The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam won't seek second term

She said her decision "based on family consideration" and was "not a question of evaluating my performance."

Axios · Apr 4, 2022

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam says will not seek second term as city leader

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday she will not run for a second term as chief executive of the global financial hub in a leadership election due to take place on May 8.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam to announce she will not run for second term -Cable TV

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is due to announce she will not run for a second term as chief executive of the global financial hub in a leadership election on May 8, Cable TV reported on Monday, citing an unidentified source.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam says leadership election to go ahead as planned

Hong Kong's leadership election will go ahead on May 8 as planned, city Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday, rejecting media speculation it might be delayed for a second time due to a major COVID-19 outbreak.

Reuters · Apr 2, 2022

Hong Kong faces brain drain as talent flees ‘zero COVID’ controls

International financial centre has seen a net outflow of almost 157,000 residents since the beginning of 2022.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2022

Thor Pedersen arrives in Australia after eight-year round-the-world trip without flying

Thor Pedersen has arrived in Australia as part of an ambitious eight-year mission to visit every country on the globe. The catch? He's not allowed to fly.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

China's tourism industry braces for Ching Ming Festival with lockdowns and travel restrictions

HONG KONG: China's debilitated domestic tourism industry could be further clobbered by weak consumption during the coming holiday as the masses refrain from travelling far and spending while record numbers of coronavirus cases continue to spur lockdowns across the country.

Bangkok Post · Apr 1, 2022

‘Unfounded’: Hong Kong slams US, UK reports on declining freedoms

Territory’s government tells countries to stop ‘interfering’ in internal affairs after damning assessments on freedoms.

Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2022

Hong Kong govt 'strongly opposes' UK, US report on city's diminishing freedoms

Hong Kong's government said on Friday it rejected "unfounded and ridiculous" allegations made in policy reports from Britain and the United States of a deteriorating political and legal situation due to the city's sweeping national security law.

Reuters · Apr 1, 2022

China’s crackdown on Hong Kong democracy intensified, US says

China’s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong intensified in the past year as authorities blocked the pro-democracy opposition from playing a meaningful role in the city’s governance while criminalizing peaceful political expression, according to a U.S. State Department report released on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022