Politics Hong Kong slashes directly elected seats in local polls. Posted . Hong Kong's legislature voted on Thursday (July 6) to overhaul district level elections by drastically r
Hong Kong police arrest another person accused of supporting overseas activists
Hong Kong police have arrested another person accused of supporting overseas activists who allegedly endangered national security, in a further expansion of a government crackdown on pro-democracy dis ...
Hong Kong arrests 4 accused of aiding exiled pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong police said officers have arrested four men accused of aiding activists who have fled the former British colony.
Hong Kong Police Arrest Fifth Suspect in Clamp-Down on Pro-Democracy Activists
The pro-democracy group was disbanded in 2020, hours after China imposed a national security law in Hong Kong. Its former leader, Joshua Wong, was arrested January, 2021, and charged with conspiracy ...
Singer and Actress CoCo Lee’s Death at Age 48 Puts Spotlight on Not-So ‘Happy Hong Kong’
The Hong Kong-born singer’s sudden passing has brought attention to the state of mental health in the Chinese enclave, where deaths by suicide have plagued the community.
Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer and songwriter who had international success, dies at 48
Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter Coco Lee has died at age 48. Her sisters said Lee suffered from depression for years and died Wednesday by suicide.
Lawyer wanted by Hong Kong says he was exercising his rights in Australia
An Australian lawyer with a bounty on his head from the Hong Kong authorities, said on Thursday he was being pursued for "exercising my democratic rights" in a crackdown on free speech. Kevin Yam, 47, ...
Hong Kong slashes number of directly elected council seats
Hong Kong's legislature unanimously voted on Thursday to overhaul district-level elections by drastically reducing the number of directly elected seats, which critics said would further shrink ...
Hong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
Hong Kong police have arrested four people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days after they offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of eight pro-democracy ...
Hong Kong slashes directly elected seats in local polls, further reducing democracy
Hong Kong's legislature unanimously voted on Thursday to overhaul district level elections by drastically reducing directly elected seats, a move critics said removed some of the last vestiges of ...
Hong Kong changes law to slash directly elected council seats, undermining democratic challenges
Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday passed an amendment to a law to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils, the last major political representative bodies chosen by the public.
Hong Kong men arrested for aiding overseas dissidents
STORY: Hong Kong national security police arrested four people on Wednesday, accusing them of financially supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for Hong Kong’s independence from China. Two ...
Four arrested in Hong Kong after bounty set up for activists abroad
The local arrests come two days after Hong Kong put up bounties for eight pro-democracy activists living abroad. The bounties have sparked an overseas outcry and follow a sweeping national security ...
Hong Kong stocks tumble 3%, Asia-Pacific markets fall after Fed minutes point to more rate hikes
U.S. Federal Reserve officials said that a brief pause in its tightening cycle would give the committee time to assess the impacts of the hikes.