Hong Kong plans further measures to tighten social distancing rules, while Japan is moving toward actions to contain the virus from spreading rapidly. ( read original story ...)
Britain warns on future of UK judges in Hong Kong
Senior UK ministers have warned that British judges sitting in Hong Kong should not lend “a veneer of respectability” to the region’s legal system if it is compromised by Beijing’s new security law. ( read original story ...)
Group that wants to convert Hong Kong playgrounds into fun zones a beneficiary of this year’s Operation Santa Claus
Kathy Wong Kin-ho hid from the sun inside one of the large, upcycled water pipes in a park in Western District. Around her, children were crawling through them as if they were in a tunnel, sliding ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks to encourage testing with cash payments.
Hong Kong’s government said on Sunday that it would give cash payments of about $650 to residents who tested positive for the coronavirus, a policy designed to encourage people to get tested. Sophia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Takes Issue With Our Editorial
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is not targeting any LegCo member. Nor are we going for political suppression, or silencing dissenting views. ( read original story ...)
U.K. Mulls Future of Its Judges in Hong Kong Over Security Law
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is consulting with the U.K.’s most senior legal officer on the position of British judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, as he condemned China’s “chilling” ... ( read original story ...)
UK Considers Whether to Remove British Judges From Hong Kong Court
Britain is considering pulling its judges out of Hong Kong's highest court, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday, in its latest response to what it considers China's breaches of its ... ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty Over 2019 Hong Kong Protest
He and two fellow activists, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, were immediately jailed on charges of unauthorized assembly. They will be sentenced next week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces jail after guilty plea over police HQ protests
Joshua Wong urges everyone to ‘hang in there, add oil’ as he, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam are taken away ahead of sentencing next week ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists face jail after guilty plea – video
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam face the prospect of jail after pleading guilty to charges relating to protests outside a police station last year ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Detained for 2019 Illegal Assembly
Pro-democracy activists Ivan Lam, Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to face charges related to illegal assembly stemming from 2019, in Hong Kong, China November ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong taken into custody after guilty plea
HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and two other activists were taken into custody Monday after they pleaded guilty to charges related to a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong taken into custody after guilty plea
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been taken into custody after pleading guilty to charges related to a demonstration outside police headquarters. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore bubble delay highlights hurdles to travel recovery
A delay to Asia's first travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore has hit the shares of their flag carriers and highlighted the challenges facing the global travel industry as it tries to rebound ... ( read original story ...)