The Hong Kong National Party is one of a handful of groups that openly advocate Hong Kong independence. Founded in 2016, it drew at least 2,500 people to what was dubbed Hong Kong ...

Hong Kong's last British colonial governor Chris Patten attacked the city's pro-independence movement Friday as the push for a split with China grows over fears of Beijing's tightening grip. Patten ...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam indefinitely suspended debate on the bills a week ago, making it likely they would die. But protesters are demanding that she formally withdraw the pro ...

HONG KONG — The head of a political party calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China said Tuesday that government efforts to ban his group were a sign of eroding freedoms in the city. Andy Chan, ...

In comments that will incense Chinese authorities, Chan, who leads the tiny Hong Kong National Party, said Beijing was semi-autonomous Hong Kong's "colonial master". "We are a nation that is quickly ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some Hong Kong independence activists say they may be forced to leave the city if a proposed extradition law allowing suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial is enacted.

Members of the public wait to enter the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for a verdict hearing for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on May 30, 2024. Hong Kong made its first acquittals under the ...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law on Thursday, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt ...

Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung has been jailed for six years for his part in violent demonstrations in February 2016, the latest in a series of prison terms handed down against ...

Recent years have seen Hong Kong display deep resilience in its legal system, economy, and social governance. It stands high on many important met ...