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Shades of the early pandemic as Omicron tests Hong Kong

As hospitals struggle with surge of patients, experts wonder whether Zero COVID policy contributed to city’s problems.

Patients, many of them elderly, cover themselves with blankets as they wait outside in the cold for admission to hospital

US lawyer back in Hong Kong jail over police assault

Samuel Bickett’s appeal over his conviction for assaulting plainclothes police officer during 2019 protests rejected.

Samuel Bickett poses for a photo in black t-shirt and grey trousers on a bridge above a busy Hong Kong street lined with high-rise buildings

Little cheer for Year of the Tiger in Hong Kong as COVID bites

The government’s zero COVID drive has left people with few options to celebrate their biggest holiday of the year.

A woman in a blue coat looks through red and gold decorations for the Lunar New Year at a Hong Kong market

‘Assumed as criminals’: Hong Kong defendants find bail elusive

Courts are taking a more stringent approach to bail, leaving many behind bars even before their trial begins.

A supporter gestures with their hands to signify the "Five demands - not one less", outside a court in Hong Kong

‘Crime against democracy’: Danish creator of the Tiananmen statue

Artist Jens Galschiot tells Al Jazeera removal of iconic Pillar of Shame is intended to ‘oppress’ Hong Kong residents.

Nine workers in yellow contruction helmets remove the Pillar of Shame monument

Hong Kong awaits verdict in first national security trial

Tong Ying-kit did not give evidence in the trial, which focussed on the meaning of his ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ banner.

A court in Hong Kong will deliver its first decision in a national security law case on Tuesday with evidence hinging on the translation and meaning of the protest banner 'Liberate Hong Hong, Revolution of our Times' [File: Miguel Candela/EPA]