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PoliticsAug 24Hong Kong woman arrested for allegedly wearing seditious T-shirt outside courtHong Kong police have arrested a woman for allegedly wearing a T‑shirt with a seditious message outside West Kowloon Court. The force said on Monday night that the woman was detained last week on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention. “The purpose of the security operation was to ensure public safety and order, though details of the operation cannot be disclosed,” a police spokesman said. The arrest came hours before judges delivered a...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 24Beijing slams West for criticising Hong Kong court verdict in Tiananmen vigil caseBeijing has slammed Western nations for interfering in China’s internal affairs over their criticism of the conviction of the now-disbanded alliance that organised Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils and its former leaders for inciting subversion. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian used a regular press briefing on Monday to hit out at “certain countries and organisations” for using the case to smear Hong Kong and denigrate its rule of law. He made the comments in response to...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 24Hong Kong launches real-name booking system for popular Sai Kung coastal trailHong Kong has launched its first countryside real-name reservation system, capping daily visitors to a popular trail in Sai Kung at 2,000 on select dates, with a lawmaker and a district councillor saying the move could gather data to help shape formal arrangements. The trial reservation system for visits to the Po Pin Chau trail in Sai Kung East Country Park went live at 11am on Monday, offering the first batch of slots for September 5 and 6 via Klook’s website, app and WeChat mini-programme. A...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 24Half of Hong Kong’s public bodies omit emissions data, green group findsHalf of Hong Kong’s government departments and public bodies have not disclosed their greenhouse gas emissions data and some calculations have been based on outdated information, a green group has found. The findings from The Green Earth have prompted calls for stronger carbon reporting and the setting of reduction targets across the public sector to align with the city’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality before 2050. The non-profit group’s study of 82 public entities found that while 41...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 24Record non-DSE admissions to Hong Kong’s universities spark calls for quotasHong Kong public universities have admitted a record number of students applying outside the local exam system, with the intake surging by 63 per cent over seven years to account for nearly 30 per cent of the 15,000 government-funded places, the South China Morning Post has found. Meanwhile, the intake of home-grown students taking the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam has dropped by 7 per cent, causing its proportion to fall from 82 per cent to 72 per cent, sparking calls for a cap on...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been found guilty of inciting subversion. This conviction highlights ongoing legal actions against political dissent in the region.mainemirror.com · United States
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of inciting subversion. This marks a significant legal outcome concerning political dissent in the region.taiwansun.com · China
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of inciting subversion. This concerns judicial actions related to political dissent and human rights.israelherald.com · Israel
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of inciting subversion. This reflects ongoing legal actions against political dissent in the region.nigeriasun.com · Nigeria
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of inciting subversion. This event signifies ongoing legal actions against political dissent in the region.bostonstar.com · United States
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionneworleanssun.com · United States
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted of inciting subversion. This event signifies ongoing legal actions against political dissent in the region.utahindependent.com · United States
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong convicts two pro - democracy activistsTwo pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted, reflecting ongoing political developments concerning activism and governance in the region. This event highlights challenges to democratic movements.bignewsnetwork.com · United States
PoliticsAug 23Hong Kong rules out Wang Fuk Court buy-back extension as 100 owners hesitateAbout 100 homeowners, or 5 per cent, at fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong have yet to accept the government’s buy-back offer with a week left before the deadline, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun has said, stressing that the acquisition scheme will not be extended. “The deadline is a very serious timeline … it will not be extended, nor will better terms and a higher acquisition price suddenly be offered … I hope [the homeowners] will understand and take the appropriate...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 22Hong Kong must abandon superiority complex over mainland ChinaAfter many years in Hong Kong, with some sadness, I left the city for greener pastures, though my link with it remains an emotional one. When I moved my two dogs across the border to Shenzhen, I was told by agents, officials, even artificial intelligence, that the mainland bureaucracy would be rigid and unhelpful. My experience was the opposite. The young customs officers at Shenzhen Bay answered my phone calls, gave candid advice and treated my situation – a single parent relocating with a...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 22Government still weighing decision on restricting proxy voters, Hong Kong official saysHong Kong authorities have yet to decide whether to restrict proxy voters at homeowners’ meetings to relatives or other flat owners of the same estate under proposed law amendments meant to combat bid-rigging, the home affairs director has said, arguing such a move could be overly strict. Director of Home Affairs Priscilla To Kit-lai said on Saturday that the proposed amendments to the Building Management Ordinance were aimed at enhancing the legitimacy of proxy votes amid concerns that voting...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 22Hong Kong hits back at Western ‘slander’ over verdict on Tiananmen vigil leadersHong Kong authorities have hit out at what they called “baseless slander and smearing” by Western countries over the conviction of the now-disbanded alliance behind the annual Tiananmen Square vigil and its leaders for inciting subversion, stressing the court’s verdict is “well-reasoned and sound”. The government issued a strongly worded statement on Saturday after the closely-watched verdict on the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China a day earlier sparked a...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 22What’s so bad about a planned Hong Kong economy? Just look at SingaporeWhy is the idea of a planned economy anathema to so many people despite China’s success? And why do so many retain faith in market economies given the economic chaos much of the Western world is descending into? These questions have acquired a particular piquancy as Hong Kong embraces long-term planning for the first time, attracting criticism from some that it is falling into Chinese-style error. Having been in Asia for 50 years – in Singapore, which I consider a planned economy, and Hong Kong...South China Morning Post
PoliticsAug 21Why are Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organisers facing prison?Amnesty International said they ‘must be released immediately and unconditionally’.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsAug 21Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils organisers convicted in national security caseFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsAug 21Hong Kong : Dismaying Tiananmen convictions part of campaign to erase Chinese historyDismaying convictions related to Tiananmen are viewed as part of a campaign to erase Chinese history. This suggests a political effort to control historical narratives.amnesty.org.au · Australia
PoliticsAug 21Hong Kong court convicts activists who organized Tiananmen vigilPro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, led the Hong Kong Alliance, a group that organized annual vigils before it was disbanded. They could face up to ten years in prison.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsAug 21Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group of inciting subversionHong Kong's High Court on Friday convicted two former leaders of ‌a disbanded group that organized annual vigils marking Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Once…Japan Today
PoliticsAug 21Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversionTwo pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and their case was viewed as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.France 24 [en]
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