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Latest news, analysis and opinion on politics in Hong Kong, covering the Legislative Council, John Lee, pro-establishment and opposition camps, protests, the national security law and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong’s nannies are in strong demand. How can the city bring more in? Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Find out why there is a shortage of nannies in Hong Kong

Fewer childcare workers are entering or staying in industry, an issue that has huge implications for Hong Kong families who need support.

Hong Kong

Major Hong Kong business chamber postpones Dallas trip amid US-China trade war

Trade

Bishop Stephen Chow urges Hongkongers to ‘make a difference’ amid trade turmoil

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong to jail, fine national security offenders who hold office in unions

Under authorities’ proposed legal amendments, those in breach can be sentenced to three years in jail and fined HK$50,000.

Under the proposed changes, authorities can reject trade union applications if there are national security concerns and ban national security offenders from registering new unions. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s rush into raising healthcare charges is a mistake

Readers discuss the three steps the government should take before raising fees, district councillors’ engagement in meetings, and the merits of a courtesy campaign.

Law

Legal Tales | We should all speak up to defend judicial independence from any interference

It is unacceptable in any civilised society governed by the rule of law to seek to pressurise judges to reach a particular decision or to resign.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong must speed up revamp of transport subsidy

Scheme to cap fares at HK$2 for seniors and disabled is costing Hong Kong billions of dollars a year, adding to urgency to implement reforms.

Hong Kong’s government is revamping its transport fare subsidy scheme, but is it doing so fast enough? Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Some Hong Kong-based shipowners consider changing flags as US tariff war rages

Industry sources say some shipowners are preparing exit plans to mitigate rising geopolitical risks.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to withhold salaries of suspended civil servants facing investigation

Civil service minister Ingrid Yeung Ho warns ‘no leniency’ will be shown towards the small number of civil servants who violate laws and regulations.

Donald Trump

Hongkong Post won’t accept US-bound parcels amid Trump tariff war

Postal service suspends land and sea delivery with immediate effect, while airmail packages will be turned away from April 27.

The Hongkong Post post a notice at the General Post Office in Central, stating that with immediate effect (April 16), the acceptance of surface mail containing goods destined for the United States will be suspended, and that the acceptance of airmail will be suspended with effect from April 27. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court rejects appeal by head of dissolved party over secession charge

Judges rule minimum sentences apply to all conspiracy offences under national security law even when penalty not explicitly provided.

The national security law stipulates a prison sentence of five to 10 years for a serious offence of inciting secession, but provides no express mechanism for penalising a conspiracy to commit the crime. Photo Dickson Lee
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong faces rising ‘soft resistance’ threat amid geopolitical rifts: experts

Experts joined government officials for panel after opening ceremony for this year’s National Security Education Day.

Britain

‘Deeply concerning’: UK voices worries after MP denied entry to Hong Kong

Britain’s trade minister has ‘demanded an explanation’ in meetings with Hong Kong and mainland officials, UK government spokesman says.

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Hong Kong society

Amnesty International opens Hong Kong office overseas with ‘exiled’ activists

Human rights organisation led by city’s activists including former opposition lawmaker Fernando Cheung and wanted activist Joey Siu Nam.

The entrance to one of Amnesty International’s two former offices in Hong Kong, two months before the organisation shut down its operations in the city at the end of 2021. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Overseas dentists can help bridge shortage in Hong Kong

The public stands to benefit from a medical system that opens up to foreign professionals without compromising the standards of healthcare services.

Hong Kong is bringing in dentists from outside the city to help meet patient needs. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

BlackRock ‘eyes control of 2 Panama ports in Hutchison deal, MSC family others’

Source says while consortium is seeking to buy portfolio, US firm aims to take 51 per cent stake in CK Hutchison’s interest in Panama ports.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong activist in legal fight to allow women to wear shorts in prison

Women prisoners must wear trousers even in summer unless they have medical or religious reasons.

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Hong Kong economy

‘Unfortunate’: Hong Kong caught in middle of Trump tariffs, AmCham says

Business group also voices support for treating Hong Kong as separate customs entity distinct from mainland China.

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US President Donald Trump has said a tariff on small parcels sent to the country from the mainland and Hong Kong will rise to 120 per cent, up from 90 per cent. Photo: Jelly Tse
John Lee

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s leader could have better reassured a city anxious about tariffs

Lee must reassure Hongkongers and the world more convincingly that the city can and will make it through the prevailing uncertainty.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party a step closer to disbanding, final vote soon

Members vote to authorise leadership to go ahead with plan, as chairman declines to respond to reports of political pressure.

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Hong Kong

British MP denied entry to Hong Kong on trip to see newborn grandson

Wera Hobhouse, who is also a member of Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, says her case first for an MP since 1997.

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Wera Hobhouse is the MP for Bath. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

‘Total misperception’ Panama Canal under China’s influence, official says

Panama has to do ‘very, very good job’ in explaining to US administration that there is no foreign interference, vice-minister says.

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The Panama Canal will remain neutral despite recent agreements to enhance security cooperation between Panama and the United States, a Panamanian official says. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong courts

Australian judge resigns from Hong Kong’s top court, sixth to step down in year

Justice Robert French stresses his respect for members of the court, says role of non-permanent judges has become ‘increasingly anachronistic’.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong industry leader says ‘impossible to do business’ under US tariffs

Head of Federation of Hong Kong Industries says local firms should ‘wait and see’ to decide next steps amid erratic moves by President Trump.

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Northern Metropolis

Opinion | Why decision on a Northern Metropolis authority can’t be rushed

It all hinges on execution. Detailed public consultations will ensure any such authority serves both economic and society’s needs.

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po leading a delegation of enterprise representatives to visit the site for the Northern Metropolis on November 29. Photo: Handout from Hong Kong’s Information Services Department
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Are community pharmacies the magic bullet for Hong Kong’s patients?

How will patients benefit and how much will proposed community pharmacies help Hong Kong’s chronically overstretched public healthcare system?

Illustration: Brian Wang
Crime in Hong Kong

Lessons for youngsters in short prison films on jailed Hong Kong protesters

Correctional Services Department has produced two films based on the stories of current and former inmates.

CK Hutchison

CK Hutchison defends Panama ports concession, breaking silence on controversy

Subsidiary of Li Ka-shing’s firm denies claims made by Panamanian lawyers in challenge over ports that are part of wider US$23 billion deal.

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