The Union Jack was lowered; the Chinese flag and the new ... In 1984, the Sino-British Joint Declaration, under which Britain would withdraw from all Hong Kong in 1997, was signed.

Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a ... the end of British rule. Ten people were held accused of violating the law, including a man with a pro-independence flag.

Over the years, regular readers of this column will have noticed periodic references to Hong Kong’s local Portuguese community, and its many-faceted contributions to local society. Under ...

China has accused protesters who vandalised Hong Kong's parliament on Monday of "serious illegal actions" that "trample on the rule ... former British colony, is part of China but run under ...