Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai takes stand for first time in his year-long national security trial
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police have ramped up security at West Kowloon Court, where Lai’s trial has been held since last December 18. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287291/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-take-stand-first-time-his-year-long-national-security-trial?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS vows more sanctions on Hong Kong officials after jailing of 45 activists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US move comes after 45 activists were jailed for four to 10 years for their participation in a plot to overthrow the government. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3287310/united-states-vows-more-sanctions-hong-kong-officials-after-45-activists-jailed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDetained Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to testify for first time in national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press Detained pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to take the stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial. The 76-year-old founder of the shuttered Apple Daily newspaper stands accused of two counts of taking part in a “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” under Beijing’s security law,…
Read MoreLab-grown meat lands on Hong Kong plates as Australian start-up Vow begins sales
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Aubrey at the Mandarin Oriental has introduced two dishes featuring Sydney-based Vow’s cultured Japanese quail. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3287258/lab-grown-meat-lands-hong-kong-plates-australian-start-vow-begins-sales?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLoyal Hong Kong shoppers forgo Shenzhen, channel hometown pride to support local businesses
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287290/loyal-hong-kong-shoppers-forgo-shenzhen-channel-hometown-pride-support-local-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: 45 activists jailed for 4 to 10 years over plot to overthrow government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former legal scholar and ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai receives 10-year prison term. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287288/hong-kong-47-45-activists-jailed-4-10-years-over-plot-overthrow-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s mega-events in first half of next year expected to attract 840,000 tourists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. List of 93 mega-events revealed for first six months, with showcase of French impressionist masters and Coldplay’s concerts among them. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287285/hong-kongs-mega-events-first-half-next-year-expected-attract-840000-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Li Ka-shing says research vital to economy, donates ‘game-changing’ cancer device
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Famed tycoon gives Chinese University of Hong Kong a US$3 million machine that can remove cancerous tumours with ultrasound waves. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287282/hong-kongs-li-ka-shing-says-research-vital-economy-donates-game-changing-cancer-device?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: when will jailed activists in landmark national security trial be released?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Claudia Mo among four set to be released in six months, after spending nearly four years in custody, but others still face years behind bars. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3287276/hong-kong-47-when-will-jailed-activists-landmark-national-security-trial-be-released?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: court rules subversion scheme as severe as violent attack against government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Threat of unofficial ‘primary’ election justifies stiff sentences on 45 former politicians and activists, three High Court judges say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287261/hong-kong-47-court-rules-subversion-scheme-severe-violent-attack-against-government?utm_source=rss_feed
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