Ten pro-democracy activists were sentenced in Hong Kong on Friday to prison terms ranging from 14 months to 18 months over a 2019 protest, the latest in a series of tough punishments that have put ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 14 Months for Oct 1 Unauthorised Assembly
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a further 14 months in prison on Friday for organising an unauthorised assembly on Oct. 1, 2019, during one of the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers overhaul electoral system
Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to overhaul the electoral system and ensure only "patriots" govern. Lawmakers voted 40-2 in favor of the bill, with pro-establishment lawmakers voting in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Has a New Type of Prisoner: Pro-Democracy Activists
Hundreds of protesters, many students or college-educated, face potentially stiff sentences after Beijing’s crackdown. Those behind bars already battle isolation and disillusionment. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans Tiananmen crackdown vigil for 2nd year
Hong Kong authorities for the second year have banned the June 4 candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong changes electoral law, reduces direct public vote
Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically reduces the public’s ability to vote and increases the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Schools Record Exodus of Students as Families Leave City
Primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong are facing a steady exodus of students in the wake of a draconian national security law that has ushered in a citywide crackdown on public criticism of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong passes controversial ‘patriots’ law
Hong Kong has passed a controversial electoral reform law, aimed at keeping people China deems "unpatriotic" from positions of political power.The reform will allow a pro-China panel to vet and elect ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong electoral reforms: LegCo passes ‘patriots’ law
Hong Kong has passed a controversial electoral reform law, aimed at keeping people China deems "unpatriotic" from positions of political power. The reform will allow a pro-China panel to vet and elect ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature approves Beijing’s political overhaul
Hong Kong's opposition-devoid legislature on Thursday approved Beijing's radical overhaul of the finance hub's political system which reduces the number of directly elected seats and will freeze out ... ( read original story ...)
‘Patriots rule Hong Kong’ as sweeping pro-Beijing electoral rules passed
Hong Kong's legislature approved the biggest overhaul of its political system in the quarter century since British rule on Thursday, in a decisive step to assert Beijing's authority over the ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Hong Kong security chief threatens tycoon Lai’s bankers with jail if they deal in his accounts
Hong Kong's security chief sent letters to media tycoon Jimmy Lai and branches of HSBC and Citibank this month threatening up to seven years' jail for any dealings with the billionaire's accounts in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature moves closer to pass electoral reforms
Hong Kong’s legislature is moving closer to amending electoral laws that would drastically reduce the public’s ability to vote and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the ... ( read original story ...)
Shares in Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong media group surge 330%
Shares in the Hong Kong media company controlled by Jimmy Lai surged by 330 per cent as they resumed trading after authorities froze the jailed pro-democracy tycoon’s assets under a controversial ... ( read original story ...)