Category: Localities
BREAKING: Hong Kong student convicted under national security law loses appeal against 5-year sentence at top court
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong student who was denied a jail term reduction under the national security law has lost his appeal against his five-year sentence at the city’s top court. The Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Lui Sai-yu, a former Hong Kong Polytechnic University student, was sentenced to…
Read MoreArtistic creations often a ‘pretext’ to endanger nat. security, Hong Kong official tells Tiananmen crackdown statue sculptor
Hong Kong Free Press People who seek to endanger national security commonly engage in such acts under the pretext of “peaceful advocacy” and “artistic creations,” Hong Kong’s security chief has claimed in a response to a Danish sculptor who has demanded the return of a 1989 Tiananmen crackdown monument seized under the national security law.…
Read MoreEvent: Over 160 artists to showcase work at 2023 Hong Kong China Int’l Tattoo Exhibition this weekend
Hong Kong Free Press The annual Hong Kong China International Tattoo Exhibition is returning to Wan Chai’s exhibition centre after a four-year hiatus. The 6th Hong Kong China International Tattoo Convention in 2018. File photo: Tattoo Convention. Ink-lovers will be able to learn about the history and development of the practice whilst mingling with their…
Read MoreHong Kong Fringe Club pledges to fight to keep its home in landmark Old Dairy Farm Depot as lease put out to tender by government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Top arts and performance venue says it will bid to retain distinctive Old Dairy Farm Depot home after government puts the space out to tender. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3231844/hong-kong-fringe-club-pledges-fight-keep-its-home-landmark-old-dairy-farm-depot-lease-put-out-tender?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew tenant of historic Hong Kong arts and culture venue must safeguard national security, gov’t says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong NGOs have been invited to submit proposals to operate and maintain a historic listed building, which has been home to arts and cultural venue Fringe Club for 40 years. In a 35-page project brief issued on Monday, the the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said the potential operator should…
Read MoreHundreds of pupils expected to sit Hong Kong’s DSE university entrance exams across the border, as schools apply for new status
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At least four mainland schools catering to Hong Kong pupils have applied to be Diploma of Secondary Education exam centres, according to principal. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3231836/hundreds-pupils-mainland-china-expected-sit-dse-university-entrance-exams-hong-kong-without-crossing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor did not publicly oppose plan to veto budget, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press A former Hong Kong district councillor standing in the city’s largest national security trial has said he did not express opposition to his political party’s stance on vetoing government funding. Lee Yue-shun arriving at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on April 24, 2023. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The prosecution started…
Read MoreCase involving man jailed in mainland China over role in speedboat escape bid set to be heard in Hong Kong court
Hong Kong Free Press A case involving a Hong Kong protester jailed in mainland China has been scheduled to be mentioned in the city’s District Court on Wednesday, three years after he was caught while allegedly attempting to flee to Taiwan. Photo: Almond Li/HKFP. Tang Kai-yin, whose case will be mentioned the District Court on…
Read MoreHong Kong prisoner pepper-sprayed after second attack on jail staff in space of 3 weeks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prison officer suffered nose injury in attack at Tai Lam Correctional Institution and incident reported to police for further investigation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231822/hong-kong-prisoner-pepper-sprayed-after-second-attack-jail-staff-space-3-weeks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFugitive former Hong Kong politician Ted Hui admitted as a lawyer in South Australia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui says in Facebook post that he has been admitted as a lawyer by the Supreme Court of South Australia. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3231821/fugitive-former-hong-kong-politician-ted-hui-admitted-lawyer-south-australia?utm_source=rss_feed
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