1 month agoHSBC re-freezes accounts belonging to family of exiled democrat Ted Hui amid Hong Kong police money laundering probe
1 month agoHong Kong police confirm 8 arrested for unlawful assembly and 'inciting secession' during peaceful CUHK campus demo
1 month agoHong Kong police arrest 3 people for chanting banned slogans at a university last month. Detained are accused of violating draconian national security law imposed by China. Chinese University of Hong Kong students rally near the "Goddess of Democracy"
1 month agoThe Law Society has said it "strongly condemns the act of intimidation against a judicial officer" following the death threat
1 month agoWan Chai District Council Chairperson @clarisseysy told RTHK on Sunday that HongKong has failed the benchmarks put forward by the last colonial governor Chris Patten. legislature's Hansard: @hk_watch
1 month agoCovid-19: Fines to rise to HK$5k, test kits roll out in MTR stations, as expert urges vigilance over Christmas
1 month agoSai Kung District Councillor and CUHK alumni Isaac Lee was also among the 8 arrested, HK01 reported. HKFP has contacted the police for comment
TVB cited an anonymous source saying that pro-democracy district councillor Eason Chan - another CUHK graduate - was also among the 8 detained
A total of 8 people were arrested by police from the national security unit in HongKong for participating in the graduation rally on the campus of CUHK last month
1 month agoNGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) @RSF_inter has urged the Hong Kong government "to end judicial harassment against Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai
1 month agoThe Bar Association has criticised a death threat made against the chief magistrate Victor So
HK police confirmed the freezing of exiled Ted Hui's bank account, as he is suspected of embezzling crowdfunding money from his relatives' accounts. Hui is also being investigated for violating National Security Law for Hong Kong and money laundering
Luo Jianxi elected as the new chairman of the Democratic Party
NowTV reports that "wanted" self-exiled democrat @tedhuichifung has left Denmark and arrived at London Heathrow Airport in the UK. The whereabouts of his family are unknown, though they reportedly left Hong Kong this week
1 month agoA small crowd gathered outside the store to chant in protest, and police ordered them to leave, citing the restriction on public gathering imposed in HongKong due to COVID19. They used cameras to film citizens at the scene
1 month agoTop Beijing official hails Hong Kong security law, but tweaks needed so people 'follow it of their own accord'
1 month agoHong Kong police officer convicted of misconduct after beating elderly detainee tied to hospital bed
1 month agoHong Kong gov't tells schools to teach 'law-abidingness,' promote sense of national identity
Hong Kong Security Bureau 'strongly condemns' democrat Ted Hui after he fled to Europe amid 9 legal cases
Parliamentarians of the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group have officially nominated pro-democracy activist "Grandma" Alexandra Wong for the Nobel Peace Prize
Democrat Ted Hui confirms he will go into exile and not return from Denmark
1 month agoNational security judge assigned to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi's sedition case
Democrat Ted Hui told Danish outlet @btdk that he is facing nine criminal charges in Hong Kong and could be jailed for decades or life, and may be immediately arrested if he returns
1 month agoChina's HongKong SAR reported 90 new COVID19 cases on Thursday, lower than Wednesday's 103, according to the Center for Health Protection. Among the new cases, 21 are linked to a dance venue cluster, the CHP said
1 month agoHong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail, remanded in custody over alleged fraud
Media tycoon JimmyLai has been denied bail after appearing in court charged with fraud. His case is next due in court in the middle of April
1 month ago12-year-old tackled to ground by Hong Kong police files complaint against use of force
1 month agoDemocrat Ted Hui denies he is seeking asylum in Denmark despite facing charges in Hong Kong; family 'leaves city'
Ex-HongKong governor Chris Patten said the jailing of the trio ".all of them campaigners for the rule of law and democracy in Hong Kong - is another grim example of China's determination to put Hong Kong in handcuffs."
Nabila Massrali, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy of the EU said the sentencing "is another sign of shrinking space for pro-democracy voices in HongKong. Exercise of fundamental freedoms, including peaceful assembly, must be ensured
