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Endgame for HK without Beijing

A senior retired mainland official has warned that Hong Kong "will die" if it confronts Beijing and loses its support. In an RTHK interview to be broadcast today, Lu Ping, former director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, stressed that the SAR's advantage is it "has Beijing at its back as it faces [...]

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Hong Kong losing its competitive edge, Beijing warns

Hong Kong is losing its competitive edge and will be “swept downstream if it does not forge ahead”, warns Beijing’s man in charge of Hong Kong affairs. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Justice chief to visit Beijing

Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen will visit Beijing on April 22 to discuss with Mainland officials the development of legal services in Qianhai and Nansha, the Department of Justice announced today.     Mr Yuen will meet Vice Minister of Justice Zhao Dacheng and National Development & Reform Commission Department of Regional Economy Director General Fan [...]

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Patriots can be Beijing critics too, liberal judge Kemal Bokhary says

Criticism of the mainland in areas one dislikes does not amount to being unpatriotic – a trait Beijing officials have signalled should disqualify one from vying for chief executive – a liberal judge of the top court says. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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As Hong Kong Presses for More Democracy, Friction With Beijing Rises

As Hong Kong Presses for More Democracy, Friction With Beijing Rises HONG KONG — Looming over a modest Chinese medicine shop here that sells dried deer penises for virility and bat feces for vision is a 40-story monolith of dark glass and gray steel: the Hong Kong offices of the Chinese Communist Party. Full News [...]

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Tsang Tak-sing to visit Beijing

Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing will visit Beijing April 14 to 17.   He will call on the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, and the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film & Television.   He will also call on officials from the General Administration of Sport, the State Administration [...]

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Louis Cha’s martial arts classic to become ‘required reading’ for Beijing pupils

Cha’s masterpiece, Legend of the Condor Heroes, is to be added to the Chaoyang district library’s list of selected readings along with Harry Potter and the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Top Beijing official says no change in policy on Hong Kong

Wang Guangya told Beijing-loyalist lawmakers last week that the central government had consistently upheld, and continued to uphold, the principle that “‘one country’ is the premise and foundation for ‘two systems’” – a reference to the “one country, two systems” formula guiding Hong Kong affairs under Chinese sovereignty. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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Qantas tips first Boeing 787 routes Beijing Hong Kong India

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Illogical for foe of Beijing to be chief executive, Qiao Xiaoyang says

The Beijing official whose remarks at the weekend sparked fears that pan-democrats would be screened out of the chief executive election in 2017 cited a Hong Kong newspaper’s commentary to illustrate his case. National People’s Congress Law Committee chairman Qiao Xiaoyang referred to an article in the Hong Kong Economic Journal which he said illustrated [...]

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Leung Chun-ying accused of avoiding cross-border tensions in Beijing talks

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying wrapped up his five-day visit to Beijing yesterday, during which he met four new ministers and worked on what he called his “homeland relationship” and cross-border co-operation. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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CY Leung to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing and explain cross-border policies

Leung arrived in Beijing yesterday, just as the new central government line-up was announced. He will spend the next few days meeting new ministers and heads of departments whose work is related to Hong Kong. Full News here – Hong Kong feed

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CE to visit Beijing Tianjin

Chief Executive CY Leung will visit Beijing and Tianjin from today until March 20.He will attend the 12th National People's Congress closing ceremony in Beijing tomorrow, and visit central ministries while in the capital.Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, and Secretary for Security [...]

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CE to visit Beijing, Tianjin

Chief Executive CY Leung will visit Beijing and Tianjin from today until March 20.   He will attend the 12th National People’s Congress closing ceremony in Beijing tomorrow, and visit central ministries while in the capital.   Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam, [...]

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CE to visit Beijing, Tianjin

Chief Executive CY Leung will visit Beijing and Tianjin from March 16 to 20.   He will attend the 12th National People’s Congress closing ceremony in Beijing on March 17, and visit central ministries while in the capital.   Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Prof KC Chan, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs [...]

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