PLA garrison in Hong Kong completes 27th routine rotation

1 week, 4 days ago

PLA garrison committed to prosperity, stability in Macao: spokesperson

BEIJING -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army garrison stationed in Macao will remain a bulwark of the prosperity and stability of the special administrative region, a military spokesman said on Friday. Looking ahead, the PLA Macao Garrison will ensure its continued competence to maintain the trust of local residents and safeguard Macao's prosperity and stability, said Wu Qian, a spokesman …

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1 week, 4 days ago

PLA garrison committed to prosperity, stability in Macao: spokesperson

China Daily

BEIJING -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army garrison stationed in Macao will remain a bulwark of the prosperity and stability of the special administrative region, a military spokesman said on Friday. Looking ahead, the PLA Macao Garrison will ensure its continued competence to maintain the trust of local residents and safeguard Macao's prosperity and stability, said Wu Qian, a spokesman …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

How Chinese army shows signs of turmoil

Firstpost

It appears that either corruption is rampant within the People’s Liberation Army or that it is just an excuse to remove those that Xi Jinping considers disloyal to him or the party Xi’s demand for loyalty and constant purges has resulted in the PLA leadership seeking to be more politically correct than professional. There are also reports that the PLA’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

PLA plays major role as global peacekeeper

China Daily

Some 700 soldiers from the ninth Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion in Juba, South Sudan, receive the United Nations Peace Medal of Honour in recognition of their services in the African country in September last year. The soldiers of the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion in Juba, South Sudan, were awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of Honour during a ceremony …

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1 month, 1 week ago

PLA plays major role as global peacekeeper

China Daily

Some 700 soldiers from the ninth Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion in Juba, South Sudan, receive the United Nations Peace Medal of Honour in recognition of their services in the African country in September last year. The soldiers of the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion in Juba, South Sudan, were awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of Honour during a ceremony …

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1 month, 1 week ago

PLA plays major role as global peacekeeper

China Daily

Some 700 soldiers from the ninth Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion in Juba, South Sudan, receive the United Nations Peace Medal of Honour in recognition of their services in the African country in September last year. The soldiers of the 10th Chinese Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion in Juba, South Sudan, were awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of Honour during a ceremony …

Peace China Peacekeeping Sudan Mission South Chinese

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Villagers reluctant to say goodbye to one of Hong Kong’s last squatter settlements

Associated Press

HONG KONG — In months, Lo Yuet-ping will bid farewell to a centuries-old village he has called home in Hong Kong for more than seven decades. Villager Lo Yuet-ping cleans the head prop that’s used in the traditional “Qilin” Dance at the Cha Kwo Ling village in east Kowloon, Hong Kong, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. Villager Lo Yuet-ping carries the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

HKSAR chief executive attends ceremony to commemorate 79th anniversary of victory against Japanese aggression

China Daily

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Tuesday held a ceremony to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The event, held at the Hong Kong City Hall Memorial Garden, included a rendition of the national anthem, ceremonial flag raising, a rifle volley by the police …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

PLA a key force contributing to world peace and stability

China Daily

Peace Ark arrives at the Port of Dili, Timor-Leste on September 3, 2023. They have made immense contributions to realizing China's national independence and people's liberation, safeguarding State sovereignty, security and development interests, supporting the country's economic and social construction and protecting people's lives. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese military has never initiated a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

PLA a key force contributing to world peace and stability

China Daily

Peace Ark arrives at the Port of Dili, Timor-Leste on September 3, 2023. They have made immense contributions to realizing China's national independence and people's liberation, safeguarding State sovereignty, security and development interests, supporting the country's economic and social construction and protecting people's lives. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese military has never initiated a …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan’s Lai says Tiananmen ‘will not disappear in torrent of history’

Al Jazeera

Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te has promised Beijing’s brutal 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square will not be forgotten, as Hong Kong deployed hundreds of police to keep an eye out for potential commemorative activities. “Those who live in freedom must uphold our responsibility to make sure that 4 June 1989 is never forgotten,” said the group’s founder and …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

After 75 years, PLA's 'miraculous' liberation of Shanghai remembered

China Daily

This composite photo shows PLA troops crossing a bridge after their victory; PLA soldiers storming the Shanghai General Post Office Building; and a statue commemorating the victory. "Home to over 5 million residents, including thousands of expats, Shanghai didn't suspend supplies of water, electricity and gas for a single day during the battle," said Zhang Yaojun, a senior researcher from …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

After 75 years, PLA's 'miraculous' liberation of Shanghai remembered

China Daily

This composite photo shows PLA troops crossing a bridge after their victory; PLA soldiers storming the Shanghai General Post Office Building; and a statue commemorating the victory. "Home to over 5 million residents, including thousands of expats, Shanghai didn't suspend supplies of water, electricity and gas for a single day during the battle," said Zhang Yaojun, a senior researcher from …

China Building Battle City Chinese Shanghai Zhang

8 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong marks key education day on safeguarding national security

China Daily

The opening ceremony of the 2024 National Security Education Day is held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong, April 15, 2024. HONG KONG -- The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Monday kicked off the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Security Education Day at the Hong Kong …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Vantage | Why Chinese army isn't what China wants the world to believe

Firstpost

China has strategically projected its People’s Liberation Army as a formidable force through carefully crafted narratives, headlines and videos. Whistleblower Yao Cheng’s revelations Yao Cheng, a former PLA Lieutenant Colonel who fled China in 2016, has provided a different perspective. The carefully crafted image of the PLA as a powerful and well-funded force clashes with the stark reality exposed by …

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1 year ago

District Council polls seen as final piece in principle of 'patriots governing HK'

China Daily

Hong Kong residents pose for pictures outside a polling station after casting their votes for the 7th District Council Ordinary Election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Hong Kong, China, Dec 10, 2023. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's 7th District Council Ordinary Election, which was held on Sunday, was the final piece in the full implementation of …

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1 year ago

每日一词|国家载人航天工程代表团 China's manned space program delegation

China Daily

应香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区政府邀请，载人航天工程代表团11月28日至12月3日赴香港、澳门进行为期6天的访问。代表团由中国载人航天工程办公室副主任林西强带队，包括执行中国空间站建造任务的神舟十二号乘组航天员刘伯明、神舟十三号乘组航天员王亚平、神舟十四号乘组指令长陈冬、神舟十五号乘组航天员张陆，以及载人航天工程系统相关领域的专家。 China's manned space program delegation is on a six-day visit to Hong Kong and Macao from Tuesday to Sunday at the invitation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Macao SAR government. The delegation is led by Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency. Members of the delegation include astronauts who participated in …

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1 year ago

每日一词|国家载人航天工程代表团 China's manned space program delegation

China Daily

应香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区政府邀请，载人航天工程代表团11月28日至12月3日赴香港、澳门进行为期6天的访问。代表团由中国载人航天工程办公室副主任林西强带队，包括执行中国空间站建造任务的神舟十二号乘组航天员刘伯明、神舟十三号乘组航天员王亚平、神舟十四号乘组指令长陈冬、神舟十五号乘组航天员张陆，以及载人航天工程系统相关领域的专家。 China's manned space program delegation is on a six-day visit to Hong Kong and Macao from Tuesday to Sunday at the invitation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Macao SAR government. The delegation is led by Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency. Members of the delegation include astronauts who participated in …

Space China Hong Kong

1 year, 3 months ago

Film highlights HK struggle against Japanese invaders

China Daily

By ATLAS SHAO in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2023-09-19 09:26 A historical documentary that shines a light on the fearless struggle of a guerrilla force that fought against Japanese invaders in Hong Kong in the early 1940s premiered in Shenzhen on Monday. The documentary interviewed dozens of veterans of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws

Associated Press

HONG KONG — A group that promotes the Cantonese language shut down Monday after Hong Kong authorities said a fictional essay depicting a decline in liberties in the city on the group’s website violated the national security law, in the latest example of the city’s erosion of freedom of expression. After Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong …

Law Security Hong Kong Group Chan Cantonese Language

2 years ago

HK social groups back call to clarify overseas lawyers' status

China Daily

Photo taken on July 14, 2020 shows the Golden Bauhinia Square in South China's Hong Kong. Various civil service and business groups in Hong Kong threw their weight behind the Hong Kong government's request for the standing committee of the nation's top legislature to clarify conditions for overseas lawyers to engage in national security cases in the city. They are …

Security National Hong Kong Kong Hong Overseas Lawyers

2 years, 1 month ago

Situation 'stable but unpredictable': Indian Army chief on Chinese activity in eastern Ladakh

India Today

Deeming the situation in eastern Ladakh as 'stable but unpredictable', Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said that the objective of the next round of military talks would be to resolve issues at the two remaining friction points, seen as a reference to Demchok and Depsang in that region. In an address at a think-tank, General Pande said there has been …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese military celebrates 95th anniversary; flexes muscles to deter U.S. House Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

The Hindu

China’s People’s Liberation Army, the world’s largest military, on Monday celebrated its 95th anniversary, flexing its muscles to deter U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s purported plan to visit Taiwan that has fuelled tension with Beijing. While Pelosi’s visit overshadowed PLA’s anniversary, observers say the Chinese military is steadily gaining ascendency in the ruling Communist Party of China especially under the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

China Daily

President Xi Jinping addresses a grand meeting held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on July 1, 2022. At the meeting celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

China Daily

President Xi Jinping addresses a grand meeting held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on July 1, 2022. At the meeting celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Xi defends vision of Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of return

Associated Press

HONG KONG — China’s leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return with a speech Friday that emphasized Beijing’s control over the former British colony under its vision of “one country, two systems” – countering criticism that the political and civic freedoms promised for the next quarter-century have been largely erased under Chinese rule. “Regardless of whether …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Hong Kong under 25 years of Chinese rule

Associated Press

HONG KONG — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Friday. — 1841: The Qing dynasty cedes Hong Kong Island to Britain after China’s defeat in the first Opium War. — 1984: Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

Associated Press

HONG KONG — When the British handed Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed on the Communist-ruled Chinese mainland. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China’s June 4, 1989, crackdown on the pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, with authorities …

Law China Hong Kong British Burns Beijing Kong

2 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese flags flutter above streets and red celebratory banners line the harbor front, as a beaming crowd of masked officials and school children wave and chant in unison inside Hong Kong’s high-speed rail terminus, welcoming the arrival of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Protesters use a rope to lower themselves from a pedestrian bridge …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Xi Jinping to visit Hong Kong, his first trip outside mainland since Jan, 2020

Hindustan Times

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s 1997 return to China, state news agency Xinhua announced on Saturday, in what would be his first publicised trip outside the mainland since January, 2020, weeks after the Covid-19 virus was detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Old YMT police station to open to public to mark HK's return

China Daily

This undated file photo shows the Yau Ma Tei police station in Hong Kong. A variety of celebration events, including the first public opening of the old Yau Ma Tei Police Station and hundreds of youth-related activities, will be held in the coming months to mark Hong Kong's 25th anniversary of returning to the motherland. The Hong Kong Police Force …

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2 years, 6 months ago

China, Hong Kong scrub Tiananmen memories on anniversary

The Hindu

There was heightened security around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Saturday, anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown, while police in Hong Kong warned people not to gather as China strives to remove all reminders of the events of June 4. On Twitter, which is blocked in China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it had been 33 years “since the …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Xi Jinping backs new Hong Kong leader John Lee to maintain ‘order’

The Hindu

China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday backed Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee, a long-time security official, to maintain order and stability in the Chinese Special Administrative Region as he prepares to take office on July 1. The Chinese leader praised Mr. Lee for “making contributions to safeguarding national security and Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability in various roles”. He …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong’s new leader heads to Beijing for official approval

Al Jazeera

Former security chief John Lee is due to take office on July 1, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule. Hong Kong’s next leader John Lee is visiting Beijing, where he is expected to get the central government’s official nod before he officially takes office in a month. Lee, 64, a former police officer and security chief …

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2 years, 7 months ago

What to expect from Hong Kong's next chief executive?

China Daily

John Lee Ka-chiu scored a resounding victory in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Chief Executive Election on Sunday, becoming the SAR's sixth-term chief executive-elect. "We expect our next Chief Executive would be, first and foremost, a genial patriot with strong commitment to lead Hong Kong into its successful integration into the future development of our country, particularly into the …

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2 years, 7 months ago

What we can expect from Hong Kong's next CE

China Daily

John Lee Ka-chiu waves during a news conference after his victory in the chief executive election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday. EDMOND TANG/CHINA DAILY With the election of the sixth-term chief executive-elect on Sunday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can look forward to a brighter future. The health code will facilitate quarantine-free cross-boundary travel, and …

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2 years, 7 months ago

What we can expect from Hong Kong's next CE

China Daily

John Lee Ka-chiu waves during a news conference after his victory in the chief executive election of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday. EDMOND TANG/CHINA DAILY With the election of the sixth-term chief executive-elect on Sunday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can look forward to a brighter future. The health code will facilitate quarantine-free cross-boundary travel, and …

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2 years, 7 months ago

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

Associated Press

HONG KONG — China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijing’s control. The election follows major changes to Hong Kong’s electoral laws last year to ensure that only …

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2 years, 11 months ago

China: Xi Jinping appoints top Xinjiang police officer as Hong Kong PLA chief

Hindustan Times

A former senior paramilitary officer posted in Xinjiang has been appointed as the People’s Liberation Army garrison chief in Hong Kong, the latest sign of Beijing taking an increasingly hardline stand on security in the financial hub. Chinese President Xi Jinping with chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam, during a meeting in Beijing, China, on …

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2 years, 11 months ago

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

Associated Press

HONG KONG — As the days of 2021 dwindled, so did any remaining traces of democracy in Hong Kong. any meaningful policy debates will now take place among a small circle of government loyalists,” said Kurt Tong, partner at The Asia Group and former U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and Macao. The most recent example was Wednesday’s raid by …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Tightening grip: On Hong Kong-China relations

The Hindu

July 1, 2022 will mark 25 years since Hong Kong’s return to China. For much of the past 24 years, Hong Kong defied wide expectations that the “one country, two systems” model would crumble shortly after the handover. On December 23, construction crew quietly removed one of the most well-known statues, the “Pillar of Shame”, standing on the campus of …

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3 years ago

习近平会见来京述职的林郑月娥

China Daily

国家主席习近平12月22日下午在中南海瀛台会见来京述职的香港特别行政区行政长官林郑月娥，听取她对香港当前形势和特别行政区政府工作情况的汇报。 Over the past year, Hong Kong has consolidated the achievements in restoring order and the situation has constantly improved, Xi said, adding that the region has achieved notable results in COVID-19 response, steadily recovered its economy and maintained social stability. 林郑月娥行政长官领导特别行政区政府，依照全国人大有关决定和全国人大常委会有关立法，对香港选举制度作出系统性修改完善； Lam has also led the HKSAR government in successfully holding elections of the Election Committee and the Legislative …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown

Associated Press

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests voted to disband Saturday amid an ongoing crackdown on independent political activism in the semi-autonomous city. “So whatever the conditions are, we still think that in the coming future, Hong Kong people …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong: Tiananmen vigil group disbands after police probe

Al Jazeera

Democracy group is the latest of dozens of civil society bodies to fold over the past year under government pressure. A Hong Kong group that organises an annual vigil on June 4 to remember protesters killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown says it is disbanding after facing “national security” charges. Authorities froze 2.2 million Hong Kong dollars of the …

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3 years, 3 months ago

HK's electoral reform promotes democracy

China Daily

Photo taken on June 29, 2021 shows China's national flags and flags of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on a street in China's Hong Kong. Thanks to the principle of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has been adhering to the rule of law and holding democratic elections since its return to the motherland in 1997. But by pitting …

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3 years, 3 months ago

HK's electoral reform promotes democracy

China Daily

Photo taken on June 29, 2021 shows China's national flags and flags of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on a street in China's Hong Kong. Thanks to the principle of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has been adhering to the rule of law and holding democratic elections since its return to the motherland in 1997. But by pitting …

Law China Election Reform Hong Kong Country Electoral

3 years, 3 months ago

Tiananmen vigil group leaders arrested in Hong Kong raids

Al Jazeera

Police had demanded the group hand over information on finances, supporters as part of a national security investigation. At least four senior members of the group that organises Hong Kong’s annual vigil to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were arrested after a series of raids by police. The police said failure to provide the information by the deadline could …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown

The Hindu

One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations said on Saturday it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee amid Beijing’s crackdown on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known for organising an annual rally and candlelight …

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