カテゴリー: Hong Kong
We should be suspicious of the role of the Chinese Communist party in the harvesting of genetic data from unborn babies, argues William MatthewsIn her column (What does the Chinese military want with your unborn baby’s genetic data?, 10 July), Arwa Mah…
The Pacific Resource Group in Hong Kong facilitated the applications of more than 650 people for passports through the Vanuatu Contribution Program last yearIf you wanted a new life on a tropical island and had US$130,000 to spare, you might end up vis…
Organisation known for annual Tiananmen vigil lets go of all paid staff and halves its steering committeeOne of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations has said it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steerin…
Prosecutors granted more time to prepare cases against those arrested under sweeping national security lawProsecutors have been granted another months-long delay to the trial of 47 pro-democracy politicians, activists, and campaigners in Hong Kong who …
Kurt Campbell says Beijing assessing world’s response to Hong Kong crackdown to understand potential reaction on TaiwanA senior US official has warned China not to seek emboldenment from its Hong Kong crackdown to move against Taiwan, as Japan’s deputy…
Suspects aged 15-39 accused of attempting to make the explosive TATP in makeshift hostel laboratoryHong Kong’s national security police say they have arrested nine people on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activity after uncovering what they describ…
Authorities called assailant a ‘lone wolf’ domestic terrorist who had been politically radicalised Police in Hong Kong have told citizens that mourning the death of a man who stabbed a police officer last week is “no different to supporting terrorism”,…
Statement seen as warning to judiciary to uphold Beijing’s interests or risk losing independenceHong Kong’s judicial system should reflect the will and interests of the Chinese nation, a senior official overseeing the national security law has said.The…
Powerful chilling effect as dissenters are detained, often without charges, and face life in prisonOne year after Beijing imposed a national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, the city has been drastically and fundamentally changed. Political opposition …
Fung Wai-kong is seventh senior figure from publication to be arrested in two weeksA senior journalist of the now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the airport while attempting to leave the city.Fung Wai-kong was bel…
A reporter from the 26-year-old Hong Kong newspaper describes its final daysA Hong Kong police national security operation has forced the closure of the city’s most vocal and pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily. Its senior executives arrested, compani…
Raymond Siu blames protests on ‘fake news’ – but critics fear the label will be used to muzzle dissentHong Kong’s new police chief has called for a “fake news” law to tackle “hostility against the police”, in what analysts see as an indication of the n…
Newspaper’s closure shows how pro-democracy movement and press freedom are being crushedOn Wednesday morning, the Apple Daily reporter Angel Kwan was at a government press conference for the Hong Kong census when her phone started buzzing with notifica…
Large crowds have queued in Hong Kong to buy the final edition of the Apple Daily. The closure of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy newspaper comes one week after five high-profile staff were arrested, the company’s office raided and millions of dollar…
Million copies printed of last issue as journalists at newspaper that was forced to close mourn ‘historical moment’Across Hong Kong on Thursday morning the queues stretched for hundreds of metres, wrapping around corner after corner. Starting before da…