Amended legislation gives chief executive power to veto any foreign lawyer working on cases brought under national security law ...
Jimmy Lai: Son of jailed Hong Kong tycoon condemns UK ‘hypocrisy’
The British son of a jailed Hong Kong media tycoon has denounced the "hypocrisy" of the UK government. Sebastien Lai said Britain had failed to sufficiently condemn the ongoing crackdown on dissent in ...
Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao to stop publishing political cartoon Zunzi after government complaints
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing works by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after his drawings drew government complaints, in another example of hushed speech ...
Hong Kong Overnight Funding Costs Surge to Highest Since 2007
The cost to borrow overnight in Hong Kong jumped to a 16-year high as liquidity continued to tighten in the city after repeated currency intervention from authorities.
Son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon condemns UK government ‘weakness’
Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy, also criticises Vatican over failure to hold China to account over human rights abuses ...
Son of jailed Hong Kong activist, U.S. congressman slam UK, Vatican over rights weakness
The British son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and a leading Catholic U.S. congressman criticized Britain and the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to speak out strongly against the ...
Hong Kong political cartoon suspended after government complaints
Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonist has had his comic strip suspended after a satirical post was criticised by government bodies, the artist and a source with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Jimmy Lai’s Son Warns Western Firms on Hong Kong Reopening
The son of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai is warning Western businesses about investing in Hong Kong as the Asian financial center attempts to re-brand itself and lure foreign firms after strict travel ...
Hong Kong amends law to limit foreign lawyers in some cases
Hong Kong lawmakers have passed an amendment to a law granting the city’s leader the power to bar overseas lawyers from handling national security cases ...
Hong Kong to ban foreign lawyers from national security cases
Hong Kong ’s leader, former top cop John Lee, can ban foreign lawyers on national security grounds under a legal amendment approved unanimously on Wednesday by the Legislative Council, the city’s ...
Hong Kong restricts foreign lawyers from national security cases
Hong Kong's legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers working on national security cases, a restriction critics say will undermine fair trials and the right of ...
Hong Kong security chief criticises WSJ opinion piece on ‘Subversive’ art
Hong Kong's Security Chief Chris Tang criticised an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on a seizure by authorities of a statue commemorating Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown on ...
Hong Kong Passes Law Barring Foreign Lawyers From Security Cases
Hong Kong legislators have granted the city’s leader the power to veto foreign lawyers from national security cases, which will put a decision handed down from Beijing last year onto the finance hub’s ...
Hong Kong security chief criticises WSJ opinion piece on ‘Subversive’ art -media
Hong Kong's Security Chief Chris Tang criticised an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on a seizure by authorities of a statue commemorating Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown on ...