Bail hearing for 47 Hong Kong democrats facing security law charges drags on, with four hospitalised due to exhaustion
15 hour agoChinese University Hong Kong student union leaders quit after withdrawing election manifesto, citing death threats
17 hour agoUpon arrival at court, Umbrella Movement activist Raphael Wong voiced support for the 47 other democrats who have been in court since yesterday over national security charges: "Support Benny Tai, support the 47 dead, release all political prisoners
Hong Kong democrats trial: Police cordon off area outside court, warn supporters that slogans may violate security law
1 day agoHong Kong democrats trial: Police cordon off area outside court, warn supporters that slogans may violate security law
1 day agoMan arrested in Mong Kok as activists call for boycott of Hong Kong gov't Covid-19 app
Police cordoned off the section of Yen Chow Street and Tonkin Street. About 10 people were trapped at a bus stop surrounded by police officers
#HongKong police are issuing warnings to people gathered outside West Kowloon Court: Get back into groups of four and maintain social distance, or we'll start issuing HK$5,000 fines
A total of 47 participants from the Democrats' Primaries were charged with Subversion of State Power. They will be remanded overnight, arraignment heating is scheduled early tomorrow morning. The MAX penalty can be life imprisonment
At least 30 pro-democracy activists who took part in the primary election last year will be taken to court on Monday, after they report to the police today, says pro-Beijing media HK01, adding that they will charged with subversion, under the national security law
China considers high-speed maglev train linking Guangzhou and Hong Kong
6 day agoIn addition to a special HK$8 billion fund to bankroll Hong Kong's continuing national security crackdown, budgeted govt expenditure on "internal security" will be almost 3x what it was in FY2018/19, just before protests erupted
China says it upholds human rights, opposes 'slanderous attacks' over Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet
"The Chinese government must know that the world is watching its strangulation of human rights – and that we must put all options on the table for holding China accountable," says @SpeakerPelosi in a statement on HongKong
There are 16 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, 9 of which are local infections, 4 of which are of unknown origin
12 charged with rioting near PolyU campus in 2019; 15 others acquitted over National Day protest charges
1 week agoChina: "Hong Kong police arrested 12 people, aged 16 to 30 on Friday, suspected of being involved in the violent conflict with police that occurred at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November 2019
Hong Kong launches public consultation on regulating genuine firearm parts to allow for easier prosecution
1 week agoChief Exec. Carrie Lam has encouraged Hongkongers to use the gov't Covid19 tracking app on her Facebook page as some social distancing measures are eased. She also said she will take China's Sinovac inoculation, as it will be the first vaccine to arrive in HongKong on Fri
The HKSAR government on Thursday approved the emergency use of the COVID19 vaccine produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech, making it the second allowed to be administered in Hong Kong following the mRNA vaccine developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech
National security: Hong Kong paralegal charged with conspiring with Jimmy Lai to collude with foreign forces
Hong Kong police buy firearms from Czech supplier after US order blocked by sanctions – report
Reuters: Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), the publicly funded broadcaster in the former British territory, said separately on Friday it was suspending the relay of BBC news programming starting later on Friday, following the decision from Beijing to do so for the mainland
2 week agoHong Kong activist accused of subversion may face rioting charge over 2019 storming of legislature
Biden confronts China's Xi in first call, raising issues of China's "coercive and unfair economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang and increasingly assertive actions in the region, including toward Taiwan"
President Biden has spoken with Chinese President Xi for the first time since taking office, raising "fundamental concerns" about Beijing's economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong, and human rights abuses, the White House says
Covid-19: Hong Kong's Carrie Lam promises no lockdowns over Lunar New Year as latest lockdowns yield no cases
No positive cases—again—after ambush lockdown and mandatory mass testing in To Kwa Wan
3 week agoAn area of Tok Kwa Wan (Kiu Yu Mansion, 86-94H Lok Shan Road, and Kiu Fat Mansion, 96-106J Lok Shan Road) has been put under overnight "ambush" lockdown as all residents are tested for Covid19
Hong Kong police foil suspected 'bloody' Lunar New Year bomb attack
