カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Article 23, shelved in 2003, may target foreign organisations and bans ‘subversion’ against Chinese governmentThe Hong Kong government is pushing ahead with its own national security legislation to “fill gaps” around the Beijing-imposed law already bei…
Prominent pro-democracy group Hong Kong Alliance voted to disband after many of its leaders were arrested The Hong Kong pro-democracy group that organised three decades of vigils commemorating the victims of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square massacre has vote…
Activist Bill Browder warns of global reach of controversial law after being contacted by Foreign OfficeBritain has warned some Hong Kong critics in the UK about travelling abroad, according to high-profile human rights advocate Bill Browder, highlight…
Carrie Lam rejects criticism over the lack of opposition figures in the election committee, saying ‘non-patriots’ may undermine Hong KongHong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has defended the weekend’s election of a powerful committee to appoint sen…
The formation of the election committee on Sunday is the first poll to be held under the patriots rule imposed by BeijingHong Kong’s political elite begin selecting a powerful committee on Sunday that will choose nearly half the legislature – and later…
Crackdown follows arrest of four members of civil society group that ran June 4th MuseumHong Kong authorities have raided the city’s Tiananmen massacre museum a day after arresting four members of the civil society group that ran it.The raid is the lat…
Chow Hang-tung, a barrister and organiser of the Hong Kong Alliance, wrote on Twitter ‘Any farewell words for me?’ before she was detainedHong Kong police have arrested senior members of the group that organised the city’s annual Tiananmen Square massa…
Businesses reassess presence in territory amid curbs on movement and doubts about legal system’s reliability, with many building up offices in SingaporeInternational companies are being forced to reconsider their future in Hong Kong as China’s crackdow…
Buyer at small German auction house did not know bicorne had belonged to the French emperorA newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte has gone on display at auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong.Described by Bonham…
Apple 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…
The activists had pleaded guilty to charges related to their role in protests triggered by Beijing’s tightening control over Hong KongSeven Hong Kong democracy activists were sentenced to up to 16 months in jail for their role in an unauthorised assemb…
Longstanding group accused of being ‘agent of foreign forces’ and is asked for information about its membershipHong Kong’s national security police are investigating the organisers of a vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre for alleged fore…
Movies deemed a security threat can bring penalties of up to three years’ jail under stricter law that also covers previously approved titles Hong Kong will scrutinise past films for national security breaches under a tough new censorship law in the la…
Actor said to be given exemption to film Amazon TV series, as territory braces for tougher travel rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs Hong Kong braces for more draconian Covid-19 travel restrictions to take effect from F…
Andy Li and Chan Tsz-wah were accused of conspiring with media mogul Jimmy Lai to call for sanctions on China and Hong KongThe Hong Kong activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah have pleaded guilty to foreign collusion, becoming the second and third…