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Two Threats to Hong Kong

From International Herald Tribune: This city is between a rock and a hard place. Its separate identity and unique commercial advantages are in danger of being slowly squeezed between the ambitions of...

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Hong Kong, China Expand Free-trade Agreement

From Reuters: Hong Kong expanded a free-trade deal with mainland China on Tuesday in an agreement that includes giving mining and exploration companies and related services easier access to the Chinese...

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Foreign Companies Still Flock to China, Study Finds

A rare bit of positive economic news for China, from the International Herald Tribune, which reports that foreign investment in Hong Kong, and on the mainland, is not slowing despite the financial...

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Apple to Open First Hong Kong Store

As part of the company’s rapid expansion in the greater China region, Apple is planning to open their first store in Hong Kong this month, Bloomberg reports: The store, located inside the International...

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Hong Kong to Subsidise Housing after Public Anger

The recent boom in Hong Kong housing prices led to the discontent and frustration of many families. The government now plans to make thousands of homes available to lower income families by reinstating...

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Hong Kong Sees 20 IPOs From Mainland by Dec. 31

Although listings of mainland Chinese companies fell this year in the Hong Kong market, it is expected that as many as 20 companies are planning initial public offerings. Business Week reports: While...

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Hong Kong Shares Inch Higher

After the drop in the Hang Seng Index due to the news of Kim Jong-il’s death and fears of instability in the region, Hong Kong stocks were able to rebound and close up 0.1 percent. Business Week...

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A Million Sign Hong Kong Anti-Occupy Petition as Democracy Fight Heats Up

Last month, amid growing concern that Beijing may renege on a 2007 promise to allow universal suffrage in the 2017 election of the Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, the State Council Information Office...

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Economic Inequality Underlies Hong Kong Protests

Over the past week, the protesters in Hong Kong have focused on well-defined political demands, with full democratic elections and the resignation of Chief Executive C.Y. Leung at the top of the list....

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Hong Kong Corruption Case Ends with Jail Terms

One of Hong Kong’s largest corruption cases to date has concluded with the sentencing of a former top official and a property tycoon. Douglas Wong and Shai Oster report for Bloomberg: Rafael Hui, 66,...

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Train Station Raises Concerns About HK Autonomy

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council yesterday approved a controversial bill that will allow Chinese authorities to enforce mainland law at the West Kowloon station, a new rail terminal to the mainland...

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HK Protests: Expanding Focus, Sustained Momentum

Protests in Hong Kong continued last weekend, with estimated turnout of close to a quarter of a million suggesting sustained momentum after last week’s controversial storming of the city’s legislature....

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Protesters Clash With Police in Hong Kong Suburb

Mass protests in Hong Kong over proposed amendments to extradition laws that would enable extraditions to the mainland began on June 9, attracting a peak of as many as two million protesters on June...

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Hong Kong’s Economy and National Security Law: Top Gear, or Wrench in Works?

Emerging details of Hong Kong’s impending National Security Law have fueled concern over its unprecedented encroachment on the territory’s political and legal autonomy, despite what NYU’s Jerome Cohen...

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Minitrue Diary, February 25, 2020: Coronavirus Data, HK Mask Donations

CDT has recently acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of this year. These directives were issued on an almost...

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