The Irish Times

Hong Kong mortuaries fill up as Covid cases surge

Bodies are also piling up at hospitals as the territory reports 34,466 new cases on Monday

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 18:20

Hong Kong to give out spending vouchers as Covid cases hit record level

Outbreak has overwhelmed healthcare system and government quarantine facilities

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 17:57

Hong Kong to enforce mass testing amid surge in Covid cases

Researchers predict new infections could peak at 180,000 a day next month

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 12:46

Two former flight attendants arrested in Hong Kong over alleged Covid rule breach

Pair returned from US in December and ‘conducted unnecessary activities’, police say

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 07:13

Hong Kong university removes ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen memorial

Pro-Beijing figures said sculpture risked violating national security law imposed last year

Thu Dec 23 2021 - 06:57

Single opposition figure makes it to 1,500-strong Hong Kong committee

Carrie Lam ‘non-patriots’ in election committee may undermine Hong Kong

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 08:25

Hong Kongers rush to buy final edition of Apple Daily newspaper

Tabloid’s closure viewed as marker of the clampdown on civic freedoms and political opposition

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 11:19

China passes law to restrict Hong Kong elections to ‘patriots’

Parliament approves move that consolidates Beijing’s authoritarian grip on city

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 13:28

China to tighten grip on Hong Kong with elections overhaul

Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand and representation will be reduced

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 16:09

Hong Kong’s deep-rooted inequality laid bare by first Covid-19 lockdown

The city’s overcrowded tenements are rarely seen but their issues have now become clear

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 13:48

Asia’s pro-democracy activists surprisingly favour Trump over Biden

US president praised for talking tough with China as conspiracies about Biden embraced

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 17:48

Hong Kong’s independent judiciary braced for Beijing onslaught

Territory’s respected legal system at risk from China’s campaign against dissent

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 14:35

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to deepen Beijing ties

Lam uses annual address to hint at further political clampdown on Asian financial hub

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 13:45

Hong Kong’s Covid-19 mass testing programme reignites tensions

Activists calls on public to boycott scheme backed by Beijing due to lack of trust

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 13:38

Hundreds gather in Hong Kong to mark year of sustained pro-democracy rallies

Lam warns city cannot afford further ‘chaos’;almost 9,000 aged 11- 84 arrested in protests over past year

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 13:41

Hong Kong to resume debate on on controversial anthem Bill as tensions simmer

Annual vigil to mark Tiananmen Square massacre cancelled but activists still plan to rally

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 07:31

China paves way for security agencies to set up in Hong Kong

Outrage among pro-democracy legislators at security law put forward at National People’s Congress

Fri May 22 2020 - 15:55

Irish Times view on China’s moves in Hong Kong: Extending influence

Activists alarmed at what they see as undermining of Hong Kong’s special autonomy

Thu May 14 2020 - 01:00

Hong Kong police detain high-profile pro-democracy figures

Fifteen activists arrested in biggest such crackdown since start of anti-government rallies

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 15:16

Coronavirus: White House ‘proposing emergency stimulus’

Britons advised against non-essential foreign travel

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 13:54

What strategies did Asia use to slow down coronavirus?

South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan have all had some success in battling spread of Covid-19

Wed Mar 11 2020 - 12:58

Coronavirus: S Korea declares ‘war’ on outbreak as cases approach 5,000

World Health Organization chief warns the world is now in ‘uncharted territory’

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 07:04

Cathay Pacific asks employees to take unpaid leave as virus hits demand

Some 27,000 employees asked to take three weeks of unpaid leave over three months

Wed Feb 05 2020 - 13:43

Hong Kong suspends Chinese tourist visas as coronavirus spreads

High-speed rail and cross-border ferry services to be stopped, with flights reduced

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 21:45

Swiss police suspect Davos plumbers of being Russian spies

Duo thought to be preparing surveillance of world leaders at conference

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 16:24

Hong Kong protesters urge continued push for democracy in 2020

Protest movement supported by 59% of city residents polled in news agency survey

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 15:05

Scores of protesters holed up in tense siege at Hong Kong university

Hundreds arrested by police after giving themselves up or trying to escape

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 07:38

‘The university staff are gone and the foreign students are gone’

The frontline in the Hong Kong protests has shifted to the university campus, where hundreds of students are now in siege mode

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 17:00

Hong Kong and China condemn ‘violent mob’ attack on official in London

Justice secretary targeted by protesters as situation in Hong Kong remains tense

Fri Nov 15 2019 - 10:38

The Irish Times view on the Hong Kong crisis: too little, too late

It’s not too late for the city’s authorities to act to defuse a crisis for which they are primarily to blame

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 19:02

Hong Hong protests escalate after police shoot protester

Man in critical condition after officer seen grappling with demonstrator before shooting towards another

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 16:02

Hong Kong: Violence spills on to streets after arrest of politicians

Sixth month of protests that began over proposed China extradition law

Sun Nov 10 2019 - 12:59

Upmarket Hong Kong shopping mall clash ends in bloodshed

Several people wounded; one man is beaten with sticks by protesters

Sun Nov 03 2019 - 13:35

Activist banned from running in Hong Kong’s local elections

Disqualification of Joshua Wong (23) is likely to fuel anti-government protests further

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 17:11