# Hong Kong

2026/02/08-15:53	Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai to be sentenced after national security conviction Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, seen in 2020.Anthony Wallace / AFP - Getty Images Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced Monday after his conviction in a landmark national security trial that has drawn international attention and become a symbol of Beijing`s crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory... 02/08-15:53:23

2026/01/30-20:35	Hong Kong company’s concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional A cargo ship sailing past the Panama Canal`s Port of Balboa last year... 01/30-20:35:39

2026/01/22-05:14	Hong Kong begins national security trial of Tiananmen vigil group A vigil at Hong Kong`s Victoria Park on June 4, 2019, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown... 01/22-05:14:28

2025/11/30-16:02	Death toll rises to 146 in Hong Kong apartment fire: "A wake-up call for everyone" The death toll in Hong Kong`s apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings... 11/30-16:02:26

2025/11/30-03:25	Anger Simmers Over Hong Kong Deadly Blaze As Beijing Warns Against `Disruption` Flowers are placed near the site of the deadly Wednesday fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong`s New Territories on Saturday, Nov... 11/30-03:25:34

2025/11/29-18:32	Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades Hong Kong`s deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died... 11/29-18:32:17

2025/11/28-16:30	Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 128, officials say Firefighters spray water on flames as a major fire burns through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong`s Tai Po district on Nov... 11/28-16:30:04

2020/01/02-12:51	Hong Kong police arrest 400 protesters on New Year’s Day Hong Kong police arrested nearly 400 protesters as a march on New Year’s Day (January 1) spiraled into chaotic scenes... 01/02-12:51:00

2019/12/28-22:17	Hong Kong police arrest 15 in fresh shopping mall protests Hong Kong riot police have arrested at least 15 people in clashes with dozens of pro-democracy protesters who targeted a mall near the border with China to demonstrate against mainland tourists and shoppers... 12/28-22:17:00

2019/12/24-20:29	Hong Kong protesters clash with police at shopping malls Rioters in Hong Kong have clashed with riot police in upscale malls in Hong Kong during a series of flashmob rallies... 12/24-20:29:00