カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Some artists have taken their work to Brussels, saying they no longer feel safe, yet the art market back home continues to boomFrom a rocky perch a larger-than-life rendition of a female protester, clad in a hard hat and a gas mask, gazes over a city i…
Sentences of nearly seven years handed down over 2019 action that was pivotal moment in uprising against Chinese ruleA Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the…
Lai’s supporters say evidence of Andy Li should not be relied upon as it was obtained through torture A key prosecution witness in the trial of Jimmy Lai took the stand in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday, giving evidence that the UN’s special rapporteur…
Debate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of mainland ChinaHong Kong’s government has released the draft text of a new national security law that would further tighten control on the city and bring its laws clo…
Police investigate after employee says she was tricked into sending money to fraudsters posing as senior officers at her firmHong Kong police have launched an investigation after an employee at an unnamed company claimed she was duped into paying HK$20…
The city’s chief executive, John Lee, announced a public consultation period after claiming advocates of independence are ‘still lurking in our society’Hong Kong’s government has announced a public consultation period for a new national security law, t…
First two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenesAmazon’s big-ticket series Expats, set and filmed in Hong Kong, is not available for viewing in the city despite being billed as a worldwide …
Legislation will further erode differences between legal systems of Hong Kong and mainlandA new law giving Chinese courts the authority to enforce rulings in commercial disputes in Hong Kong comes into effect on Monday, further reducing the barriers be…
Authorities could use 2tn yuan from offshore accounts of state firms to buy shares after big falls in stocksChinese markets have lifted following a report suggesting that Beijing policymakers are scrambling to mobilise billions of yuan from state-owned…
Bi Haibo of the Chinese embassy in the UK responds to a Guardian editorial about the trial of the media mogul and pro-democracy activistYour editorial (The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: this sham trial is another bleak day for Hong Kong, 18 December) cla…
Analysts suggest popularity of A Guilty Conscience is down to portrayal of recent abuses in judicial systemHong Kong’s highest grossing Chinese language film of all time is a courtroom drama exploring themes of power and justice in a city where many fe…
Hong Kong media mogul’s team raises concerns over testimony of former democracy activist who was imprisoned in ChinaThe international legal team for the imprisoned media mogul Jimmy Lai, who is on trial for national security offences in Hong Kong, has …
‘I don’t have to motivate the team against China,’ says manager after 2-1 win in friendly played behind closed doorsHong Kong have beaten China for the first time in 29 years in a friendly football match in Abu Dhabi.Hong Kong’s 2-1 victory over China …
Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious material Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to all charges at the resumption of his national security trial in Hong Kong.The media tycoon a…
The 22-year-old says his probation conditions meant he was under surveillance and could not workOne of the youngest people to be jailed under Hong Kong’s national security law has fled to the UK, where he claimed asylum in the early hours of Thursday m…