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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 China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), opens in Beijing. WHAT IS BEIJING PLANNING? Xia Baolong, director of China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, has said the electoral system in the global financial hub ne...

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 treaties signed when the former British colony returned to China in 1997. Five diplomats say, however, that...

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 Kong's 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 Department January 11, 2021. Hong Kong Information Services Department/Handout via REUTERS ATTENT...

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. REUTERS/Bobby Yip David Perry, a Queen’s Counsel, was due to lead the case against tabloid media...