As midnight struck on June 30, 1997 and Hong Kong transitioned from British to Chinese rule, pro-democracy lawmaker Lee Wing-tat stood with colleagues on the balcony of the city's legislature, holding a defiant protest. Hong Kong will mark the 25th anniversary of the handover on Friday and the halfway point…
As midnight struck on June 30, 1997, and Hong Kong transitioned from British to Chinese rule, pro-democracy then-Hong Kong lawmaker Lee Wing-tat (李永達) stood with colleagues on the balcony of the territory’s Legislative Council, holding a defiant protest.
Hong Kong is to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover tomorrow, and the halfway point of “one country, two systems” the governance model agreed by the UK and China under which the territory would keep some autonomy and freedoms.
That model was set to last 50 years, but even in its first hours, battle lines that would define Hong Kong’s politics for
As midnight struck on June 30, 1997 and Hong Kong transitioned from British to Chinese rule, pro-democracy lawmaker Lee Wing-tat stood with colleagues on the balcony of the city's legislature, holding…
How does Hong Kong look to people born in the year of the handover for whom the city has always been under Chinese sovereignty?
Some feel their fate is tied to Hong Kong’s, while others feel like bystanders as Beijing tightens its grip. Many plan to leave sooner or later. We spoke to six 24 and 25-year-olds about the Hong Kong they grew up in, and the one they expect to exist in another 25 years.
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“I feel helpless witnessing the changes that Hong Kong has been through,” said Keanne Lee. “At the same time, I want to keep