Tag: Hong Kong
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Court convicts two journalists in a landmark sedition case
A Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet yesterday, in a sedition case that is widely seen as a barometer for ... -
Top court upholds convictions of seven prominent pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong’s top court yesterday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government ... -
Young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under crackdown
After spending five months in jail for publishing seditious Instagram posts, Joker Chan returned to a harsh reality. Chan, 30, was sentenced in 2022 for posts ... -
Hong Kong is testing out its own ChatGPT-style tool as OpenAI planned extra steps to block access
Hong Kong’s government is testing the city’s own ChatGPT -style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, its innovation ... -
Chinese transportation app makes its debut on HKSE
A Chinese mobile transportation app has made its debut on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marking the first stock in autonomous driving ... -
US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat
10 same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such ... -
Court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
A Hong Kong court began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and now face up to life in ... -
Top Canadian judge will step down from top court following other resignations
A former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from Hong Kong’s top court, city officials said Monday, the latest overseas judge ... -
Police arrest six people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
Hong Kong police yesterday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated the Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing ... -
Court to trial two men for allegedly helping Lee’s gov’t gather intelligence in UK
The office manager of the Hong Kong trade office in London and another man will go on trial in February for allegedly helping Hong Kong authorities ... -
Gov’t watching internet platforms for non-compliance with ban on ‘Glory’ song
Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday his administration would keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song, days after YouTube ... -
Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
An appeals court yesterday granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms ... -
Transgender activist gets ID card reflecting gender change after years long legal battle
A Hong Kong transgender activist yesterday received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document, and he vowed ... -
Lee says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release
Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a ... -
Reinforcement of rule of law in HK
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a bill mandated by Article 23 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong on Tuesday, which will take effect on Saturday. By ... -
National security bill comes into law on March 23
Hong Kong will enact the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance on Saturday, announced the city’s leader John Lee after the city’s legislature passed the bill on its ... -
Three activists behind vigil lose bid to overturn conviction
Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests lost their bid to overturn their conviction ... -
HK ‘freedom’ smearers double down
Whenever the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region authorities make moves to plug any legal and institutional loopholes, its remedial efforts are smeared by those in the ... -
Cleaner finds two dead babies in glass bottles in a vacated apartment
A cleaning person found two dead baby boys in glass bottles in the living room of a vacated apartment in Hong Kong, police said Saturday. A ... -
New national security law deepens angst over civil liberties, gov’t says business as usual
As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after the enforcement of a similar law that all but wiped out dissent ... -
Hong Kong lifts curbs on property market, to spend more on tourism
Hong Kong’s government has lifted curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a seven-year low, adding to the Chinese territory’s woes. Finance minister Paul ... -
After fallout in China, Messi insists politics not reason for missing game in Hong Kong
Lionel Messi made another conciliatory gesture to fans in Hong Kong and mainland China this week by releasing a video on social media to explain why ... -
HK watchdog warns Alvin Chau’s former firms over Russia deal
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has warned it may delist two companies formerly headed by jailed junket mogul Alvin Chau over concerns about its USD116 million sale ... -
Government asks for explanation and fans are angry about not seeing injured Messi play
Hong Kong’s sports minister yesterday reiterated the government’s call for an explanation from the organizer of a soccer match between Inter Miami and a local team ... -
Court convicts four of rioting over storming of the legislature in 2019 protests
A Hong Kong court convicted four people yesterday for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests ... -
SAR begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law yesterday, more than three years after a similar law has all but wiped out dissent ... -
‘Expats,’ starring Nicole Kidman, was filmed in the city, but you can’t watch it there
Nicole Kidman’s latest project is set in Hong Kong, but people who live there are blocked fro`m seeing it, prompting speculation about censorship in a city ... -
Top court restores activist’s conviction over banned vigil on Tiananmen
Hong Kong’s top court yesterday restored a prominent detained activist’s conviction over a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, marking the latest ... -
China urges countries to fully respect fact that Hong Kong has already returned to China: FM spokesperson
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson this week urged relevant countries to fully respect the fact that Hong Kong has already returned to China and abandon their ... -
Prosecutors allege publisher Jimmy Lai urged protests, sanctions against China
Prosecutors yesterday alleged that Hong Kong activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city’s residents to protest and urged the U.S. to take action against ... -
Man jailed for six years after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge over a foiled bomb plot
A Hong Kong man was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge under the national security law for his ... -
Gaming Citi: GGR in Christmas and New Year to grow
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 17 days of December may reach about MOP9 billion, Citi Research forecasted in a report based on the ... -
Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial
The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day today (Tuesday), with judges expected to rule by the end ... -
Landmark national security trial opens in court for prominent activist publisher Lai
A landmark national security trial opened yesterday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under ... -
Beijing defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad
China on Friday defended controversial bounties offered for the capture of Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been criticized by foreign governments and ...
