‘The Entire Hall Screamed’: Video Screen Falls on Performers at Hong Kong Concert
“There wasn’t enough time and everything was hastily done,” says a member of the production.
China’s Leader Is Leaving His Cocoon for the First Time in 2 Years
President Xi Jinping of China heads to Hong Kong for a two-day visit that is of “utmost symbolic importance.”
Hong Kong’s World-Famous Floating Restaurant Has Sunk
Salvaging the iconic Hong Kong landmark from the seafloor would be “extremely difficult,” its owner says.
How Hong Kong Is Trying to Erase Memories of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Hong Kong residents carried out small acts of defiance to remember those killed in China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests 33 years ago.
The Evolution of Hong Kong Cinema, From Legacy to New Indie
Hong Kong as we know it is slipping into memory. It will live on in its catalogue of films.
China Just Installed a Former Cop as Hong Kong’s Leader
“Beijing clearly does not bother to pretend that this is an election in any sense of the word,” a China scholar said.
Man Caught Dragging Girlfriend’s Corpse Through Street in Broad Daylight
A jogger called police in Hong Kong after seeing the man at 6 a.m. dragging a rolled-up quilt with a pair of legs sticking out.
How Hong Kong Went from ‘Zero COVID’ to Having the World’s Highest Death Rate
The city is now reporting more COVID-19 deaths every day than it did over the first two years of the pandemic.
They Were Reporters in Hong Kong. Now They Drive Cabs and Sell Fried Chicken.
The demise of the city’s independent news outlets has left hundreds of journalists out of a job. Many are not coming back.
Former Hong Kong Separatist Leader Falls Conspicuously Silent After Release from Prison
Hong Kong’s former political star stays out of the public eye after the government released him in pre-dawn hours.
People Are Throwing Out Their Pet Hamsters After Hong Kong Orders Mass Killing
An animal rescuer said she found abandoned hamsters in their cages on the street and in alleyways.
Hong Kong University Tears Down Memorial for Tiananmen Victims
The statue was removed as people slept last night, and with it came down one of the last public symbols of freedom of expression in Hong Kong.