Tag: Hong Kong

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Outlet Stand News, Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition

August 29, 2024 admin

The parent company of Stand News, Best Pencil Limited, was also found guilty (Representational) Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part…

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Spinner Ehsan Khan, Who Once Dismissed MS Dhoni, Babar Azam, Makes History For Hong Kong

August 26, 2024 admin

File image of Ehsan Khan© Twitter Seasoned Hong Kong spinner Ehsan Khan, who once dismissed Indian legend M.S Dhoni and current Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the Asia Cup, on Monday became the first bowler from his country to pick up 100 wickets in T20Is, making history for the Associate Member. Ehsan Khan…

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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

August 12, 2024 admin

The signage of Hong Kong’s Final Court of Appeal is seen at the court in Hong Kong Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong’s top court on Monday (August 12, 2024) upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government…

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John Lee Ka-chiu: The Beijing loyalist

June 1, 2024 admin

Diplomacy for a semi-autonomous city is tricky business. Do you woo investors, dispel democratic anxieties, or crack down on dissent? If you are John Lee Ka-chiu, you do it all, and you do it without mincing words. Last year, during the “Hello Hong Kong” campaign, the city’s Chief Executive was seen gesturing his arms open,…

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Britain summons Chinese ambassador over Hong Kong spying charge

May 14, 2024 admin

Photo of Zheng Zeguang, Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Britain’s foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador after three men were charged with spying for Hong Kong, the Telegraph newspaper reported on May 14. The ambassador will be challenged by officials over the allegations that three men had assisted Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service…

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Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?

April 1, 2024 admin

On March 19th, the Hong Kong government passed a new national security law that has been criticised by several Western countries and rights groups The Safeguarding National Security law revises the existing regulations and penalties, and adds five new categories of offences — treason, insurrection, espionage and theft of state secrets, sabotaging national security, and…

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US To Impose Fresh Visa Curbs On Hong Kong Officials Over Rights Crackdown

March 30, 2024 admin

The announcement comes after US’ annual review of Hong Kong’s autonomy (Representational) Washington: The United States announced on Friday that it was “taking steps” to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force. In a…

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Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve law that gives government more power to curb dissent

March 19, 2024 admin

A lawmaker holds a copy of the proposed Safeguarding National Security Bill during the second reading of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, on March 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law on March 19 that grants the government…

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Catholic confessions to remain secret under Hong Kong security law: diocese

March 15, 2024 admin

Around 390,000 of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people are Catholic. File. | Photo Credit: AFP The Catholic Church in Hong Kong said on March 15 that confessions by devotees to priests would remain confidential under the city’s upcoming national security law. Hong Kong is fast-tracking a homegrown national security law, following the one Beijing imposed…

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2 Dead Babies Found In Glass Bottles By Cleaner In Hong Kong

March 10, 2024 admin

Both babies seemed to be less than a year old. A cleaner discovered two dead baby boys in glass bottles in the living room of an abandoned rented Hong Kong flat on Saturday, as per a report in Fox News. A man and a woman, who are believed to be the parents of the two…

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