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Explainer: What is love? Beijing desires unconditional loyalty from Hong Kong Reuters 2/27/2021 © Reuters/Tingshu Wang People walk past Chinese and Hong Kong flags in Beijing By Greg Torode and Marius Zaharia HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese officials have signalled that Beijing plans sweeping electoral changes for Hong Kong, possibly as soon as next week, when Chinas parliament, the National Peoples Congress (NPC), opens in Beijing. WHAT IS BEIJING PLANNING? Xia Baolong, director of Chinas...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government will gazette a bill later this week that will require community level district councils to pledge an oath of allegiance to…

Consulates in Hong Kong refused access to dual nationals needing assistance: Canada Reuters 2/4/2021 By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has denied access to foreign consulates seeking to provide assistance to detained dual nationals in the global financial hub, the Canadian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has traditionally accepted dual nationals unlike its Chinese sovereign, but it has the right to deny consular access under treatie...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s new top judge stressed on Monday the importance of the city’s judicial independence and rule of law, describing them as crucial to business confidence and the international reputation of the global business hub. Hong Kongs new Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung Kui-nung takes the judicial oath administered by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, in this picture released by the Hong Kong Information Services...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read HONG KONG (Reuters) - A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including ‘disgraceful’ comments by its foreign minister, city authorities said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: British criminal barrister David Perry, appointed as the government prosecutor in the forgery case against feng shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen, leaves a court in Hong Kong May 14, 2012....

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including disgraceful comments by its foreign minister, city authorities said on Wednesday. David Perry, a Queens Counsel, was due to lead the case against tabloid media magnate Jimmy Lai and several others, including veteran democracy activists Martin Lee and Margaret Ng. But Hong Kongs Department of Justice noted growing p...

Hong Kong's new top judge stressed on Monday the importance of the city's judicial independence and rule of law, describing them as crucial to business confidence and the international reputation of the global business hub.

Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat in Hong Kong Senior clerics see the detentions as a sign China wants to close the Vatican mission in the territory, while the local diocese attempts to rein in pro-democracy voices By Greg Torode / Reuters, HONG KONG In a high-walled Art Deco villa in the Hong Kong suburbs of Kowloon, the Vatican operates an unofficial diplomatic mission, its only political outpost of any kind in China. The mission keeps such a low profile that it is not listed in the Ro...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week Reuters 12/31/2020 Dec 31 (Reuters) - Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world. Below are some stories selected by our editors, as well as explanatory context and background to help you understand world headlines. For a full schedule of news and events, please go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning. I...