<![CDATA[South China Morning Post - Hong Kong Politics]]> Follow South China Morning Post - Hong Kong Politics, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp12 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:10:30 +0200 <![CDATA[Could Chinese President Xi Jinping be planning a 2-day trip to Hong Kong for July 1 events? Hotel quarantine begins on Wednesday for politicians]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7PKpGg58zIUjilmFkX7M1Jw Source says outgoing leader Carrie Lam has planned banquet at Government House for the president on June 30.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 08:22:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7PKpGg58zIUjilmFkX7M1Jw <![CDATA[Two years on, national security law proves its worth in safer, more stable Hong Kong]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7PO9nz0tDuIZyejEQ2Mq9rY Rather than ruining Hong Kong, the national security law has bolstered the status quo and returned stability to the streets. Beijing could have shown this rebellious city what abandonment looked like, but it kept faith with Hong Kong and the facts speak for themselves.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:00:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7PO9nz0tDuIZyejEQ2Mq9rY <![CDATA[Hong Kong’s largest journalist group insists it operates in accordance with law after being asked by authorities to justify activities]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7PO9nz0tDuIZ5VjH6qdYdAk Hong Kong Journalists Association says it received letter from Registry of Trade Unions demanding explanation of group’s operations.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:58:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7PO9nz0tDuIZ5VjH6qdYdAk <![CDATA[Hong Kong PLA garrison to be combat-ready for ‘toughest and most complicated’ situations amid security threats, commander vows]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7O7E_zYPs6GTOT5HJgy6HUf Major General Peng Jingtang makes promise ahead of President Xi Jinping’s attendance at events celebrating 25th anniversary of city’s handover.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:05:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7O7E_zYPs6GTOT5HJgy6HUf <![CDATA[Hong Kong’s finance chief says he has ‘stood firm’ in defending national, financial security while assessing tenure]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N2lP2lBV3xruT5HJgy6HUf Paul Chan says in weekly blog post safeguarding national security and city’s constitutional order is a ‘core infrastructure project’.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:48:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N2lP2lBV3xruT5HJgy6HUf <![CDATA[Hong Kong not a ‘show flat for Western democracy, must win back Beijing’s trust with political security, avoiding harmful actions’]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N1VNDpNOtPWpVjH6qdYdAk Former leader Leung Chun-ying, ex-delegate Rita Fan review Hong Kong’s relationship with Beijing ahead of 25th anniversary of city’s return to Chinese rule.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 09:39:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N1VNDpNOtPWpVjH6qdYdAk <![CDATA[Hong Kong activist granted political asylum by Sweden in security law first for EU]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7O5afx12UNU9-T5HJgy6HUf It is believed to be the first asylum award for a Hongkonger in the EU to explicitly cite the national security law.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 08:10:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7O5afx12UNU9-T5HJgy6HUf <![CDATA[Regina Ip is the right choice to steer Hong Kong’s comeback as Exco convenor]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NiMBDUmjsxvps0ohxaO6Yr Given her qualifications in the political arena and personal experience in overcoming setbacks, she is more than capable of shaping the terrain of Hong Kong’s political landscape.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 07:30:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NiMBDUmjsxvps0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Hong Kong’s largest public healthcare workers union opts to dissolve as journalism group lowers vote threshold to disband]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7ND1YCQzm0beyejEQ2Mq9rY Former chairman of Hospital Authority Employees Alliance confirms group voted to disband after special general meeting.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:30:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7ND1YCQzm0beyejEQ2Mq9rY <![CDATA[Xi Jinping to attend 25th anniversary celebrations of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty and swearing-in of new city leader John Lee]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7OPGXhHnqGz0ClmFkX7M1Jw President Xi Jinping will officiate the event to mark quarter-century of Chinese sovereignty over city and swearing-in of new city leader.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 03:33:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7OPGXhHnqGz0ClmFkX7M1Jw <![CDATA[Beijing’s boost to Nansha will bring opportunities for Hong Kong, not rivalry, Guangzhou mayor says]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N_srT4bLrYyOzdsCmHakzH Guo Yonghang says his city needs to take advantage of Hong Kong’s role as a ‘super-connector’ to foster global partnerships in tech projects.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:11:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N_srT4bLrYyOzdsCmHakzH <![CDATA[Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee speaks to the Post]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7Mb0VIICmUY811cWWor9YPv In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview on Talking Post, incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu talks about a strategy to reopen Hong Kong’s borders with mainland China and the rest of the world, how he plans to counter “fearmongering and badmouthing”, and more.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:01:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7Mb0VIICmUY811cWWor9YPv <![CDATA[Coronavirus: Beijing making contingency plans for Hong Kong government swearing-in ceremony on July 1 after 2 top city officials catch Covid-19]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7P4xR9yPjS-K-zdsCmHakzH Cases spark speculation on whether a state leader such as President Xi Jinping will attend ceremony on July 1, the 25th anniversary of city’s return to Chinese rule.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:36:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7P4xR9yPjS-K-zdsCmHakzH <![CDATA[Hong Kong must not cling to governance structures of the past]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7O9y5Knhbujq5VjH6qdYdAk These trying times call for a clear-eyed review of the governmental structures and procedures underlying one ‘country, two systems’. Hong Kong needs a bolder institutional reform agenda, one placing the people’s interests above bureaucracy and adherence to an obsolete status quo.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:30:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7O9y5Knhbujq5VjH6qdYdAk <![CDATA[Exclusive interview: Hong Kong’s leader-designate John Lee says ‘I am a pragmatic person’ and ‘I will be open to everybody’]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NI9BzuoNCndSejEQ2Mq9rY In a wide-ranging interview, John Lee describes his approach to governing, his views of the civil service and the priorities of his incoming administration.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:30:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NI9BzuoNCndSejEQ2Mq9rY <![CDATA[Incoming Hong Kong leader John Lee promises more aggressive approach to countering ‘fearmongering and badmouthing’ by city’s critics]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N6IpBv_0Ktops0ohxaO6Yr Incoming chief executive will attend November’s Apec summit in Bangkok, send delegations overseas to ‘tell the true Hong Kong story’.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:00:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N6IpBv_0Ktops0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Incoming leader John Lee working on strategy to reopen Hong Kong border with mainland China, may reduce quarantine for arrivals]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N6IpBv_0KtouT5HJgy6HUf John Lee concedes scrapping curbs may take time to achieve but says his administration can set interim goals towards that end.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:00:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7N6IpBv_0KtouT5HJgy6HUf <![CDATA[Senior Beijing official with over 30 years’ experience in Hong Kong affairs appointed to deputy role in nation’s top advisory body]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NL_qZQjgLiyJs0ohxaO6Yr Zhang Xiaoming, former executive deputy director of state-level Hong Kong office, made deputy secretary general of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:25:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NL_qZQjgLiyJs0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Hong Kong’s incoming deputy justice secretary to quit pro-Beijing group amid concerns membership could undermine impartiality]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NapARuhapiOXn9ye8UNv30 Horace Cheung reveals on social media he will not retain membership of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:11:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NapARuhapiOXn9ye8UNv30 <![CDATA[Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip appointed convenor of incoming leader John Lee’s de facto cabinet]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NapARuhapiOSlmFkX7M1Jw Ip, 71, is the first woman convenor of Executive Council, and first with political affiliation, since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:03:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/jTASPxGkU7NapARuhapiOSlmFkX7M1Jw