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National security: what is Article 23 in Hong Kong and why is the issue back in the spotlight?

Hong Kong is obliged under the Basic Law to bring forward legislation that protects the central government against treason, subversion and other offences. Photo: AFP

Pro-democracy protesters hold a mock black hand with the number '23' as they argue with the pro-China supporters, right, during a rally to mark China's National Day, in Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The protesters are against any planning to legislate Basic Law Article 23 national security law. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 1, 2003, trams sit stranded as thousands of people block the streets during a protest against a controversial anti-subversion law known as Article 23 in Hong Kong. - Hong Kong's landmark ban on a pro-independence party on September 24, 2018 has reignited concerns the government is pushing towards national security legislation that could be the death knell for the city's freedoms. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

(From Left to Right) John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Secretary for Administration; Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive; meet the media at a press conference at the Central Government Offices, Admiralty. 25JUN21 SCMP / Winson Wong

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Hong Kong politics

Carrie Lam

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July 1 march

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What landlords and tenants have to look out for under Hong Kong’s new rent-control law for subdivided flats

The rent-control bill covers subdivided flats, defined as premises that form part of a unit of a building. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Cheung Wong-tim, 71, said he would spend his day in the air-conditioned municipal centre and night in neighbourhood parks to avoid the stuffiness in his windowless room in the sandwich layer of an old building in Sham Shui Po.  It is the 13th day of a record May heatwaves and the second-highest temperature (35.3 degrees Celsius) for the month since records began.  29MAY18 SCMP / Sam Tsang

Hong Kong housing

Should Hong Kong start rolling out fourth doses of Covid-19 vaccine en masse, or is 3 the magic number?

Some experts say a fourth shot can better protect vulnerable seniors. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Patients at the packed accident and emergency unit of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Coronavirus Hong Kong

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How Nixon’s visit to China 50 years ago changed the world forever

50 years since Nixon visited China: Infographics

US-China relations

Chinese history

Omicron has brought Hong Kong to its knees. How did it go so horribly wrong, and can the city go back to its zero-Covid days?

Covid-19 patients wait in a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Sam Tsang

Cases at Kwai Chung Estate sparked unprecedented lockdowns. Photo: Felix Wong

The Penny’s Bay quarantine camp on Lantau Island. Photo: May Tse

Beds in a makeshift hospital at AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo: Dickson Lee

Seven designated clinics have been set up. Photo: May Tse

Coronavirus: how do oral drugs molnupiravir and Paxlovid work, and what are other treatment options used in Hong Kong?

The use of Paxlovid in Hong Kong’s public hospitals, designated clinics and elderly care facilities will begin on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Capsules of the antiviral drug molnupiravir. Photo: AFP

Ivan Hung, clinical professor from the University of Hong Kong’s department of medicine. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

High-risk Covid-19 patients will be given priority for the oral drugs. Photo: Felix Wong

Coronavirus: as Hong Kong lockdown nears, here are some home workouts to help keep runners in shape

Home workouts are a way to stay fit and mentally healthy if there is a lockdown. Photo: Shutterstock 

Health & Fitness

Played by Jet Li and Jackie Chan, who was Wong Fei-hung for real? Tracing the life of the martial arts legend

Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung in Once Upon a Time in China 2 (1992), directed by Tsui Hark.

Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung in a still from Drunken Master (1978).

Jet Li and Rosamund Kwan in a still from Once Upon a Time in China.

Kwan Tak-hing (front) in the title role in The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part One: Wong Fei-hung's Whip that Smacks the Candle (1949).

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Gender equality at work: how do Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore and other places compare?

In mainland China, the labour participation rate was estimated at 61 per cent for women in 2020, and 74.5 per cent for men. Photo: AFP

Women still bear most of the burden for childcare and household chores in many cultures. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Many places have provisions in the law requiring equal pay for equal work, but the reality is another matter. Photo: AP

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What is traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)? Its history, therapies and uses

A Qing dynasty manual of traditional Chinese medicine. Photo: Getty Images

Cupping, a form of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), involves warming a glass cup and placing it on the patient’s skin to open the pores. Photo courtesy of Master Ruth Lee

A citizen receives moxibustion therapy in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. Photo: Getty Images

TCM practitioner Dr Michelle Zhang from Balance Health in Hong Kong.

A bandage made of traditional Chinese herbal medicine is applied to a patient at a TCM hospital in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China. Photo: Getty Images

Master Ruth Lee is a TCM practitioner with her own clinic in Hong Kong.

A patient receives cupping therapy in Nantong. Photo: Getty Images

A page from a traditional Chinese medicine manual published in China’s Qing dynasty. TCM practices go back more than 3,000 years in China. Photo: Getty Images

Acupuncture can be used for a range of conditions, including pain. Photo: courtesy of Master Ruth Lee

The risks of using herbs in TCM are especially high if you suffer from liver or kidney ailments. Photo: Getty Images

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