The landslide victory of pro-democracy politicians in local elections in 2019 was a stunning rebuke of Beijing. Now, fear of retaliation has driven them to quit. ( read original story ...)
‘Our Hands and Feet Are Tied’: Hong Kong’s Opposition Quit in Droves
The landslide victory of pro-democracy politicians in local elections in 2019 was a stunning rebuke of Beijing. Now, fear of retaliation has driven them to quit. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy group behind massive protests disbands
A pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest protests during months of political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 says it is dissolving ... ( read original story ...)
Prominent Hong Kong civil rights group disbands, citing government pressure
Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the pro-democracy group that organized some of Hong Kong's biggest protests, announced Sunday that it was disbanding -- the latest of a string of civic organizations ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong group behind major pro-democracy protests disbands amid police pressure
End of Civil Human Rights Front comes days after police suggested its past rallies may have violated national security law ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Has ‘Responsibility’ to Implement Sanctions Law: Chan
Hong Kong has a “constitutional responsibility” to implement the anti-sanctions law that China has passed to ensure the city’s long-term and steady development, Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in ... ( read original story ...)
600 UK churches sign up to welcome Christian arrivals from Hong Kong
We must not repeat the mistakes of the Windrush era, say clergy ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Hong Kong police investigating protest group
Hong Kong police are reportedly investigating the group that organizes an annual protest march marking the semiautonomous territory’s handover to China for possible violation of the national security ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Biggest Protest Group Will Disband, SCMP Says
Hong Kong’s largest protest group that drew upwards of 2 million of the city’s residents onto the streets in 2019 will disband, according to local media reports. ( read original story ...)
‘We’ll meet again’: Why a Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong chose ‘self-exile’ in Taiwan
By Amber Wang As he queued to board a flight out of Hong Kong to Taiwan last month, dissident artist Kacey Wong was painfully aware of the extra immigration officials brought in to scrutinise each ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student Arrested for Allegedly ‘Exaggerating’ Academic Achievements
The tutor denied exaggerating any of her information and said she did not tell the school about her exam results. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy expected to grow up to 6.5 per cent this year, upgraded forecast shows
Analysts wave off suggestions that Hong Kong’s population decline revealed this week will materially impact economic growth Hong Kong’s economy will expand by between 5.5 per cent and 6.5 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Kiwi Chow: The film-maker who took Hong Kong’s protests to Cannes
Just before the closing ceremony of this year's Cannes Film Festival, organisers had a surprise announcement - they were screening a film by Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow. The documentary about the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s population shrinks after China’s national security law
Nearly 90,000 residents left Hong Kong in the year after Beijing imposed a national security law, more than quadruple that of 12 months earlier, according to t ... ( read original story ...)