Hong Kong at 25: Retrospectives, Reflections and the Future
- The Post launches a special microsite to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule
- It includes a special series of stories, essays, videos and infographics that detail the city’s story and its unique journey over the past 25 years
Dear readers,
The nature of news often means focusing on the present. But on unique occasions, it is equally important to take a retrospective look into the past to revisit truths that inform where we are today.
As we approach July 1 this year, Hong Kong nears the midway mark of ‘one country, two systems’, the foundational principle governing the city for 50 years after its reunification with China in 1997.
Twenty-five years into a unique period in Hong Kong history, it is worth taking a moment to contemplate the transitions, triumphs, and challenges Hong Kong has faced: what moments in our history would add valuable context to understand Hong Kong better today, and the important lessons that could provide answers on where are we headed tomorrow.
As Hong Kong’s paper of record for over a century, SCMP has witnessed, investigated, and published many of the most significant stories of our collective history. SCMP’s robust reporting has been an essential ledger of history chronicling the most significant stories for our readers.
To mark this milestone, we curated the defining moments from 25 years of Hong Kong history to form the ‘Hong Kong at 25’ project. Gathering the best of our contemporaneous reporting, our newsroom has created an archival meditation on the city’s journey.
