Hong Kong's Basic Law enshrines a principle of ‘one country, two systems' designed to afford the city a high degree of autonomy -- including its own government structure and judiciary -- until 2047.

Hong Kong will continue to be governed by the “one country, two systems” principle and retain its common law system indefinitely, well beyond 2047, justice minister Paul Lam Ting-kwok has said ...

On September 24, 1983, after months of investor and consumer unease over the depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar and negotiations about the city’s return to mainland rule, panic selling of the ...

By Tiffany May Reporting from Hong Kong On a recent eight-hour shift at a McDonald’s in Hong Kong, Luke Ching, 52, wiped tables, cleared trays of half-eaten fries, emptied cups of soda and milk ...

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan delivers his annual budget address in the Legislative Council chamber in Hong Kong on Feb 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Peter Parks) 26 Feb 2025 12:23PM (Updated ...