カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Fears grow that elevation of John Lee signals Beijing’s tough policy on Hong Kong is set to continueThe European Union has condemned the appointment of Hong Kong’s former security tsar, who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, …
John Lee is the only candidate in the running to succeed Carrie Lam as chief executiveAt the height of Hong Kong’s protests in the summer of 2019, angry pro-democracy legislators shouted in the Chinese territory’s legislative council: “down with John L…
Analysis: As the heatwave in India and Pakistan starts to intensify again, Thailand and China are recording strangely cold May days The final days of April saw further unbearable temperatures recorded in India and Pakistan. Temperatures peaked at 49C i…
Government crackdown has cleared market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned media sectorFree media in Hong Kong has been almost completely dismantled by the government crackdown, clearing the market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned m…
Foreign Correspondent’s Club’s decision sparks outrage from journalists and resignations from press freedom committeeHong Kong’s Foreign Correspondent’s Club has scrapped its annual human rights press awards just days before it was due to announce winn…
More than 88,000 Hongkongers have come to the UK under a new visa scheme after a harsh crackdown on civil liberties in the city. How are they coping? What are they doing? And do they think they will return?Thousands of Hongkongers escaping from China’s…
Tam Tak-chi was the first person charged with sedition since 1997 under colonial-era law amid a wider crackdown by authoritiesA Hong Kong court has sentenced a former radio DJ and political party official charged with “seditious” verbal crimes to 40 mo…
Reporter and lecturer’s arrest in dawn raid another blow to city’s press amid Beijing crackdownA veteran Hong Kong journalist has been arrested by national security police for allegedly conspiring to publish “seditious materials”, a police source and l…
Ex-police officer who oversaw government crackdown on protesters in 2019 is sole candidate with Beijing’s blessingJohn Lee, a career police officer turned hardline security official, is running unopposed to take over the top job in Hong Kong’s election…
John Lee’s bid for top political post is sign of the growing influence of security officials Hong Kong chief secretary John Lee, a security official during the global financial hub’s prolonged and often violent 2019 pro-democracy protests, has resigned…
John Lee’s bid for top political post is sign of the growing influence of security officials Hong Kong chief secretary John Lee, a security official during the global financial hub’s prolonged and often violent 2019 pro-democracy protests, has resigned…
Tenure of woman who rose through ranks to become governor marked by controversies and scandalsCarrie Lam came to office pledging to unite Hong Kong, but she will leave accused of being a divisive leader of a politically turbulent city.Lam entered Hong …
Chief executive to leave office at end of June after five years marked by upheavals of anti-government protestsHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, who has governed the Chinese region since 2017, has announced she will not seek a second five-year term of of…
Judges resign saying administration has ‘departed from values of political freedom and freedom of expression’UK judges have withdrawn from Hong Kong’s court of final appeal, citing concerns that their continued participation would appear to endorse the…
U-turn comes after health policy caused outrage among families and campaigners in cityHong Kong hospital authorities have made a U-turn to allow parents of Covid-positive children to accompany them in paediatric wards, regardless of their own Covid sta…