Beijing Hong Kong

• Foreign lawyers restricted from working on national security cases in Hong Kong

  The use of foreign lawyers by both prosecutors and defence has long been part of the rule of law traditions in the former British colony.

  World

  May 10, 2023
  
• Protesters remain in Hong Kong university standoff, prompting fears of bloodshed

  About 200 protesters were still inside the sealed-off Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus, raising fears of bloody clashes with no resolution in sight.

  Nov 18, 2019
  
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• Hong Kong protesters ask for British help in pressuring China

  The Chinese-ruled territory has been rocked by weeks of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests, with demonstrators angry about what they see as creeping interference by Beijing in their city's affairs despite a promise of autonomy.

  World

  Sep 14, 2019
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• Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says increasing violence will not solve social issues

  Hong Kong returned to Beijing in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" formula that guarantees freedoms not enjoyed on the mainland.

  World

  Sep 9, 2019