In 1941, the Canadian government dispatched 1,975 soldiers to Hong Kong to reinforce the British garrison in anticipation of ...

Meant to be a symbol of deterrence, Hong Kong became a battlefield. As Japanese forces closed in, a small Allied garrison ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – For anyone digging into Hong Kong’s history, the official archives might not be the place to look. The office of the chief executive, Hong Kong’s leader, failed to hand ...

The protests continue over other issues, turning increasingly violent at times as demonstrators battle police in the streets. June 2020: Beijing imposes a national security law on Hong Kong ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HONG KONG (AP) — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Hong Kong this week to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese rule and swear in its handpicked new leader ...

HONG KONG (AP) — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Friday. China had promised the ...

— 1984: Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 under a “one country, two systems” framework that gives the city its own economic and political system for 50 years. The Sino ...