On their last day at work, Hong Kong's lawmakers -- the first batch chosen under Beijing's mantra of "patriots administering Hong Kong" -- posed for group pictures, celebrating a job well done after ...

HONG KONG -- About a third of Hong Kong's registered voters elected a new 90-member legislature Sunday, a turnout that avoided an embarrassment for the government but fell short of a ringing ...

On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s legislature unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government sweeping powers to crack down on opposition. Linked to Article 23 of the city’s Basic Law, ...

What is the background to Article 23? Article 23 has a lengthy backstory. It is an article in the Basic Law of Hong Kong requiring the Hong Kong government to enact a local ordinance governing ...

The fire in Tai Po on November 26 was Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades: it killed at least 160 people, with dozens still missing. While the tragedy itself was horrifying, the Hong Kong ...

Hong Kong legislature now an 'echo chamber', four years after shake-up Holmes CHAN, Anne CHAN AFP Nov 2, 2025 Updated Nov 3, 2025 0 Tommy WANG Lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen holds a sign reading "the will of ...

Lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen holds a sign reading "the will of the people, the path of governance" - Copyright AFP Tommy WANG Lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen holds a sign reading "the ...