Tag: Hong Kong


Hong Kong is setting up an election without a real opposition


Hong Kong’s decision to bar 12 pro-democracy candidates from standing in forthcoming local elections has raised serious concerns over whether genuine political opposition will be tolerated in the city following the imposition of a new security law by Beijing.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/asia/hong-kong-election-disqualification-intl-hnk/index.html


Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospitals face ‘collapse’ as outbreak grows


Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned that the city’s hospital system could face “collapse” as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53575875