Verdict for Hong Kong Stand News sedition trial postponed again to August

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP— The verdict in the sedition trial of Hong Kong news outlet Stand News and two of its former chief editors has been further postponed to the end of August, according to the judiciary. Non-profit digital news outlet Stand News ceased operations and deleted its website in December 2021 after its newsroom was raided by over 200 national security police […]

Bitcoin News—"Scaling Bitcoin Together" Event Set to Unite Bitcoin Leaders in Hong Kong – Press release Bitcoin News. PRESS RELEASE. As a part of Bitcoin Asia Week 2024, the “Scaling Bitcoin Together” event will take place on May 11, 2024, in Hong Kong. This event will bring together top blockchain experts to discuss how to grow the Bitcoin ecosystem. The “Scaling Bitcoin Together” aims to foster discussions that propel the development of the […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—‘Many problems’ from trial run of waste tax, Hong Kong official says, as pilot scheme to wind up by end-May. Plans to introduce a problem-plagued waste charging scheme in Hong Kong will be reviewed by the end of May after a two-month pilot scheme and a report will be submitted to legislators, the government has announced. In response to a query from Ming Pao, the Environmental Protection Department said on Thursday the pilot scheme which […]

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—2019 protests: 9 jurors to chosen serve in Hong Kong’s first trial under UN anti-terrorism ordinance. Nine jurors have been selected for Hong Kong’s first-ever trial under a United Nations anti-terrorism ordinance over an alleged conspiracy to commit bombings and shoot police officers to death in December 2019. The High Court on Monday completed the selection of a jury consisting of three men and six women, who will hear a 60-day […]