カテゴリー: Hong Kong
A song from Hong Kong’s protest movement seems to have been played in place of the Chinese national anthem during a rugby sevens tournament in South Korea. Hong Kong said it ‘strongly deplores and opposes’ the playing of a song associated with ‘vi…
Glory to Hong Kong, linked to 2019 protest movement, played in South Korean stadium at start of rugby sevens gameHong Kong’s government has strongly criticised a rugby sevens tournament after a song from the city’s protest movement was played in place …
Sze Ching-wee and other pro-democracy figures had just stood trial over setting up of now-disbanded 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund The secretary of a disbanded Hong Kong humanitarian fund set up to help people involved in the 2019 anti-government protest…
Activists fear for their safety after limited UK riposte to assault on demonstrator outside Chinese consulateHong Kong migrants who fled repression by China said they fear for their safety and are calling on the UK government to take a bolder stance af…
John Lee pledges to enact anti-subversion law while emphasising need to alleviate brain drainHong Kong’s new leader has pledged to enact an anti-subversion law, tighten up cybersecurity and crack down on false information and crowdfunding activities, a…
Chief executive says territory will ‘trawl world for talent’ after lockdowns and political unrest cause brain drainHong Kong has unveiled a HK$30bn ($3.8bn) co-investment fund to attract overseas businesses back to the city after an exodus of talent pr…
Footage shows figure believed to be Zheng Xiyuan kicking down poster and pulling pro-democracy protester’s hairOne of China’s most senior diplomats in the UK was involved in the violence against pro-democracy protesters at the Manchester consulate, a B…
The Communist party will this week confirm Xi as China’s most powerful leader since Mao. What will his extended term of office mean for the country and for its neighbour Taiwan?This week in Beijing, Xi Jinping will preside over one of his country’s gre…
Group, 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…
Williamson Pink Star sets world record highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auctionAn extremely rare “fancy vivid pink” diamond has sold for 453m Hong Kong dollars (£52m) – more than double its estimated price – and set a world record for the …
Williamson Pink Star is second largest ‘fancy vivid pink’ diamond to ever appear at auctionThe second largest, internally flawless “fancy vivid pink” diamond ever to appear at auction is expected to sell for more than £20m when it goes under the hammer…
Former legislator, who fled to Australia last year, said earlier that any sentence would not harm his reputation or lobbying workA Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy figure in exile Ted Hui to three-and-a-half years in jail over charges relate…
Catholic cleric and fellow activists were arrested for ‘colluding with foreign forces’ under Beijing-imposed national security lawA 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five prominent pro-democracy campaigners have pleaded not guilty in court in Hong Kong…
Ronson Chan was arrested in September as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent and free expression in the cityThe head of Hong Kong’s journalists’ association will be allowed to travel to the UK for an Oxford fellowship after a court granted him bail…
Man played British national anthem and pro-democracy protest song to crowds gathered during funeralA Hongkonger who played a harmonica to a crowd outside the British consulate during Elizabeth II’s funeral was arrested for sedition, according to police…