A group of victims affected by the closure of a major conveyancing firm that had misappropriated client funds has demanded the swift return of HK$100 million (US$12.9 million) belonging to at least 79 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong website listing police data gets blocked, raising censorship fears
The disruption raised the prospect that the city, long a bastion of online freedom, could begin to fall under the shadow of the tight censorship system that separates mainland Chinese internet from th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law being used to ‘eliminate dissent’ say US, UK, Australia and Canada
Joint statement by four foreign ministers expresses ‘serious concern’ about national security law which saw dozens of activists arrested last week ... ( read original story ...)
Travel restrictions tightened, so Hong Kong residents, businessmen set off early on Lunar New Year trips to mainland
Thousands of Hong Kong residents have been making their way back to the mainland to be in time for Lunar New Year family reunions, even as Chinese authorities have tightened pandemic-related ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests
The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement Sunday expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia Condemn Hong Kong Arrests of Activists
Foreign ministers from the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia condemned last week's arrest of over 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong in a joint statement on Sunday, calling on China to ... ( read original story ...)
After all that Hong Kong has been through, why I still have faith in city
It has been a year since the double whammy of violent protests and the Covid-19 pandemic hit Hong Kong, and it may be time for cautious optimism for those of us concerned about its future. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: sewage tests for coronavirus to be expanded, aim for ‘gold standard’
A pilot scheme to check sewage in Hong Kong for the presence of the coronavirus will have its screening capacity doubled, after successfully uncovering hidden carriers in two housing blocks. A team of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Inquest Fails To Determine Cause Of Student’s Death During Protest
A Hong Kong inquest failed Saturday to determine the cause of a student's death that fuelled tensions between protesters and the city's police force at the height of the pro-democracy rallies that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police use national security law for first time to block access to website recording anti-government protests, officers’ details
Hong Kong police have invoked the national security law for the first time to block a local website dedicated to publishing first-hand accounts of the anti-government protests in 2019 and the personal ... ( read original story ...)
Copycats everywhere: Hong Kong designers of popular Covid-19 mask holders dismayed by flood of fakes
Hong Kong product designer Steve Yeung Siu-hong was at an amusement park with his son last November when the nine-year-old boy pointed at a plastic mask holder on a shop shelf and said: "Daddy, it's ... ( read original story ...)
The world must do more to fight China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities arrested and detained overnight more than 50 pro-democracy activists and politicians. After more than 40 hours of detention, many were released with their travel documents ... ( read original story ...)
Last voices of dissent: Hong Kong’s remaining activists lament assault on opposition
Shrinking group of pro-democracy campaigners – who themselves expect arrest – say authorities want to make political dissent in effect illegal ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Angers China With Hong Kong Threat, Plan to Send Envoy to Taiwan
Pompeo made the comments late on Wednesday. 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 law ... ( read original story ...)