Category: Hong Kong
Article 23: Prisoner barred from early release after losing first legal challenge of new security law
Hong Kong Free Press Ma Chun-man, the first Hong Kong prisoner made ineligible for early release after a domestic security law was enacted in March, has lost his legal challenge against the new rule. Ma Chun-man. Photo: Supplied. High Court Judge Alex Lee on Friday refused the judicial review by Ma, who is expected to…
Read MoreChoi Hung Estate residents to move out by April 2029, Housing Authority says
Hong Kong Free Press Residents affected by the first stage of redevelopment at Choi Hung Estate have until April 2029 to move out of their homes, Hong Kong’s public housing provider has announced. Choi Hung Estate on October 30, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Some 1,790 households at Pik Hoi House, Kam Pik House and Tan…
Read MoreHong Kong ‘Captain America’ protester loses appeal for early release under Article 23 bill
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former food delivery worker Adam Ma filed the first legal challenge against the city’s domestic national security law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3289743/hong-kong-captain-america-protester-loses-appeal-early-release-under-article-23-bill?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSocial worker who urged police restraint during 2019 demos has case to answer in rioting retrial, court rules
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen, who facing a second rioting trial after the government appealed against her acquittal, has a case to answer, a judge has ruled. Social worker Jackie Chen outside the District Court on December 2, 2024. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Chen, 47, appeared at the District Court on…
Read MoreNew cybersecurity bill, with HK$5M penalties for infrastructure operators, to be discussed by lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press A bill to regulate operators of Hong Kong’s infrastructure and monitor the security of their computer systems will be discussed by lawmakers next Wednesday, with up to HK$5 million proposed as a penalty. Workers in Central, Hong Kong. File photo: GovHK. The Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Bill was gazetted…
Read MoreApple Daily’s Jimmy Lai says he halted calls for foreign sanctions on Hong Kong after 2020 security law enacted
Hong Kong Free Press Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has said he halted his calls for foreign sanctions to be imposed on Hong Kong over a Beijing-drafted security law after it came into effect in mid-2020, as making such calls would be “suicidal” since then. Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Lai, 76, told his…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest passenger for allegedly stealing HK$11,000 on flight from Vietnam
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Traveller reported cash and bank card missing from bag he had placed in overhead bin, latest in string of similar cases. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3289732/hong-kong-police-arrest-passenger-allegedly-stealing-hk11000-flight-vietnam?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong seizes HK$23 million worth of smuggled earphones, skincare goods
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers find earphones and skincare products concealed in four machines inside shipping container. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3289730/hong-kong-seizes-hk23-million-worth-smuggled-earphones-skincare-goods?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More9 people evacuated as fire erupts at shipyard in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fire escalated into No.3 alarm within half an hour at shipyard on Shum Wan Road at 4.11pm. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3289717/9-people-evacuated-fire-erupts-shipyard-hong-kongs-aberdeen?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s hungry ghosts and porcelain: what’s new on cultural heritage list?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. First update to list honouring elements of heritage considered to have high cultural value and pressing need for preservation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3289707/hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-and-porcelain-whats-new-cultural-heritage-list?utm_source=rss_feed
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