Natalie Wong
Senior Correspondent at South China Morning Post
Senior Correspondent in #HongKong for @SCMPNews covering politics and policies | Previously @Cablenews @bbcnews | Write to [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Natalie Wong
Hong Kong will not destroy its “successful DNA” and jeopardise its free-port status by retaliating with counter-tariffs on the US even if geopolitical tensions with China escalate further, the city’s leader has promised. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said his administration had made “contingency plans for the worst” and would increase support for local businesses in finding “blue oceans” in new markets.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Natalie Wong
Hong Kong authorities will take action against anyone who threatens national security, the chief executive has warned, as the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown approaches. Asked about the legality of commemorating June 4 by lighting candles or wearing clothing with related slogans in Causeway Bay, where annual vigils had been held for decades, city leader John Lee Ka-chiu said all activities must comply with the law. “Any activity on any day must comply with legal requirements.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Natalie Wong
Books about the Tiananmen Square crackdown have become increasingly scarce in Hong Kong’s independent bookstores, with sellers citing widespread self-censorship fuelled by legal uncertainties surrounding the sale of politically sensitive titles under the national security laws.
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4 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Natalie Wong
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spearheaded a signing ceremony in Hong Kong on Friday to establish the world’s first intergovernmental organisation dedicated to mediation, which he said would transcend “you-lose-I-win” mindsets and improve representation of the Global South. Most of the 33 signatories of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation were African countries, such as Algeria, Ethiopia and Cameroon.
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1 month ago |
scmp.com | Natalie Wong |Willa Wu
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon and meet the city’s leader ahead of a ceremony for the establishment of an intergovernmental mediation organisation in the financial hub, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the itinerary said on Wednesday that Wang would be greeted by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Thursday afternoon, followed by a dinner hosted by the city’s leader that evening.
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Books about June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown grow scarce in Hong Kong https://t.co/jD02utHzSa
My latest piece on why Beijing fast tracked #HongKong’s subsidiary security legislation in the past week. https://t.co/6tw7gdphVc
Our latest long-read on Hong Kong's need for a refreshed brand and narrative when geopolitics at play. Hong Kong’s new task: go big on international ties, but can it pull it off? https://t.co/1qOofSWcnk via @scmpnews
