Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Now those in the pro-government bloc are talking about bringing in a national security law, Hong Kong’s mainstream opposition could offer to support it in exchange for a new electoral reform road map. Photo: AFP

Time to use Article 23 as a bargaining chip

Now those in the pro-government bloc are talking about bringing in a national security law, Hong Kong’s mainstream opposition could offer to support it in exchange for a new electoral reform road map.

16 Nov 2018 - 10:07pm 7

Cathay Pacific under fire from 15 countries on data breach, bosses reveal as they address ‘one of Hong Kong airline’s worst crises’

Cathay under fire worldwide on data breach – ‘one of its worst crises’

14 Nov 2018 - 11:38pm 45

John Robert Slosar, chairman and executive director of Cathay Pacific (left), and Rupert Hogg, the airline’s CEO attend a hearing at Legco on the cyberattack that affected 9.4 million customers. Photo: Nora Tam

As it happened: ‘pathetic’ Cathay slammed by Hong Kong lawmakers

15 Nov 2018 - 1:15am 55

The area next to the border that has been allegedly taken over by mainland officers. Photo: FactWire

Buy farmland at centre of border row, Hong Kong government urged

13 Nov 2018 - 8:32am 5

Lawmakers can save everyone’s time by agreeing to scrap another colonial tradition – tabling a motion of thanks for the chief executive for delivering the annual policy blueprint. Photo: Nora Tam

Time has come for the Legislative Council not to say thanks

12 Nov 2018 - 10:39pm

Cathay Pacific has said the cyberattack, in which data from 9.4 million customers was accessed, lasted more than three months. Photo: EPA

Cathay Pacific cyberattack far worse than thought, carrier admits

14 Nov 2018 - 9:23am 77

Carrie Lam delivered her policy address on October 10. Photo: Nora Tam

Legco passes motion thanking Hong Kong leader for policy address

10 Nov 2018 - 6:16am 3

Lawmaker Eddie Chu outside Legco. Photo: Edward Wong

Localist Eddie Chu and alliance to join rural polls challenging patriarchs

8 Nov 2018 - 11:53am 11

A book published by Hong Kong University Press introducing the Hong Kong Basic Law, the city's mini-constitution, during the Hong Kong Book Fair in July. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong’s Basic Law is fundamentally undemocratic and must go

3 Nov 2018 - 3:54pm 95

Prospective buyers looking at a model of the LP6 property development by Nan Fung Group at a sales centre in Hong Kong on August 26. Photo: Reuters

New private homes on Hong Kong market hit 14-year high

2 Nov 2018 - 11:09pm 12

Victor Mallet’s (right) visa application was rejected after he hosted a talk at Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club by independence advocate Andy Chan Ho-tin (left). Photo: AP

Reason for journalist’s visa denial to stay secret as Legco motion fails

1 Nov 2018 - 10:30pm 37

A protester wearing academic dress in Mong Kok during the Occupy movement protests in October 2014. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Students learn ‘improper behaviour’ from Occupy, says education chief

31 Oct 2018 - 10:19pm 45

Demonstrators make their feelings plain during an anti-Brexit march in London on October 20. Photo: Bloomberg

A Brexit lesson for Hong Kong voters: cherish the power of the ballot

30 Oct 2018 - 7:03pm 3

Lawmaker Ted Hui being ejected from a panel meeting on Monday. Photo: Alvin Lum

Justice department advised official who barred Lau Siu-lai from by-election

30 Oct 2018 - 9:56am 4

The undersecretary for Innovation and Technology, Dr David Chung Wai-keung, sits in a Streetdrone One, an autonomous driving vehicle, during the Automotive Parts and Accessory System R&D Centre Showcase, at the Productivity Council in Kowloon Tong on July 26. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

How Hong Kong can shine as an innovation hub and talent magnet

30 Oct 2018 - 12:51am 2

Pan-democrat lawmakers tear up the Rules of Procedure and House Rules of the Legislative Council and throw the pages in the air, during a Legco debate on proposed amendments, on December 15, 2017. Photo: Edward Wong

Carrie Lam’s government wants dialogue, but do the pan-democrats want to talk?

28 Oct 2018 - 2:48pm

Labour Party veteran Lee Cheuk-yan (right) hands a banner reading “hypocrisy” to pro-establishment candidate Chan Hoi-yan as Frederick Fung Kin-kee, a pan-democrat running as an independent, looks on at a forum at Commercial Radio, in Kowloon Tong, on October 23. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong by-elections – a case study in the pitfalls of democracy

29 Oct 2018 - 3:41pm 3

Statutory paternity leave in Hong Kong is currently set at three days. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong paternity leave to be increased after marathon debate

25 Oct 2018 - 11:28pm 17

Hong Kong businessman Stephen Lau Hei-wing shown in June 2009, leaving the High Court after testifying. A Chinese court has jailed nine former prosecutors over his death in custody last year. Photo: KY Cheng

Nine jailed in China over Hong Kong businessman’s death in custody

25 Oct 2018 - 11:31pm 25

Legislator is accused of assaulting and obstructing a public officer and obtaining a mobile phone belonging to the government
Prosecutors have gathered evidence from 25 witnesses, obtained CCTV and media interview footage, and conducted close to four hours of interviews with Hui

Ted Hui pleads not guilty to three charges over phone-snatching incident

23 Oct 2018 - 8:50pm

Lau Siu-lai campaigns at a by-election rally at Sham Shui Po in early October. Lau has since been barred from seeking office based on her past support for Hong Kong “self-determination”. Photo: Edmond So

Why Hong Kong’s pan-democrats are better off without Lau Siu-lai

22 Oct 2018 - 3:19pm 8

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a question-and-answer session after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council. Her policy proposals fall short of truly addressing Hong Kong’s major problems. Photo: AP

Carrie Lam’s policy plan is bold – in protecting the status quo

20 Oct 2018 - 6:40pm 2

Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung was arrested in May over the incident. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Charges for Hong Kong lawmaker over phone-snatching incident

16 Oct 2018 - 11:32pm

City’s top silk suggests taking job away from returning officers would remove suspicion of political interference

Let lawyers decide who can run for election, says Bar chairman

16 Oct 2018 - 7:07am 102

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung was acquitted on Friday. Photo: Winson Wong

Pro-democracy veteran ‘Long Hair’ acquitted of assaulting protester

12 Oct 2018 - 11:14pm 6

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Freedom and national security can coexist in Hong Kong

12 Oct 2018 - 11:20am

Plastic cutlery could be phased out as part of the plans. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong mulls measures to curb ‘single-use’ plastic cutlery

11 Oct 2018 - 10:02am 11

Commuters were stranded for hours at Tai Wai MTR Station on the morning of September 17, a day after Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong. Photo: Felix Wong

Give city leader power to give workers post-typhoon day off, lawmakers urge

5 Oct 2018 - 10:41am 5

Protesters outside Legco call for more protection for workers after extreme weather events like Typhoon Mangkhut. Photo: Edward Wong

Give city leader power to give workers post-typhoon day off, lawmakers urge

4 Oct 2018 - 11:28pm 4

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