Police arrested dozens of pro-democracy politicians early Wednesday in a series of dawn raids that swept up many of the opposition’s most prominent opposition figures. ( read original story ...)
National security law: Mass arrests in Hong Kong ‘over primary vote’
About 50 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists have been arrested in Hong Kong under the controversial national security law, local media report. The Democratic Party's Facebook page said the arrests ... ( read original story ...)
Independence of Hong Kong courts on Beijing’s target list
Beijing politician in Hong Kong has publicly challenged the territory’s right to continued judicial independence, claiming its legal system was out of control and needed reform.Tam ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police lawyer urges inquest to rule fatal car park fall of university student near protest site as accident
Samson Hung says Alex Chow may have plunged to his death inside car park by leaping over edge of third floor, believing there was cover behind it. ( read original story ...)
Thousands of fake IDs from China and Hong Kong were seized in Cincinnati in 2020
Over the course of 2020, customs agents in Cincinnati have seized more than 14,000 fake identification items, officials said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top judge cautious on calls for judicial reform
Hong Kong’s outgoing top judge says calls for reform of the city’s judiciary cannot be based on dissatisfaction with court rulings, as pro-Beijing figures and state-owned media step up criticism of th ... ( read original story ...)
China moves to punish lawyers who helped Hong Kong activists
Chinese authorities have threatened to end the careers of two lawyers who assisted 12 activists who tried to flee Hong Kong for Taiwan last August, 10 of whom were given jail terms by a Chinese court ... ( read original story ...)
Retiring Top Judge Pleas To Maintain Hong Kong’s Judicial Independence
Hong Kong's outgoing top judge made a plea on Tuesday to maintain judicial independence as China state media and a growing host of pro-Beijing figures call for an overhaul of how the financial hub's ... ( read original story ...)
About 100 people evacuated from Hong Kong industrial building as warehouse bursts into flames
About 100 people were evacuated from an industrial building in Hong Kong on Tuesday when a warehouse burst into flames. At least three people, including a boy aged about 10, complained of feeling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: public hospitals could begin testing day patients for Covid-19 as city faces more than 30 new cases
The potential tightening of screening measures, subject of a Tuesday meeting, follows the emergence of a cluster at Princess Margaret Hospital. ( read original story ...)
China says US sanctions have no ‘legal effect’ in Hong Kong or China, but analysts urge caution
After China's banking and insurance regulator claimed US financial sanctions have no "legal effect" in Hong Kong or China, analysts have warned that financial institutions might still face penalties ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Block Trade Bonanza Raises $1.8 Billion In One Day
Issuers took advantage of Asian stocks hitting fresh records on Monday to sell $1.8 billion worth of stock in five block trades which were all increased in size, a new year frenzy highlighting bullish ... ( read original story ...)
Nasdaq-listed Chinese video platform Bilibili to raise over $2 billion in Hong Kong listing
Chinese video service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise over $2 billion, higher than it was previously anticipating. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says ‘weaponising’ of information made car database search alerts necessary, won’t ‘undermine work of media’
Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday insisted a new service that will notify car owners when their personal details have been accessed from a Transport Department database would not affect the work of ... ( read original story ...)