Media mogul Jimmy Lai was fearless and “led by example” after the Beijing-enacted security law came into force, an activist testifying against the tycoon in his high-profile trial has said. Chan Tsz-wah, a paralegal who was charged alongside Lai and is now a witness for the prosecution, appeared at West Kowloon Law Courts Building on […]
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai hoped to contact protesters leading the “valiant camp” during the 2019 unrest and “purify” them, out of concerns they would lose the pro-democracy movement international support, an activist has testified during Lai’s landmark national security trial. Paralegal Chan Tsz-wah, who stands accused of conspiring with Lai and others to […]
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s arrest dealt a “heavy blow” to pro-democracy advocacy group Stand With Hong Kong, causing it to lose its connections to US politicians, the media mogul’s national security trial has heard. Activist Andy Li was also arrested in the same police swoop on August 10, 2020, but the activist group had […]
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other pro-democracy activists are set to appeal their convictions linked to a defunct fund that supported protesters during the unrest in 2019. The legal challenge was launched by Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, former lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung and singer-activist Denise Ho, who were trustees of […]
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai had wanted to bring together legislators, overseas groups, the power of the community, and other sectors to achieve “China implosion,” a court has heard during a landmark trial under the Beijing-imposed national security law. Paralegal Chan Tsz-wah, who stands accused of conspiring with Lai and others to collude with […]
Jimmy Lai had mentioned in late November 2019 the idea of conducting a primary poll to “continue the momentum” of the pro-democracy camp in a legislative race originally scheduled for 2020, an activist has told the media tycoon’s landmark national security trial. The Apple Daily founder said organising a primary election could unite the votes […]
A Hong Kong court has rejected media mogul Jimmy Lai’s challenge against a national security committee’s decision to bar a British lawyer from taking part in his ongoing security trial. Three Court of Appeal judges on Tuesday dismissed Lai’s appeal against the decision of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security. The committee was empowered to […]
Major stock indexes in the Asia-Pacific region traded higher on Monday with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index adding over 2% after The People's Bank of China (PBoC) decided to keep its interest rate
Hong Kong’s No. 2 official has highlighted the link between China’s national security and the safety of Hong Kong and the general public during a speech to celebrate the city’s 9th National Security Education Day. To mark the event, the Security Bureau’s six disciplined services kicked off proceedings on Monday with a flag-raising ceremony at […]
An alleged bomb plot to murder police officers during the 2019 protests and unrest in Hong Kong could have caused heavy casualties, the prosecution has said in the city’s first trial under an anti-terrorism act. The prosecution on Tuesday began their opening statement at the High Court after a nine-member jury was selected on Monday […]
Radical groups broke into two university laboratories to steal chemicals for a bomb plot to murder police officers during the 2019 protests and unrest, the prosecution told a terrorism jury trial on Wednesday. Seven people are standing trial under the city’s anti-terrorism act at the High Court, with prosecutors – for the first time – […]
The Hong Kong government has vowed to launch an investigation into an industrial accident after two men died in a suspected gas leak at a construction site. A 26-year-old worker surnamed Kwok and his colleague surnamed Lee, 34, died on Tuesday after they were hospitalised following a suspected hydrogen sulphide leak at around midnight at […]