First person charged under HK security law found guilty of terrorism, inciting secession
The first person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law was found guilty on Tuesday of terrorism and inciting secession in a landmark case with...
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Hong Kong raids Lai’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily
Five hundred Hong Kong police officers sifted through reporters’ computers and notebooks at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Thursday, the first case in which authorities...
Hong Kong locks down Tiananmen vigil park amid tight security, arrests organiser
Police blocked off a Hong Kong park to prevent people gathering to commemorate the anniversary of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday and arrested...
Electoral system reform will only promote Hong Kong’s democracy, stability and prosperity
By Ambassador Liu Yantao The National People’s Congress as China’s top legislature has approved by overwhelming majority a decision to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system....
Hong Kong arrests 53 for plot to ‘overthrow’ govt in latest crackdown on dissent
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security...
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in custody, crackdown on pro-democracy figures continues
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a charge of fraud related to the lease of a building that...
China says it will respond resolutely if UK sanctions officials
China will respond resolutely to any attempt by Britain to sanction Chinese officials following the imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, its ambassador...
Tech firms suspend processing Hong Kong data requests, city leader remains confident
Hong Kong’s national security law does not spell “doom and gloom”, its leader said on Tuesday, as she tried to calm unease over legislation that...
Hong Kong merely seeking the freedom China agreed to honour in 1997
If the Chinese ambassador to Cyprus writes many more letters to the Cyprus Mail, the newspaper should grant him “CM Regular Columnist” status. The latest tirade by...
U.S. House passes bill to sanction Chinese banks over Hong Kong
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation late Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that...
Hong Kong police fire water cannon at crowds protesting new security law
Hong Kong police fired water cannon on Wednesday to break up the first protest since China introduced sweeping security legislation and they made their first...
China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition
China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way...
Hong Kong legislature starts voting on China national anthem bill
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council started voting on a controversial bill on Thursday that would make disrespecting China’s national anthem a criminal offence, amid heightened fears...
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijing’s international...
Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise
Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday after mass protests a day earlier, as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of...
Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets to disperse protests over security bill
Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre on Wednesday, as national security legislation proposed...
Hong Kong and Beijing officials defend security laws, citing threat of terrorism
China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the city’s security chief on Monday defended proposed national security laws by describing some acts in mass...
Hong Kong residents fret over Beijing’s planned new security laws
Newspaper vendor Man, 60, was speechless when she saw the headline that Beijing plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, and worried what...
Hong Kong protesters face off with police in mall protests
Hong Kong riot police swept into several shopping malls on Saturday, chasing off and arresting some anti-government Hong Kong demonstrators who had gathered to press...
China warns U.S. of consequences for HK law as police enter ruined university
China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and...