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Hopes and fears: Zhang Dejiang visits Hong Kongi

In May 2016, Zhang Dejiang became the first state leader from mainland China to visit Hong Kong since then-president Hu Jintao in 2012.

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City Beat | Hard and soft: Zhang Dejiang lays down line on independence and localism

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Tammy Tam
Tammy Tam

Opinion | On Second Thought: Chinese leadership needs to go the extra mile after Zhang Dejiang’s Hong Kong visit

Elizabeth Wong

Mind the Gap | Why people in Hong Kong scoff at China’s grandiose Belt and Road plans

Peter Guy
Peter Guy

Chinese vice-president urges Hong Kong civil servants to stay mindful, delegation head in Beijing says

Secretary for the Civil Service Clement Cheung with Vice-President Li Yuanchao in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: CNS Images

No specifics given after high-level meeting, but ‘one country, two systems’ principle described as foundation for progress

Giant pro-democracy banner draped on Hong Kong hillside to mark second anniversary of Occupy movement

The banner was draped on a hillside in Lei Yue Mun, Kowloon, early Wednesday. Photo: League of Social Democrats
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Why destroy my yellow balloons? Hong Kong activist seeks judicial review of police action during Chinese state leader’s visit

Protesters scuffle with police outside Central Plaza. Photo: Felix Wong
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How a North Korean defector’s poems were considered ‘more grievous than murder’

Do Myung-hak hopes the film festival may lead Hongkongers to better understand the challenges faced by North Korean defectors. Photo: Edmond So

The case for better relations with the mainland is stronger than ever

Wang Guangya, head of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Top Beijing official for Hong Kong claims pan-democrats can become ‘constructive force’ in restless city

Wang Guangya. Photo: Dickson Lee

New law society head ‘100pc’ confident in Hong Kong courts but silent on whether advocating city’s independence is legal

So was chosen to lead the local solicitors’ body last week. Photo: David Wong

Former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa cites lack of party politics for poor Hong Kong governance

Tung Chee-hwa also echoes top Beijing official’s warning to independence advocates

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats need to decide if they want reform, or a revolution

Civic Party legislator Alan Leong said he had complained to Zhang Dejiang about Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and requested that Leung be replaced. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Zhang Dejiang’s visit to Hong Kong a reminder of what really matters

Pan-democrat lawmakers Joseph Lee, Alan Leong, Cyd Ho and Emily Lau seemed largely satisfied with their meeting with Zhang Dejiang. Photo: David Wong

The Zhang Dejiang speech Hong Kong had hoped to hear

Before boarding his plane at Chek Lap Kok, NPC chairman Zhang Dejiang makes one final – and imagined – address to the people of Hong Kong. We can dream. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Loose cannons, not talk of Hong Kong independence or shady karaoke dealings, are Beijing’s real problem

Members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China attend an event this month in the run-up to the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown on June 4. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s pan-democrats urged to respond with sincerity to state leader’s olive branch

Zhang Dejiang (left) with Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong’s judges must remain above the fray, as should Chinese leaders with their comments on our judiciary

Cliff Buddle says it’s important that Hong Kong’s judiciary is not just independent, but is also seen to be so, and state leaders should be careful not to give the impression of applying pressure on judges

Exclusive | Hong Kong police watchdog chief under fire as force snubbed advice during Zhang visit

Pro-democracy protesters gather outside Central Plaza as Zhang Dejiang gave a keynote speech during his three-day visit to Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong

Beijing will use law and public opinion to handle Hong Kong independence issue, not guns, insists prominent lawyer

Hong Kong National Party convenor Chan Ho-tin speaks in Mong Kok. Photo: Sam Tsang

Enough of the Lion Rock refrain – can Hong Kong and mainland China move on to actually setting aside their discord?

A pro-democracy banner saying “I want genuine universal suffrage” hangs on the Lion Rock, two weeks after the Occupy Central protests ended in December 2014. Photo: Felix Wong

Beijing ‘has the laws, guns and cannons to prevent independence’, legal expert warns

Cheng Yiu-tong says re-election is Leung Chun-ying’s personal choice. Photo: Dickson Lee

Another olive branch? Hong Kong lawmakers may be invited to visit Shenzhen, says mainland Chinese source

Zhang Dejiang may be opening more doors to the pan-democrats. Photo: EPA

Zhang Dejiang: ‘One country, two systems’ is here to stay

Zhang Dejiang says China’s intent behind ‘one country, two systems’, the bedrock of Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy, has not wavered and will not, and patience and confidence are needed to iron out the problems

Joshua Wong and four other Demosisto activists released after arrest for trying to get near Zhang Dejiang’s motorcade

Oscar Lai was taken away from the highway by police officers. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong businesses suffer amid tight security during Zhang visit

Streets were closed off during Zhang’s three day visit to Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Zhang ‘navigated fine line’ on CY’s performance

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, right, listens as Zhang Dejiang, chairman of China's National People's Congress speaks as they visit the foyer of a newly built public housing block due to open later this year in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

‘Ball is in Beijing’s court’, Hong Kong pan-democrats say after meeting with Zhang Dejiang

National People’s Congress chairman Zhang Dejiang (right) waves at the end of a meeting with about 220 guests from different sectors of Hong Kong at the central government offices at Tamar. Photo: Reuters

Elite officers, machine guns disguised as briefcases and a 45-strong motorcade: inside Zhang Dejiang’s Hong Kong security detail

The VIP Protection Unit, formerly called G4, was deployed to protect Zhang Dejiang during his stay in the city. Photo: Edward Wong
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Loyalty card: state leader’s ‘soft’ take on localism during Hong Kong visit surprises analysts

A banner calling for genuine universal suffrage is draped outside a residential building next to a home for the elderly in Tseung Kwan O that Zhang Dejiang visited on Thursday. Photo: Nora Tam

In pictures: 10 top moments of Zhang Dejiang’s Hong Kong visit

From protests to 8,000 police on their toes, the state leader’s visit to the city was full of ups and downs