Home affair chief Alice Mak discusses new requirement after two closed-door briefings, weeks before new district councillors take office on January 1.
UK presses for consular access to Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial enters second day
The British government has called on Hong Kong to provide consular access to jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai as his landmark national security trial entered its second day on Tuesday.
Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial
The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day with the expectation that judges will rule by the end of the week on his lawyers' bid to throw out ...
Diplomatic pressure builds over Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai’s security trial
International pressure was building over a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong for leading China critic Jimmy Lai, with British authorities calling for consular access to the jailed democrat ...
Jimmy Lai’s landmark trial is a test of Hong Kong’s courts
After three-and-half years in jail, Jimmy Lai was finally ushered into a Hong Kong courtroom to stand trial for treason. He was brought in through the back door, so only those inside the courtroom on ...
Why the world is watching the Jimmy Lai trial in Hong Kong
The landmark trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai is seen as a test of judicial independence in the former British colony.
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media mogul and free speech advocate who challenged China, goes on trial
Former Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai dared for years to demand free speech from China's government. 3 years after his arrest, he's facing a possible life sentence.
National security trial begins for Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media mogul
HONG KONG -- After more than three years in prison, pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai ’s long-awaited and delayed national security trial opened Monday morning under heavy security in ...
A Chinese Battery Maker Kicks Off an Unusually Busy Week for Hong Kong IPOs
Hong Kong’s moribund market for new listings got a jolt from a battery maker on Monday. Shares of Rept Battero, which supplies batteries for electric-vehicles, started trading after the company’s $272 million listing.
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard pays nearly $55 million in sexual harassment settlement
More than two years ago, gigantic video game publisher Activision Blizzard (the company behind Call Of Duty and Diablo, among many other things) was hit with a big lawsuit from California’s Department Of Fair Employment And Housing that accused the company of having a “frat boy culture” that involved regular discrimination and sexual harassment toward ...
Author who wrote bad book reviews for authors of color via fake accounts dropped by publisher
Crown of Starlight” author Cait Corrain claimed she was in the middle of a mental breakdown when she spent months […] The post Author who wrote bad book reviews for authors of color via fake accounts dropped by publisher appeared first on TheGrio.
Security tight as landmark Hong Kong security trial for Jimmy Lai opens
A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong on Monday amid tight security, with the pro-democracy activist battling charges that he colluded with foreign ...
Hong Kong Comeback Story Turns Into Awful Year for Investors
It was supposed to be the year Hong Kong rebounded onto the world stage, leaving behind an era marred by street clashes, political crackdowns and Covid curbs. Most Read from BloombergUS Frackers Return to Haunt OPEC’s Pricing StrategyA-Rod’s Slam SPAC Is Said to Plan Merger With Lynk GlobalDimon’s Heir at JPMorgan Still Hazy as ‘Five ...
Why are these Hong Kong beekeepers so passionate about saving bees? It’s not just about the honey
Through their social enterprise, Beetales, Harry Wong and Jill Kwong want to teach others about how this animal is vital to life on Earth.