wilson said he discovered the weapon mid-flight between San Francisco and Hong Kong and reported it to customs authorities on landing.
The Hong Kong stock exchange says trading of shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group has been suspended.
An official from the Hong Kong observatory said the city had recorded over 600mm of rain so far — a quarter of the city’s average annual rainfall.
Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter Coco Lee has died by suicide.
The former pro-democracy lawmakers, who now live in the West, were accused of breaching the Beijing-imposed National Security Law.
For many residents, the character is a playful taunt of China’s President Xi Jinping.