A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law
4 years, 8 months ago

A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law

NPR  

A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Less than 24 hours after Beijing had passed its controversial security legislation, authorities in Hong Kong had already charged 10 people with violating the sweeping new law. Beijing says the law is crucial to safeguarding Hong Kong's economic development and political stability. LEE: No, of course, I will continue to stay in Hong Kong and continue speaking out for the people. But I think the important thing is for people to stay in Hong Kong to continue demand a one country, two systems that are promised.

China Hong Kong Beijing Kong Hong Think Npr Controversial Law Passes Controversial Passes Controversial Law  continue  china  think  passes  controversial  law  kong  country  future  terms  kongs  hong  know  look  course

History of this topic

Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests
1 week, 6 days ago

Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests

Al Jazeera  

A different court previously cleared Jackie Chen of rioting after she said she attended protests to call for restraint. A Hong Kong court has convicted a social worker on charges of rioting over her attendance at 2019 antigovernment protests. She pleaded not guilty, but Deputy District Judge May Chung ruled that Chen had made unfounded accusations against police, shouting “provocative” …

Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in jail on charge of riot during 2019 protests
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in jail on charge of riot during 2019 protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which he was beaten up at a subway station during the city’s anti-government protests in 2019. The attackers, wearing white shirts that contrasted with protesters’ black attire, claimed they …

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024
2 months ago

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The historic legislation for Basic Law Article 23, aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring Hong Kong's stability and development, has topped a list of the ten most significant policies by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in 2024. The other nine cover such events as the accelerated development of the Northern Metropolis, the continued trading …

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024
2 months ago

Hong Kong unveils 10 most significant govt policies in 2024

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The historic legislation for Basic Law Article 23, aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring Hong Kong's stability and development, has topped a list of the ten most significant policies by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in 2024. The other nine cover such events as the accelerated development of the Northern Metropolis, the continued trading …

Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law

Al Jazeera  

Judge dismisses bid for early release by man sentenced to five years in prision for ‘inciting secession’. A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed protester’s bid for early release in the first legal challenge to the Chinese territory’s recently enacted national security law. Ma Chun-man was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting secession” under a Beijing-decreed national …

European Lawmakers Call to Sanction Hong Kong Over Jimmy Lai
3 months, 3 weeks ago

European Lawmakers Call to Sanction Hong Kong Over Jimmy Lai

Live Mint  

-- European lawmakers have called for fresh sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials over the prosecution of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, as the trial of the city’s top security law target enters its final stage. Members of European Parliament wrote that Hong Kong authorities should “immediately and unconditionally release all pro-democracy politicians.” They added in a resolution that …

US, Canadian politicians urged to stop meddling in Hong Kong's judiciary
4 months ago

US, Canadian politicians urged to stop meddling in Hong Kong's judiciary

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- A spokesperson for the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has slammed certain US and Canadian politicians over new visa restrictions vow following the HKSAR's lawful verdict of rioters. The irresponsible remarks were made by the spokesperson of the US State Department, the relevant bodies and members of the …

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent
4 months ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Diplomats queue outside the West …

One of the Hong Kong 47 wrote for this newspaper four years ago about his fears for his future. This is what he said
4 months ago

One of the Hong Kong 47 wrote for this newspaper four years ago about his fears for his future. This is what he said

The Independent  

No one knows what happened to the 12 Hong Kong asylum seekers China detained – I’m afraid the same will happen to me Within two months after the imposition of the sweeping national security law, the city of Hong Kong has undergone massive waves of changes. Our education minister has just imposed massive textbook censorship in schools, with all mentions …

Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges
Trending News
4 months ago

Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges

Raw Story  

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted of subversion in the city's largest national security trial, with "mastermind" Benny Lai receiving the longest term of 10 years. Australia's government said it was "gravely concerned" after dual citizen Gordon Ng received a sentence of seven years and three months, and said it would continue to advocate for …

Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp
4 months ago

Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp

Live Mint  

HONG KONG—Four years ago, a college professor in Hong Kong crafted a plan for the Chinese territory’s pro-democracy opposition to win control of the local legislature, then trigger a confrontation with Beijing by forcing the central government’s handpicked Hong Kong leader to step down. In January 2021, local authorities arrested dozens of prominent politicians and activists, later charging 47 of …

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
4 months ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Al Jazeera  

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms. Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory’s largest national security case. Under Hong Kong’s Beijing-drafted national security law, defendants …

Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms in largest national security trial as Beijing tightens grip
4 months ago

Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms in largest national security trial as Beijing tightens grip

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already shrinking political freedoms following Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on dissent. Among those handed sentences on Tuesday was Joshua Wong, a former student leader and …

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
4 months, 1 week ago

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The mastermind behind a foiled bomb plot during anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been jailed for nearly 24 years in the city’s first case brought under an anti-terrorism law. Ng Chi-hung, who had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit the bombing of prescribed objects under the anti-terror law and possession of arms or …

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019, in the city’s first case brought under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, according to local media. Hong Kong enacted the law to implement a U.N. Security Council resolution passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, …

Hong Kong activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by a totalitarian regime’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by a totalitarian regime’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Hong Kong democracy activist …

Jimmy Lai’s conviction is unjust, says former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten
7 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Lai’s conviction is unjust, says former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The conviction of media mogul …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
7 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for …

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — After spending five months in jail for publishing seditious Instagram posts, Joker Chan returned to a harsh reality. Five years after the protests erupted, the lives of some young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. Brandon Yau, secretary of the prisoners’ support group Waiting Bird, …

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security

The Diplomat  

On June 3, in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, performance artist Sanmu Chan wrote the Chinese characters for “8964”（八九六四）with his finger in the air. The Article 23 legislation complements the 2020 National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong and which has been used to arrest hundreds of persons. A significant aspect of these rounds of legislation …

Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and now face up to life in prison. The judges wrote in their verdict last month that Tai had laid out plans to block city budgets by acquiring a legislative majority, calling it a “constitutional weapon …

Canadian judge becomes latest to quit Hong Kong as city ‘turning into totalitarian state’
9 months, 1 week ago

Canadian judge becomes latest to quit Hong Kong as city ‘turning into totalitarian state’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China is turning Hong Kong …

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’
9 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong has hit back at a British judge who announced his resignation from the territory’s top court last week and expressed concern that the rule of law was in danger following the landmark conviction of 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists. Jonathan Sumption, one of two British judges who resigned from the Court of Final Appeal last week, wrote in …

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong police detained a …

Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in largest national security trial
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in largest national security trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A court has found 14 …

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case

The Hindu  

A Hong Kong court on May 30 convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and topple the city’s leader by securing the legislative majority necessary to indiscriminately veto budgets. They were …

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts, in what were the first publicly known arrests under the city’s new national security law. But the page started publishing a series of posts to mark …

Hong Kong charges six people under homegrown national security law
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong charges six people under homegrown national security law

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest the group for ‘seditious’ social media posts under Article 23, which was pushed through in March. Hong Kong’s national security police have charged six people for allegedly seditious posts on Facebook, in the first arrests under a newly-enacted domestic security law. The domestic national security law came into force in March after pro-Beijing lawmakers passed it unanimously, nearly …

China tells Hong Kong to hold national security ‘tightly’ for development
11 months, 1 week ago

China tells Hong Kong to hold national security ‘tightly’ for development

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong should hold on …

Beneath the calm, Hong Kong’s new security law drives deeper, quieter changes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Beneath the calm, Hong Kong’s new security law drives deeper, quieter changes

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — On the surface, life in Hong Kong after a broad new national security law recently took effect appears unchanged. Instead, there’s a deeper, quieter wave of adaptation underway among Hong Kong residents who are living under the threat of more extensive restrictions after the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance took effect on March 23. Those steps, taken even …

Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | What is Hong Kong’s new national security law?

The Hindu  

On March 19th, the Hong Kong government passed a new national security law that has been criticised by several Western countries and rights groups The Safeguarding National Security law revises the existing regulations and penalties, and adds five new categories of offences — treason, insurrection, espionage and theft of state secrets, sabotaging national security, and external interference Some of these …

Hong Kong scraps early release for national security convicts
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong scraps early release for national security convicts

New Indian Express  

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that people convicted on national security charges would no longer be eligible for early release for good behaviour, under a new law enacted by the city's authorities over the weekend. "It's been made very clear that if a prisoner is serving a sentence in respect to his conviction of an offence endangering national …

Explained: What is Hong Kong’s new security law, and what does Article 23 specify
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Explained: What is Hong Kong’s new security law, and what does Article 23 specify

The Hindu  

The story so far: Hong Kong’s new security law has drawn widespread criticism from several Western countries, the United Nations and human rights groups, which contend that the “rushed” legislation will further threaten freedom and empower the government to suppress dissent in the financial hub. “New legislation under Article 23 will bring a further devastating blow to the city’s autonomy, …

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns
1 year ago

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns

Al Jazeera  

The law, known as Article 23, has been criticised internationally over fears it could erode civil liberties. A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, came into at midnight …

New law to safeguard HK's future development
1 year ago

New law to safeguard HK's future development

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY After years of discussions and anticipation, the Hong Kong Legislative Council finally passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill, as mandated by Article 23 of the Basic Law, on Tuesday, marking a pivotal moment in the history of the special administrative region. Safeguarding national security and passing laws based on Article 23 are a constitutional responsibility of the …

China blasts criticism of Hong Kong security law
1 year ago

China blasts criticism of Hong Kong security law

The Hindu  

China blasted critics of Hong Kong's new national security law on Wednesday, after Western powers and the United Nations said it would further curtail freedoms in the finance hub. Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian fired back on Wednesday, telling reporters that "attacks and smears" against the new Hong Kong law by other governments and outside groups were "doomed to …

‘Slander’: China slams critics of Hong Kong’s new national security law
1 year ago

‘Slander’: China slams critics of Hong Kong’s new national security law

Al Jazeera  

As legislation prompts global criticism, China accuses UK in particular of having ‘deep-rooted mindset as a coloniser’. China has lashed out at international critics of Hong Kong’s national security law, accusing a number of countries of “slandering and smearing”. “China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to certain countries and institutions slandering and smearing Hong Kong’s national security regulations,” foreign …

Hong Kong passes draconian new national security law – in fresh crackdown on dissent
1 year ago

Hong Kong passes draconian new national security law – in fresh crackdown on dissent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong has passed a …

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?
1 year ago

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As Hong Kong passed a new national security law, the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine its role on the world stage and the liberties of its citizens. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, requires the city to enact a home-grown national security …

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?
1 year ago

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Hong Kong passed a …

Hong Kong unanimously passes new national security law or Article 23 widening crackdown on dissent
1 year ago

Hong Kong unanimously passes new national security law or Article 23 widening crackdown on dissent

India TV News  

Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed the city's new national security bill, 11 days after it was published by the government. Since the bill was unveiled on March 8, a committee held daily meetings for a week, following an appeal by Hong Kong leader John Lee to push the law through “at full speed.” The law threatens stringent …

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent
1 year ago

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent

NPR  

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images Hong Kong lawmakers have passed new national security legislation that carries severe punishment for a broad range of offenses, including life imprisonment for acts deemed to be insurrection. The legislation, called the Safeguarding …

Hong Kong sentences 12 to prison for storming legislature during 2019 pro-democracy protests
1 year ago

Hong Kong sentences 12 to prison for storming legislature during 2019 pro-democracy protests

India TV News  

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 people to prison terms from over four years to nearly seven years for storming the city legislature during the months-long pro-democracy protests in 2019. Protesters broke into Hong Kong's legislative council building on July 1, 2019, smashing windows and streaming inside as public anger mounted over an extradition bill that would have …

Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments
1 year ago

Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments

Al Jazeera  

New bill includes lengthy prison terms for offences such as treason and longer sentences for acts deemed to be sedition. Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has begun debating the draft of a new national security law for the Chinese territory after Chief Executive John Lee said it should be passed at “full speed”. “The Hong Kong SAR can then focus its …

Hong Kong's National Security Law: Not A Balancing Act Between Security And Liberty
1 year ago

Hong Kong's National Security Law: Not A Balancing Act Between Security And Liberty

Live Law  

As Hong Kong is poised to enact a new national security law, concerns are rippling through the international legal community. Hong Kong's New National Security Law The proposed national security law builds upon Beijing's 2020 National Security Law, which led to the arrest of activists and closure of media outlets. The proposed law extends mainland China's national security laws to …

Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
1 year ago

Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Criticizing laws or chanting anti-government slogans can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law increasingly used to crush dissent. Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal upheld a 40-month sentence for pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi, the first person tried under the city’s …

UK ‘strongly’ calls on China to reconsider Hong Kong’s new national security law
1 year ago

UK ‘strongly’ calls on China to reconsider Hong Kong’s new national security law

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Cameron has “strongly” called …

Hong Kong’s plan for a new national security law deepens fears over eroding civil liberties
1 year ago

Hong Kong’s plan for a new national security law deepens fears over eroding civil liberties

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, concerns are spreading among the city’s international business and media communities. The city’s many companies are concerned about how the new law could …

Hong Kong's plan for a new national security law deepens fears over eroding civil liberties
1 year ago

Hong Kong's plan for a new national security law deepens fears over eroding civil liberties

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Hong Kong moves toward …

Discover Related