More than a dozen people were arrested on charges of organizing and participating in unauthorized assemblies during last year’s protests, including veteran lawyers and former lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: High-profile democracy activists arrested
Police in Hong Kong have arrested 15 of some of the city's most high-profile pro-democracy activists. The group includes 71-year-old media tycoon Jimmy Lai as well as a number of prominent lawmakers. ( read original story ...)
Police in Hong Kong arrest 14 activists amid autonomy warnings
China office says that city’s right to self-rule is ‘authorised by the central government’ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy politicians
Police arrested 14 pro-democracy activists and former legislators in Hong Kong on Saturday as Beijing swooped to reassert its authority after last year’s protests. Martin Lee, an 81-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest democracy activists, media tycoon
Hong Kong police have arrested at least 14 pro-democracy lawmakers, activists and a media tycoon on charges of joining unlawful protests last year calling for reforms ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
Hong Kong police have yet to confirm the arrests, which media said related to marches on Aug. 18 and Oct. 1 last year — both days of large and at times violent protests across the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies
Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 13 activists on charges related to massive protests that rocked the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Test and trace: lessons from Hong Kong on avoiding a coronavirus lockdown
Semi-autonomous city followed WHO advice and moved swiftly to stem contagion without rigid curbs on movement ... ( read original story ...)
Postcards from the lockdown: our writers report from Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Tokyo and Cape Town
Hong KongEd PetersI live in Mui Wo, a seaside township halfway between the central business district (CBD) and the airport, which is cluttered with furloughed aircraft. So far, Hong Kong has come off ... ( read original story ...)
Large hill fire burns in Hong Kong for more than 8 hours
Firefighters continue to battle the blaze, which has engulfed a hillside near Yeung Ka Tsuen in Yuen Long, into the night Government helicopter had earlier been deployed to try to douse flames A large ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Hong Kong’s first zero-waste cafe
Environment Inside Hong Kong's first zero-waste cafe. Posted . MANA! Cafe is trying to tackle Hong Kong's escalating trash problem by providing meals that are fully compostable an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice chief dismisses ‘misleading’ report on Beijing interference
Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng has dismissed a report claiming that Beijing is interfering in the city’s legal system. She said it was “misleading,” while telling the media not to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court upholds ruling that ban on masks at legal assemblies unconstitutional
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling that a government ban on face masks was unconstitutional, at a time that most Hong Kong people are wearing masks in ... ( read original story ...)
The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left
When Ng Chung-yin met Augustine Mok Chiu-yu, they were doing a sit-in protest on the steps of Chu Hai College in Hong Kong. It was August 1969, and 12 students had just been expel ... ( read original story ...)