Hong Kong handover
Twenty years after Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, the future of this Special Administrative Region remains uncertain. The “one country, two systems” framework—guaranteeing Hong Kong’s economic and political systems remain unchanged for 50 years—now appears under threat with ever more brazen examples of Chinese interference.
Sponsored by
1997-2021RIP, Hong Kong’s Tiananmen sculptureQuartz • December 23, 2021
CROSSROADSThe past, present, and future of the fight to control Hong KongQuartz • September 30, 2020
SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPThe campaign for Hong Kong’s freedoms has a new base: BritainQuartz • August 16, 2020
WEIGHING INBeijing’s press conference on Hong Kong was thankfully very boringQuartz • July 29, 2019
ONE WAY TICKETDon’t call them “locusts”: They may one day be proud Hong Kong localsQuartz • July 7, 2017
RED LINEXi Jinping invokes Opium Wars at the inauguration of Hong Kong’s new leaderQuartz • July 1, 2017
WELCOME EMPEROR XIHong Kong is relentless in its memes making fun of Chinese president Xi Jinping and his followersQuartz • July 1, 2017
HAPPY PRIDE, COMRADE!Why the rainbow flag emoji flooded the Facebook livestream of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s remarks in Hong KongQuartz • June 30, 2017
HOMETOWN“If you are born and raised in Hong Kong, you care about Hong Kong’s future more than anything”Quartz • June 30, 2017
LOOKING BACKThe faces of Hong Kong: A timeline of the 20 years since the handoverQuartz • June 30, 2017