Politics
Abide by the Basic Law, Xi warns Hong Kong
Abide strictly by the Basic Law - that is Vice President Xi Jinping's stark message to Hong Kong.
Tsang warns of deepening conflicts
A malicious and vigorous struggle over political reforms will only deepen conflicts within society, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen warned yesterday - three weeks before the end of public consultation on constitutional reform.
Tit for Tat
Five pro-democrat lawmakers whose resignation speeches were thwarted by a Legislative Council walkout may yet have the final say.
Walk-out forces Legco to adjourn
Pro-Beijing legislators have forced the adjournment of the Legislative Council meeting - as five pan-democrats were about to give speeches on why they were resigning.
Five quit as promised
Five elected legislators officially resigned yesterday, saying they wanted to directly involve the people in the constitutional reform process and to air their views on functional constituencies.
Five legislators set to resign today
Five pro-democracy legislators are set to resign this lunchtime over the slow pace of democratic reform in Hong Kong.
HK remembers war dead
The annual official ceremony in commemoration of those who died in the defence of Hong Kong between 1941 and 1945 has been held at the City Hall Memorial Garden.
Financial Secretary back at work
The Financial Secretary, John Tsang, has returned to full-time work after undergoing emergency heart surgery last week.
Tsang powers up after meeting Xi
In a surprise move, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen has met with Vice President Xi Jinping, who is tipped to take over from President Hu Jintao in 2012.
Heart scare for John Tsang
Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun- wah last night had an emergency operation hours after arriving home from a tiring schedule in the United States. Tsang, 58, underwent balloon angioplasty for blocked arteries, a procedure that aims to prevent h...
No politics, I mean business ...
Forget universal suffrage and concentrate on the economy - that's the message from Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen.
Police move in to evict rally stragglers -
Police forcibly removed about 130 protesters camped outside the SAR government headquarters in the early hours of yesterday.
Letting off steam
Tens of thousands took to the streets yesterday to vent their anger at the government and to call for the early implementation of universal suffrage.
40,000 cheer the handover
Up to 40,000 supporters showed their solidarity with Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen at a parade to celebrate the handover.
40,000 attend pro-Government parade
Tens of thousands of people have attended a pro-Government rally celebrating the 12th anniversary of the handover.
CE confident HK can overcome challenges
The Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, has spoken of the twin challenges faced by Hong Kong this year, in the form of the swine flu pandemic, and the global financial crisis.
Secrecy surrounds search for Yam's HKMA successor -
Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun- wah admitted for the first time yesterday that a three-member committee concluded its search for a new chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority late last year - months before the government finally a...
Police inspectors out to arrest proposed paycuts
Civil service and police inspectors' unions yesterday opposed a proposed 5.38 percent cut in the salaries of senior officials in government and publicly funded organizations that may save HK$2 billion in annual expenditures.
Pay slashed 5pc
Top government officials and controversial political appointees are to have their pay cut by just over 5 percent, while civil servants will face a pay freeze, according to sources.
Over 150,000 people gathered in Hong Kong on Thursday night to remember the victims of the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square.