Category: Hong Kong
Led by China, more countries targeting citizens abroad with abductions, violence, deportations- US study
Hong Kong Free Press A rising number of countries are turning to abductions, violence or deportations against citizens abroad to silence dissent, with China the biggest violator, a US democracy research group said Thursday. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Freedom House in a report identified 854 direct incidents of “transnational repression” carried out by 38 governments…
Read MoreChina deploys warships near Taiwan after US house speaker meets leader Tsai Ing-wen
Hong Kong Free Press China sent warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a “resolute response” to the island’s president meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen held talks with McCarthy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, expressing gratitude afterwards for the meeting that she said showed her island was…
Read MoreDealing with death: Young Hongkonger shares lessons from an unusual career choice
Hong Kong Free Press It’s not the career choice for many in their twenties, but Ming Tai has amassed more than 47,000 followers on his Instagram page, where he shares stories from his work in the funeral industry. While a lot of people might be taken aback at the prospect of working with corpses, it…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron begins China trip with Ukraine, trade on agenda
Hong Kong Free Press By Francesco Fontemaggi French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a visit in which he hopes to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while also forging closer ties with a crucial trade partner. French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands as he disembarks from the presidential…
Read MoreMarch in Hong Kong was ‘unseasonably warm,’ Observatory says
Hong Kong Free Press March in Hong Kong was “unseasonably warm,” the Hong Kong Observatory has said, with the monthly mean temperature almost 2 degrees Celsius warmer than normal. “With the northeast monsoon over southern China generally weaker than normal for most of the time in the month, Marsh 2023 continued to be much warmer…
Read MoreUS House speaker meets Taiwan president despite Beijing’s threats
Hong Kong Free Press US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan’s president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China. The meeting outside Los Angeles comes on what is technically a stopover for President Tsai Ing-wen, after her two-country trip in Latin…
Read More7 Hongkongers initially accused of rioting to plead guilty to unlawful assembly over 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press Seven people who were initially accused of taking part in a riot during Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy protests are set to plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful assembly, the court has heard. While rioting is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, the maximum charge for participating in…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Benny Tai’s ‘mutual destruction’ plan would have caused ‘nuclear explosion,’ court hears
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong legal scholar Benny Tai’s “mutual destruction” plan could have led to a catastrophe akin to a “worldwide nuclear explosion,” a former politician testifying against his peers in a landmark national security case involving dozens of pro-democracy figures has said. Andrew Chiu. File photo: Andrew Chiu, via Facebook. The description…
Read MoreStand News sedition trial: Testimony of ex-chief editor ends after 36 days as closing arguments set for June
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong journalist has completed his testimony over 17 allegedly “seditious” articles published by defunct news outlet Stand News while he and another editor were at the helm after 36 days on the stand. The trial, which began last October and was scheduled to last for 20 days, will hear…
Read MoreHong Kong top sports federation threatens to suspend ice hockey body over anthem blunder
Hong Kong Free Press The top sports federation representing Hong Kong at the Olympics has warned that it could suspend the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) after a blunder that saw a pro-democracy protest song played instead of China’s national anthem at a recent international match. The protest song Glory to Hong Kong was…
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