A Hong Kong court issued a verdict in a landmark case involving journalists in the semi-autonomous territory, a ruling that raised concerns about the deterioration of freedom of speech as Beijing tightens its grip on the city, Al Jazeera reported Thursday. A court found the former...
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A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 out of 16 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to subvert the state, a pivotal ruling that marks the most significant legal action under Beijing’s sweeping national security law, NBC News reported. The activists, including prominent figures such as...
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The chairwoman of Hong Kong’s weightlifting and powerlifting association mistakenly referred to “13 countries” in her sport’s Asian conference recently. That conference includes Hong Kong, a former British colony where Chinese officials have been expanding their control, and Taiwan, an independent island that Chinese leaders...
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Bowing to pressure from mainland China, lawmakers in Hong Kong on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security law, enabling the city’s government to crack down on dissent after decades of public resistance to Beijing, the New York Times reported. The bill serves to enact Article...
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Hong Kong is set to introduce a new national security law that would broaden what constitutes sedition and align it more closely with mainland China’s regulations, prompting questions about how the new restrictions will impact the semi-autonomous city’s status as a global financial hub, the...
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A Hong Kong court ordered Chinese real estate giant Evergrande to liquidate its assets on Monday after the company failed to restructure its $300 billion debt, a blow to a sector hit by crackdowns, crises, and investor hesitancy, and one that could impact the already...
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Hong Kongers voted in the city’s first “patriots only” district council elections Sunday, a vote that saw the absence of pro-democracy candidates after Beijing tightened its control of the semi-autonomous territory, Al Jazeera reported. Voters were restricted to only choosing pro-China candidates, with turnout being only...
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Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, is giving out 700,000 plane tickets to folks who would like to visit the former British colony on the South China Sea. Would-be visitors must apply to receive the tickets, Time Out wrote. Critics are calling out Hong...
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One of Hong Kong’s largest and most prolific pro-democracy parties disbanded itself this week following China’s harsh crackdown on dissent and the arrest of its members, the BBC reported. Members of the Civic Party voted to disband the group, a move one of its founders, Albert...
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Hong Kong will overhaul its last major political representative body, part of the city’s government’s efforts to prevent pro-democracy activists from taking office and ensure that municipal-level organizations are run by Beijing loyalists, the Associated Press reported. Chief Executive John Lee announced Tuesday changes to the...
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Dozens marched in the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest a land reclamation plan, the first demonstration in the nearly three years since China imposed a strict national security law in the semi-autonomous city following mass protests, Reuters reported. The rare protests took place...
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Hong Kong’s largest national security trial began Monday with dozens of prominent pro-democracy advocates facing life imprisonment, proceedings that some believe mark the end of the city’s once vibrant political opposition against mainland China, the Financial Times reported. The trial focuses on 47 defendants who were...
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Hong Kong called for an investigation after a song associated with the mass protest movement that gripped the semiautonomous city three years ago was played before a rugby game instead of China’s national anthem, the New York Times reported. The incident occurred earlier this week during...
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Gangsters beat up and robbed John Lee Ka-chiu when he was a boy growing up 50 years ago in Hong Kong public housing. Now the man whom Chinese leaders in Beijing have tapped to lead the free-market-oriented metropolis recalled how his childhood has taught him...
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will not run for a second term in the upcoming May elections, even as mainland China has increased its control of the semi-autonomous city in recent years, CNBC reported Monday. Lam said during a press conference that her decision was...
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