Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
4 years, 7 months ago

Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China’s crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. After the vigil ended in Victoria Park, groups of protesters dressed in black carried flags that said, “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times” as well as “Hong Kong Independence.” Hundreds and possibly thousands of people were killed when tanks and troops moved in on Tiananmen Square the night of June 3-4, 1989, to break up weeks of student-led protests that had spread to other cities and were seen as a threat to Communist Party rule. “We all know the Hong Kong government and the Chinese government really don’t want to see the candle lights in Victoria Park,” said Wu’er Kaixi, a former student leader who was No. doing the same in Hong Kong.” China did not intervene directly in last year’s protests, despite speculation it might deploy troops, but backed the tough response of the Hong Kong police and government. China’s ceremonial legislature last month ratified a decision to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, circumventing the city’s legislature and shocking many of its 7.5 million residents.

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A pro-democracy ex-lawmaker in Hong Kong has been convicted of rioting during 2019 protests
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A pro-democracy ex-lawmaker in Hong Kong has been convicted of rioting during 2019 protests

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted a pro-democracy former lawmaker of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in July 2019. The men, all clad in white shirts, in contrast with the black worn by protesters, claimed to be protecting their homeland in Yuen Long, a residential …

European Lawmakers Call to Sanction Hong Kong Over Jimmy Lai
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 2 weeks 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 democracy activist Jimmy Lai denies inciting hatred towards China in trial
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai denies inciting hatred towards China in trial

Hindustan Times  

* Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai denies inciting hatred towards China in trial Lai denies inciting hatred, says he supports peaceful protests * Lai denies collusion with foreign forces, including the U.S * U.S. has condemned Lai's prosecution, called for his release By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, - Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said on Thursday he …

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial

The Independent  

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Zero tolerance for instigation under banner of 'democracy'
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zero tolerance for instigation under banner of 'democracy'

China Daily  

Photo taken on Aug 5, 2019 shows China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, China. The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delivered the sentence after a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Tuesday. In January 2021, Hong Kong police arrested …

Zero tolerance for instigation under banner of 'democracy'
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zero tolerance for instigation under banner of 'democracy'

China Daily  

Photo taken on Aug 5, 2019 shows China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, China. The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delivered the sentence after a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Tuesday. In January 2021, Hong Kong police arrested …

Zero tolerance for instigation under banner of 'democracy'
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Zero tolerance for instigation under banner of 'democracy'

China Daily  

A court in Hong Kong has sentenced 45 anti-China instigators to imprisonment for "conspiracy to subvert the state power". The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delivered the sentence after a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Tuesday. In January 2021, Hong Kong police arrested more than 50 people under the national security law in …

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai takes stand in collusion trial
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai takes stand in collusion trial

Al Jazeera  

Lai denies supporting Hong Kong’s independence and says his now-defunct newspaper stood for ‘core values’ of the city’s people. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time in a national security trial widely seen as a barometer of the Chinese territory’s diminishing freedoms. Answering questions from his lawyer, Lai said that his now-shuttered …

Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges
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1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?

Al Jazeera  

The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’. In what’s being called the largest national security case in Hong Kong, prosecutors accused the defendants of plotting to “overthrow” the government by forcing the city’s leader to resign. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong also said her government was “gravely concerned” …

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
1 month, 3 weeks 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 court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in jail
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in jail

ABC  

A Hong Kong Court has sent Australian man Gordon Ng to jail for more than seven years as part of a mass sentencing targeting dozens of pro-democracy activists under the territory's sweeping national security laws. Senator Wong said the government was "gravely concerned" by the development, saying Australia had "expressed our strong objections to the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities …

Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms in largest national security trial as Beijing tightens grip
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Taiwan deports Chinese couple who snuck onto island and disrupted pro-democracy event
3 months ago

Taiwan deports Chinese couple who snuck onto island and disrupted pro-democracy event

The Independent  

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A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory
3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press
3 months, 4 weeks ago

From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press

News 18  

Former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, and acting chief editor Patrick Lam of Hong Kong’s Stand News, have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction since the territory was handed over to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. This ruling represents the latest effort by the Chinese-backed government in Hong Kong to suppress journalists and media outlets, following …

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip
4 months, 1 week ago

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip

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Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
4 months, 1 week 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’
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
4 months, 1 week ago

What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator of press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. It’s Hong Kong’s first sedition case involving media since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Stand …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
4 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 defendants previously argued that the trial judge had failed to conduct an “operational proportionality” assessment when convicting them and quoted two non-binding decisions set out by the Supreme Court …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
4 months, 4 weeks 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
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A defense lawyer said Thursday that prominent publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense in the landmark national security trial brought under a Beijing-imposed law that has all but wiped out public dissent. The prosecutors have alleged that Lai had engaged in requesting foreign countries, especially the United States, to take actions against Beijing “under the …

Hong Kong businesses are under threat for association with pro-democracy protests
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong businesses are under threat for association with pro-democracy protests

NPR  

Hong Kong businesses are under threat for association with pro-democracy protests In Hong Kong, long after the protest movement that kicked off five years ago fizzled out, a quiet tussle is playing out over the fate of businesses that once supported the ideals of the demonstrators. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014 and 2019 caused a …

5 years ago they protested for freedom in Hong Kong. They want us to remember them
6 months ago

5 years ago they protested for freedom in Hong Kong. They want us to remember them

NPR  

5 years ago they protested for freedom in Hong Kong. The protests ended after a sweeping crackdown underpinned by tough national security legislation imposed upon Hong Kong by China’s Communist rulers in Beijing in 2020. A student becomes active the first time Jason, 24, was in college at one of Hong Kong’s leading universities when the protests erupted, and he …

Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
6 months, 2 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 …

China stands against parties slandering HK national security law
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China stands against parties slandering HK national security law

China Daily  

On Friday, China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to relevant parties' slandering the national security law for Hong Kong and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and interfering in the special administrative region's rule of law. Countries, including the United States, and the European Union have expressed "concerns" over the move and the extraterritorial application of the national security law …

Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’
6 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
7 months ago

Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against peaceful student protesters 35 years ago in the heart of Beijing is as ruthless and suppressive today as it was in 1989, a stark warning as they commemorated the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square. The Chinese embassy …

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown
7 months ago

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Beijing’s Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles Tuesday as China tried to silence the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Asked about Western government statements on the anniversary, she added, “We are firmly opposed to anyone using this as a pretext to attack and smear China and interfere in China’s internal affairs.” Tiananmen Mothers, …

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
7 months ago

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

LA Times  

Police officers watch over Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the government’s bloody crackdown on protesters. Asked about Western government statements on the anniversary, she added, “We are firmly opposed to anyone using this as a pretext to attack and smear China and interfere in China’s internal affairs.” Tiananmen Mothers, a group formed by families of …

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown
7 months ago

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

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police briefly detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, underlining the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday took away Sanmu Chen on a street of Causeway Bay, a busy Hong Kong shopping district, close to a park that for decades hosted an annual vigil …

US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts
7 months, 1 week ago

US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The United States on Friday expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law, saying it’s taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on mainland Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for the implementation of the sweeping legislation. Miller urged the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities …

Foreign governments and activists criticize Hong Kong security law verdicts. China defends them
7 months, 1 week ago

Foreign governments and activists criticize Hong Kong security law verdicts. China defends them

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists Thursday in Hong Kong drew condemnation from human rights groups and expressions of concern from foreign governments. THE EUROPEAN UNION The conviction “marks a further deterioration of fundamental freedoms and democratic participation in Hong Kong,” the European Union’s foreign affairs office said. CHINA Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the central …

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty as China completes ‘purge’ of opposition
7 months, 1 week ago

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty as China completes ‘purge’ of opposition

The Telegraph  

Hong Kong was accused of conducting a “near-total purge” of a generation of pro-democracy activists after 14 were convicted of subversion on Thursday in a landmark trial that dealt another blow to the city’s freedoms. The 14 defendants were accused of “conspiring to subvert state power” under a draconian national security law that was imposed on Hong Kong by China …

The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists
7 months, 1 week ago

The toll of Beijing’s security law on Hong Kong’s activists

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Activist Chan Po-ying is permitted only 15-minute daily visits to see her husband, Leung Kwok-hung, separated by a plexiglass barrier in a highly guarded Hong Kong jail. The government had warned there might be legal consequences, but Chan didn’t stop former pro-democracy legislator Leung from participating in an unofficial 2020 primary election that would lead to his …

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists
7 months, 1 week ago

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists

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. The government had warned there might be legal consequences, …

14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
7 months, 1 week ago

14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

LA Times  

Lawrence Lau, a pro-democracy former district councilor, arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong on Thursday. A Hong Kong court Thursday 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. The court said that if the defendants had reached their aims, …

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
7 months, 1 week 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
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Hong Kong will keep watching internet platforms for non-compliance with ban on protest song
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong will keep watching internet platforms for non-compliance with ban on protest song

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday his administration would keep monitoring for any non-compliance with a court order that bans a popular protest song, days after YouTube blocked access to dozens of videos of the tune in the city. In the news briefing, Lee said there is no link relating to the song shown on any local platforms …

Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
8 months ago

Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub. “This will get people really worried about how free Hong Kong’s internet will be like tomorrow,” he said. Lam argued that the …

Hong Kong court bans protest song Glory to Hong Kong
8 months ago

Hong Kong court bans protest song Glory to Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

Ruling also means the song can no longer be disseminated or reproduced on internet-based platforms. It was later mistakenly played as Hong Kong’s anthem at international sporting events, instead of China’s “March of the Volunteers”, in mix-ups that upset city officials. Judge Jeremy Poon, ruling in favour of Hong Kong’s government, wrote on Wednesday that the song’s composer “intended it …

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