Hong Kong will introduce its new, homegrown security law to the legislature on Friday, the government has announced, just nine days after the end of a public consultation which prompted more than 13,000 submissions. The Legislative Council (LegCo) will convene a special meeting at 11 am on Friday for the bill’s first reading, according to […]
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. The storming on July 1, 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to
A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced 12 people to jail terms from more than four years to nearly seven years in a high-profile rioting case linked to the storming of the city legislature during a pro-democracy protest in 2019. The incident was a pivotal moment in the months-long protests
Twelve Hong Kongers were jailed Saturday for up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the height of pro-democracy protests that challenged the Beijing-backed government. It was the most violent episode in the initial stage of the huge protests that upended the financial hub that year, with Beijing later […]
(1st UPDATE) Those sentenced include actor Gregory Wong who was jailed for six years and two months after pleading not guilty
China's 2024 GDP target of 5% is achievable, but the trajectory won't be an easy one, said Hong Kong's financial secretary.
Hong Kong officials have pushed back against public suggestions that some popular social media platforms and messaging apps should be “banned” under a proposed new security legislation, saying they had “absolutely no intention” in doing so. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam on Wednesday said authorities had no plan to prohibit social media platforms from operating […]
Two recently published books shed light on the relations between central and local authorities in mainland China, and provide valuable lessons for Hong Kong. In one, we see that local politicians in Wuhan failed to learn the lessons of SARS, repeating mistakes during the outbreak of Covid-19 that had disastrous consequences for the country and […]
Hong Kong has revealed the draft text of its new, homegrown security law, set to arrive at the legislature on Friday. It comes just nine days after the end of a public consultation which prompted more than 13,000 submissions. HKFP shares the full text below – stay tuned as our team analyses its contents throughout […]
Hong Kong should continue implementing the governing principles of “One Country, Two Systems” and “patriotic administration,” China’s Premier Li Qiang has said during a key political meeting in Beijing. Speaking on Tuesday at the Two Sessions meeting, an annual gathering of Beijing’s top political elites, Li delivered his work report before National People’s Congress (NPC) […]
Five people have been charged in Hong Kong for perversion of justice and money laundering, including a man who allegedly received HK$1.5 million to stage crimes when he was on remand so that two fellow detainees could tip off the police in exchange for shorter sentence in their separate cases. The Independent Commission Against Corruption […]
The Imperial Cup is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday, whilst it’s the fast and furious all-weather Tapeta action in the Lincoln Trial at Wolverhampton on the same afternoon. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, plus a final look at some Cheltenham Festival news, with Wally []