カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Politicians and campaigners – facing up to life in prison – sent messages of hope, justice and unity before reporting to police Hong Kong court swamped by protests as 47 pro-democracy figures due to appearOn Sunday, 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures w…
British consulate general among crowds outside court voicing their opposition to latest crackdown‘Endure, everyone’: final messages from Hong Kong democracy figures before detention About 1,000 people have gathered outside a Hong Kong court where 47 pr…
Pro-democracy group accused of organising unofficial election last July in largest crackdown on campaignersNearly every main voice of dissent in Hong Kong is now in jail or exile, after Hong Kong police charged 47 pro-democracy campaigners and politici…
Wave of migration comes amid worsening crackdown on freedoms following the introduction of Beijing’s national security lawTaiwan issued nearly twice as many residence permits to Hongkongers in 2020 compared with the previous year, new government data h…
All election participants will have to swear allegiance or face five-year ban under bill to be tabled next monthHong Kong’s government has announced electoral changes requiring office-holders to pledge and maintain an oath of loyalty to Hong Kong and B…
Bank also reaffirms greater shift towards Asia-Pacific, where most of its earnings come fromHSBC is to reduce its office space around the world by nearly 40% as part of sweeping cost cutting designed to capitalise on new part-office-part-homeworking ar…
Speculation grows China seeking to block opposition candidates and overhaul judiciaryA top Chinese official has outlined plans to ensure only “patriots” run Hong Kong, as Beijing seeks to neuter any remaining democratic opposition and take a more direc…
Veteran activist Lee Cheuk-yan accuses police and government of depriving Hongkongers of constitutional rightsA veteran champion of democracy in Hong Kong has described its legal system as an instrument of political suppression, after he and eight othe…
Barristers say proposal would give head of immigration ‘unfettered power’ to stop people leaving the city without any court processThe influential Hong Kong Bar Association has spoken out against a government proposal that could give “apparently unfett…
Adoption of mainland China policy sparks concern other countries will be unable to offer protection to passport holdersHongkongers with dual nationality are not entitled to foreign consular assistance, the city’s leader has said, confirming warnings by…
Media mogul is accused of foreign collusion and is the highest profile figure arrested under the national security lawHong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will remain in jail after the city’s highest court sided with authorities t…
Animation features an owl teaching young children about the need for the controversial law in crackdown on educationHong Kong students as young as six will be taught about the national security law under a dramatic overhaul of the education curriculum….
Bipartisan nomination praises protesters’ ‘bravery and determination that have inspired the world’ US lawmakers have nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for the Nobel peace prize, calling the campaigners a global inspiration in the face of a c…
Authorities take to sealing off residential blocks without warning and can break into homes if people do not submit to testingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong is locking down entire residential blocks without warnin…
Ren Quanniu, who acted for one of the 12 people who tried to flee territory by boat, says revocation is ‘groundless’A second Chinese lawyer has lost his licence after defending a Hong Kong democracy activist charged with illegally leaving the territory…