Leung Chun-ying News

Chinese President Xi Jinping`s visit comes amid heightened tension between China and the former British colony.

Police cracked down on Hong Kong democracy activists Monday saying they would be charged over the Umbrella Movement mass protests, a day after a pro-Beijing candidate was chosen as the city's new leader.

Hong Kong`s unpopular pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying faced protests Wednesday as he spoke out against the city`s independence movement in his final policy address.

Thousands of protesters, chanting "Sovereignty belongs to the people!" marched through Hong Kong on New Year's Day to protest at the government's legal bid to unseat some pro-democracy lawmakers.

There is no space for Hong Kong independence in the "one country, two systems" agreement under which Beijing governs the former British colony, but there can be tolerance for differences in their systems, a senior Chinese official said.

A former Hong Kong security chief who stepped down after mass protests and is loathed by the city`s pro-democracy camp said Thursday she will run for leader, as opponents warn she would be a Beijing puppet.

Hong Kong`s leader called on the city to unite behind its current political system Saturday in the face of increasing calls for independence from China, as protesters were bundled from the auditorium where he was speaking.

A Hong Kong student protester pleaded not guilty Friday to multiple criminal charges over a demonstration against a pro-Beijing figure, a day after the conviction of an "Umbrella Revolution" leader was blasted by rights activists.

China's Zhang Dejiang kicked off his Hong Kong visit Tuesday by promising to listen to political demands from across society.

Hong Kong`s Beijing-friendly leader warned Tuesday the city will lose investment and job opportunities if residents continue to seek independence, painting a bleak economic picture of the former British colony without Chinese support.

Hong Kong`s leader hit back Tuesday at growing calls for independence from China, particularly among young activists, as he dismissed the need for any discussion on a breakaway.

One of five "missing" Hong Kong booksellers who was detained on the mainland returned to the city Friday and met police, the government said, in a case that has provoked fears of increasing Chinese interference in the semi-autonomous region.

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Tuesday some people had misunderstood controversial comments by Beijing`s top representative in the Chinese-ruled city that the chief executive was above the law.