Hong Kong - Wikipedia
Hong Kong is on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) east of Macau, on the east side of the mouth of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea on all sides except the north, which neighbours the Guangdong city of Shenzhen along the Sham Chun River.
Hong Kong’s Freedoms: What China Promised and How It’s …
2024年3月19日 · In recent years, Beijing has cracked down on Hong Kong’s freedoms, stoking mass protests in the city and drawing international criticism. Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020 that...
Hong Kong | History, China, Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica
4 天之前 · Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, located to the east of the Pearl River estuary on the south coast of China. Hong Kong was a British territory for decades until it rejoined China in 1997. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center.
China and Hong Kong: Five moments in fraught relationship since ... - BBC
As China's power rose, so did its influence on Hong Kong. The result: diminishing freedoms, mass protests and a divided city. As Hong Kong marks the 25th anniversary of the handover, we...
Hong Kong handover: What will the next 25 years hold? - BBC
Reuters. An agreement between Britain and China at the time of handover enshrined freedoms for Hong Kong. But some critics think that Beijing has shattered this promise in recent years with a...
China and Hong Kong: Five moments in fraught relationship …
2022年6月27日 · As China's power rose, so did its influence on Hong Kong. The result: diminishing freedoms, mass protests and a divided city. As Hong Kong marks the 25th anniversary of the handover, we...
Behind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong - The New York Times
2021年6月28日 · Hundreds of protesters besieged the Central Liaison Office, China’s primary arm in Hong Kong, and splattered black ink on the red-and-gold Chinese national emblem over the entrance.
Hong Kong: How life has changed under China's national security law - BBC
China's new law: Why is Hong Kong worried? The one thing many Hong Kongers do agree on however, is that in the year since the law was enacted, life has fundamentally changed. We spoke...
Live updates: Hong Kong-China handover anniversary, Xi Jinping …
2022年7月1日 · Xi Jinping is visiting Hong Kong in his first trip outside mainland China since the pandemic began as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its handover to Chinese rule on July 1. Follow...
Hong Kong handover: What will the next 25 years hold? - BBC
In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China, triggering the start of a grand political experiment. Many were anxious about how the capitalist, free-wheeling former British colony would fare...