2 July 2024
1 year ago
#Bakhmut firefighters and fire station staff shelter (and have a cigarette break) in a doorway during particularly heavy shelling this morning. Despite Russia's relentless shelling of the town for 7 months, they've stayed
1 year ago
Hong Kong 'odd job worker' arrested on suspicion of laundering HK$370 million through string of bank accounts
1 year ago
Hong Kong police van's roof covering flies off, smashes taxi windscreen and injures driver
1 year ago
Hong Kong police arrest 5 fraud syndicate suspects who allegedly bought goods worth HK$5.7 million using stolen credit cards
Members of political group Returning Valiant were 'ignorant' of national security law, Hong Kong court hears
1 year ago
Officials at #CUHK flag-raising ceremony on 1st day of academic year: Security minister Chris Tang Police chief Raymond Siu Xu Kai from Liaison Office Deng Jianwei from PRC national security office Wang Qi from MOFA commissioner office
Corner of Hollywood Road and Lyndhurst Terrace now. 3 fire trucks. Lotsa honking in #HongKong #Central
8 Hong Kong democrats file appeal against Covid-related conviction and sentence at 2020 Labour Day demo
1 year ago
Five arrested, cannabis and suspected cocaine seized after separate operations at Hong Kong flat and car stop
Seven Hong Kong protesters jailed for 7-10 months over speedboat escape bid
Hong Kong police issue warning over impersonating officers after Jimmy Lai's London-based lawyers sent threatening email from 'National Security Wing'
1 year ago
Responding to @thetimes story, Hong Kong police had to issue a statement to "condemn act of impersonating police officers of national security department"
1 year ago
Hong Kong authorities, meanwhile, say rights not absolute and NSL and sedition offences are necessary given calls for independence and violence. They also argue not much difference between standard of HK and mainland law enforcement officers
1 year ago
Committee also asks HK authorities how to make sure mainland officers carrying out national security investigations in HK will comply with ICCPR given Beijing not signatory, while wondering what NSL means by mainland officers abiding by HK law but subject to its jurisdiction
1 year ago
Seeing no end to Sri Lanka's fuel crisis, many are now cooking with firewood and charcoal stoves, and turning away from automobiles and towards bicycles
Police boats at Tolo Harbour, near Science Park Video: Oscar Liu
Sedition should be tried at Hong Kong's high court, says lawyer of man facing 3 charges
2 year ago
CLP says electricity has been restored to all households affected by a massive power outage in New Territories West following a fire at a transmission cable bridge in Yuen Long #HongKong
Police have arrested three people following a shooting and machete attack on Wyndham Street that left three men injured #HongKong
Police investigate a shooting in Central on Friday morning, which saw three injured and three arrested
Activist Chiu Yan-loy, previously jailed over a 2020 Tiananmen gathering, brought six white flowers and four red ones to Causeway Bay on Saturday. The numbers symbolise the date of the 1989 crackdown. Chui said police barred him from the area over the "seditious" flowers
2 year ago
Police carried out a large security operation during the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, as individual Hongkongers attempted to stage mini acts of defiance around Victoria Park on Saturday. The park was closed by police until Sunday. In full:
2 year ago
1/ As night fell in Mong Kok, groups of police officers patrolled around Nathan Road and Langham Place, where two people were stopped by officers and had their identification documents checked
HKFP_Live: Police are on standby near Victoria Park on the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown
#Now back in CWB again a few hours after the early morning stroll around Victoria Park. Parts of the busy East Point Rd and Great George St are blocked by police with dozens of officers guarding the roads. Journos are asked to stay on pedestrian and reg with police
2 year ago
1/ Police have deployed to Victoria Park and ordered people to leave, as the venue in Causeway Bay is cordoned off until Sunday:
2 year ago
Hong Kong police warn residents against taking part in 'unlawful assemblies' around Victoria Park on June 4, after candlelight vigil is banned for third straight year
2 year ago
Anti-terrorism drill with 100 officers staged ahead of expected visit by state leaders on Hong Kong's 25th handover anniversary
Hong Kong court rejects ex-lawmaker's bail application in 47 democrats national security case
2 year ago
Human rights lawyer Michael Vidler has left Hong Kong, with journalists from the state-backed press filming his departure at the airport. Last week, HKFP reported his law firm would be closing