The ‘Hong Kong 12’ - arrested for allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan - have become the latest flashpoint for protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Beijing authorities ramp up calls for patriotic education, warn against National Day protests
Beijing and Hong Kong authorities ramped up calls for patriotic education and warnings against banned anti-governments protests over the mid-autumn festive season, as police made more arrests on the ... ( read original story ...)
China approves arrest of Hong Kong ‘speedboat fugitives’
Chinese authorities formally approved the arrests on Wednesday of 12 Hong Kong activists caught last month while allegedly trying to flee the city for Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Families of 12 detained Hong Kong fugitives demand lawyer access outside Beijing’s liaison office, leave mooncakes for jailed relatives
Families of some of the 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained in mainland China after an attempt to flee to Taiwan rallied at Beijing's top office in the city on Wednesday, reiterating ahead of the ... ( read original story ...)
‘We want our son back’: families of detained Hong Kong activists left in the dark
The ‘Hong Kong 12’ - arrested for allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan - have become the latest flashpoint for protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Flight of Hong Kong protesters piles pressure on Taiwan
For some Hong Kong protesters, stripped of their passports and facing criminal charges, a perilous 600 km sea journey to Taiwan is their only hope of escape. For Taiwan, which has promised assistance ... ( read original story ...)
Is Hong Kong becoming more like China?
Hong Kong marks this year’s Oct. 1—China’s national day—more tightly under Beijing’s rule than ever before in recent memory. Where last year’s Oct. 1 saw citywide protests in a fierce repudiation of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activist Wong Gets Bail After Being Charged for 2019 Protests
The court decision comes as Wong and other activists face prosecution on suspicion of several offences related to last pro-democracy protests last year, which prompted Beijing to impose a sweeping ... ( read original story ...)
How HSBC got caught in a geopolitical storm over Hong Kong security law
Bank’s future remains uncertain as it finds itself under pressure from Beijing and Washington ... ( read original story ...)
Families Call for Access to Hong Kong Relatives Detained in China
The relatives of 12 Hong Kong people arrested by China at sea last month called for access to their detained family members in a petition to the mainland's representative office in the semi-autonomous ... ( read original story ...)
Big tech firms may be handing Hong Kong user data to China
Allegation follows new law that lets Hong Kong ask for sensitive data if deemed to threaten national security ... ( read original story ...)
For Hong Kong Protesters Caught at Sea, Trial in China Is Likely
Detained by the Chinese Coast Guard as they tried to flee the city, the activists are now in the hands of the mainland’s opaque criminal justice system. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong murder suspect who sparked extradition bill crisis ‘essentially a free man’, admits city’s leader Carrie Lam
The murder suspect who triggered last year's extradition bill crisis was a free man who had paid his debt to Hong Kong society and there was little the government could do to change that, Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Temporary homes are castles for Hong Kong’s poor
A new apartment building in Hong Kong made out of container-like blocks left 70-year-old Lau Kai Fai and his family feeling like they had won the lottery. His new 290 square foot flat is relatively ... ( read original story ...)