Crisis in Hong Kong: Update for Travelers

Health care staff stage a demonstration at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday to protest against alleged use of force by police on anti-government protesters. Photo: Nora Tam

Brief History Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain in perpetuity as spoils of the 19th Century Opium Wars. For the next 156 years, under British influence, Hong Kong developed a political culture unique to Mainland China and flourished as an open economy. In 1997, after years of negotiations,  Hong Kong was returned to China­… Continue reading Crisis in Hong Kong: Update for Travelers