Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Invited to China Reception
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A leading Hong Kong anti-establishment activist who won a seat in the Chinese territory&#39;s legislature has been invited to a reception celebration China&#39;s National Day.
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Senior Chinese officials have  welcomed Hong Kong's election results in which the pro-Beijing  camp retained a comfortable majority, saying people in the  Asian financial hub voted for stability and prosperity.
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China has invited four newly elected  pro-democracy lawmakers for talks in a conciliatory gesture  after weekend legislative elections, the South China Morning  Post reported on Thursday.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao inspected troops and pro-democracy activists scuffled with police on Saturday as Hong Kong prepared to celebrate 10 years since the end of British colonial rule.
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Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday  in a legislative election seen as a referendum on greater  democracy and a test of popularity for China's communist rulers  in the former British colony.
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Hong Kong's newly elected lawmakers  took the oath of office on Wednesday and, with nearly half of  them pro-democracy politicians, the city's Beijing-backed  leader could expect a few headaches ahead.
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Chinese police are using the annual meeting of parliament to crackdown on a wide range of dissent in what could be a dress rehearsal for the Beijing Olympics, activists and rights groups said Wednesday.
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Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday  in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the  democracy camp, which has angered Beijing by demanding  universal suffrage in the former British colony.
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China has invited four newly elected pro-democracy lawmakers for talks in a conciliatory gesture after weekend legislative elections, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday.
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Hong Kong&#39;s democrats yesterday fell short of expectations in elections to the legislative council after voters, wary of alienating China&#39;s communist rulers, chose the stability offered by the Beijing camp.
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They were greeted at Beijing airport by a senior party leader, a brass band and a traditional drum and cymbal troop, as well as crowds of well-wishers.
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Beijing grabbed Hong Kong headlines  on Wednesday with its Olympians singing and dancing into the  hearts of residents days before legislative elections in which  pro-democracy politicians could make gains over pro-China  rivals.
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HONG KONG - A survey two days before Hong Kong legislative elections showed pro-democracy forces, tainted by a sex scandal, may fare less well than expected, but the election chief dismissed talk of dirty tricks by China.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp makes few gains, but adds a new character to the legislature's cast
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A record 1.7 million Hong Kongers turned out today for an election that sent a fresh contingent of pro-democracy opposition politicians to the legislature.
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China's leaders are displaying renewed confidence in their ability to control political debate, putting to a vote a toughly contested law on property rights at this year's session of the national legislature.
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Beijing (AsiaNews) - On the eve of the October 1 national holiday, President Hu Jintao, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and other members of the Politburo close to former President Jiang Zema received a delegation of 220 Hong Kong personalities, including