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US and UK criticise move while one of the five decries ‘transnational repression harassment tactics’Hong Kong police have offered million-dollar bounties for information leading to the arrest of five overseas-based activists, as part of a crackdown on …
Read MoreDistributor gives no reason for cancellation, but Chinese censors have targeted Pooh before due to Xi Jinping comparisonsThe screening of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, a British slasher film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cance…
Read MoreAuthorities want Glory to Hong Kong axed from top results and replaced with China’s national anthemGoogle has refused to change its search results to display China’s national anthem, rather than a protest song, when users search for Hong Kong’s nationa…
Read MoreGroup, some as young as 15 at time of alleged offence, detained for up to three years for ‘inciting others to subvert state power’Five teenagers with a Hong Kong group advocating independence from Chinese rule have been ordered by a judge to serve up t…
Read MoreMore than 30 closed for a week – with extension thought likely – and dozens of city zones locked down in gambling hubMacau has shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years as authorities struggle to contain the worst coronavirus outbr…
Read MoreGovernment is planning to test entire population for virus but insists it will not impose ‘complete lockdown’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSoaring Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong have led to court services being suspended for …
Read MoreGovernment says ‘general remarks’ about its zero-Covid policy do not violate national security lawCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHaving discussions and making “general remarks” about Hong Kong’s coronavirus strategy is not …
Read MoreThe case is the first involving a hamster in the care of an owner following pet shop outbreakA hamster surrendered to Hong Kong authorities by its owners has tested positive for Covid-19 and more than 2,200 hamsters have been culled, as the city grappl…
Read MoreIndependent online news portal to cease operations amid ‘worsening environment for media’ in cityThe Hong Kong independent news outlet Citizen News has said it will cease operations from Tuesday in the face of what it described as a deteriorating media…
Read MoreAuthorities also tell inked players to remove or cover up their designs to set ‘a good example for society’Chinese authorities have banned footballers from getting tattoos and instructed national team players who have been inked to remove them or cover…
Read MoreLai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacreThe Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking …
Read MoreJens Galschiot wants to bring sculpture back after decades in Hong Kong but fears arrest under national security lawThe Danish sculptor of a statue that commemorates pro-democracy protesters killed during China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown has asked Ho…
Read MoreApple Daily publisher Next Digital hopes move will allow payments to be made to creditors and former staffNext Digital, a Hong Kong media group known for its criticism of Beijing, has filed for liquidation, with its board of directors resigning to help…
Read MoreUnofficial poll will choose pro-democracy candidates for legislative council electionsHundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city’s opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote a…
Read MoreOfficial issues stark warning to protesters planning to target shopping and business districts Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financ…
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