Sanctions shine spotlight on chaos causer in Hong Kong
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sanctions shine spotlight on chaos causer in Hong Kong

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The US government on Friday expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 lawbreakers in Hong Kong under the National Security Law of Hong Kong, saying it's taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on officials from both the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong who are responsible for the implementation of the legislation. The law enforcement agencies of the Hong Kong SAR always take law enforcement actions in accordance with the law, regardless of the political stance, background or occupation of those suspected of committing a crime. The National Security Law of Hong Kong was introduced to safeguard national sovereignty and the nation's security interests, and to ensure Hong Kong's long-term peace, stability and prosperity. The US government should abide by the principles of international law and the basic norms of international relations, earnestly respect the spirit of the rule of law, and cease maliciously interfering in Hong Kong affairs.

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U.S. sanctions Chinese officials, citing repression in Hong Kong and Tibet
10 hours, 54 minutes ago

U.S. sanctions Chinese officials, citing repression in Hong Kong and Tibet

Live Mint  

The U.S. State Department imposed sanctions Monday on Chinese officials, citing a continuing political crackdown in Hong Kong—and efforts to extend that repression to people in the U.S.—and restrictions on access to Tibet. The Biden administration and the first Trump administration previously levied penalties on dozens of top Hong Kong officials including the city’s current chief executive, John Lee, and …

US sanctions more Hong Kong firms for aiding Iranian drone makers
1 month ago

US sanctions more Hong Kong firms for aiding Iranian drone makers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on six firms in Hong …

Hong Kong national security police offer bounties for six ‘fugitives’
3 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong national security police offer bounties for six ‘fugitives’

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 police issued arrest warrants under Hong Kong’s draconian …

European Lawmakers Call to Sanction Hong Kong Over Jimmy Lai
4 months 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 …

U.S. lawmakers warn Hong Kong becoming financial crime hub
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4 months ago

U.S. lawmakers warn Hong Kong becoming financial crime hub

Raw Story  

U.S. lawmakers urged the government Monday to rethink banking ties with Hong Kong, citing its "increasing role" in money laundering, sanctions evasions and reported funneling of banned technology to Russia. Since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the semi-autonomous Chinese city in 2020, "Hong Kong has shifted from a trusted global financial center to a critical player in …

Hong Kong is becoming a hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say
4 months ago

Hong Kong is becoming a hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong has become a center for money laundering and sanctions evasion under the tightening grip of Beijing, US lawmakers have warned, calling for a re-evaluation of America’s close business relationship with the Asian financial hub. In a letter to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Monday, bipartisan leaders of the House Select Committee on China demanded …

Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say
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4 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say

Live Mint  

Leading China hawks in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling for a rethink on whether Hong Kong should continue to enjoy the cozy banking relationship it has with the U.S., saying the city is becoming a hub for money-laundering and sanctions evasion. Hong Kong has turned into a major center for the export of controlled Western technology to Russia; …

US, Canadian politicians urged to stop meddling in Hong Kong's judiciary
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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China rips countries' intrusion in HK trial
4 months, 1 week ago

China rips countries' intrusion in HK trial

China Daily  

The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly rejected other countries' interference in China's internal affairs regarding the national security case of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, and insisted that no one should engage in illegal activities under the guise of "freedom". The spokesman emphasized that based on Hong Kong's Basic Law and the National Security Law, the HKSAR government safeguards national security in …

China rips countries' intrusion in HK trial
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4 months, 1 week ago

China rips countries' intrusion in HK trial

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly rejected other countries' interference in China's internal affairs regarding the national security case of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, and insisted that no one should engage in illegal activities under the guise of "freedom". The spokesman emphasized that based on Hong Kong's Basic Law and the National …

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities
4 months, 1 week ago

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday said that it firmly supported Hong Kong's judiciary in sentencing the defendants convicted of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in accordance with the law. A spokesperson for the office said that the sentencing results demonstrated the …

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities
4 months, 1 week ago

Central gov't office for safeguarding national security in HKSAR supports punishment of subversion activities

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday said that it firmly supported Hong Kong's judiciary in sentencing the defendants convicted of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in accordance with the law. A spokesperson for the office said that the sentencing results demonstrated the …

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent
4 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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45 Hong Kong democracy activists jailed under Beijing's national security law
4 months, 1 week ago

45 Hong Kong democracy activists jailed under Beijing's national security law

Firstpost  

Forty-five Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to up to 10 years under a national security law, drawing global condemnation for suppressing political dissent. Britain Catherine West, minister for the Indo-Pacific in Britain’s Foreign Office, said the sentencing was a clear demonstration of Hong Kong authorities’ use of the security law to criminalize political dissent. Lin said certain Western countries …

45 Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced To Prison In Hong Kong's Biggest National Security Case
4 months, 1 week ago

45 Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced To Prison In Hong Kong's Biggest National Security Case

Huff Post  

Armed police officers stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong on Nov. 19, 2024. Chan Long Hei via Associated Press HONG KONG — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. However, the …

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
4 months, 1 week ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. Lin said certain Western countries ignored that they maintain their own national security through judicial procedures while unreasonably criticizing Hong Kong courts for “fairly implementing” the security law. When Hong Kong returned …

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

HKSAR government slams foreign interference in its judicial affairs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HKSAR government slams foreign interference in its judicial affairs

China Daily  

The Golden Bauhinia Square in China's Hong Kong, July 14, 2020. Photo: Xinhua The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday strongly disapproved of and rejected the recent biased and misleading remarks made by some foreign governments, politicians, officials and the media, etc, on HKSAR's work in safeguarding national security and Lai Chee-ying's case, with a HKSAR …

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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 mastermind behind a foiled …

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
4 months, 2 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 …

US bill on Hong Kong trade offices draws rebuke from city
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US bill on Hong Kong trade offices draws rebuke from city

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong lashed out Wednesday at the US House of Representatives for passing a bill that could potentially shut the Chinese city's trade outposts across the United States. US bill on Hong Kong trade offices draws rebuke from city The US House voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act, which would require a …

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
7 months 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 and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
8 months 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
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Hong Kong charges two under new national security law
9 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong charges two under new national security law

The Hindu  

Hong Kong has charged two persons in the span of a week with "sedition" over social media posts and clothing slogans, under a new national security law. The legislation is Hong Kong's second national security law and follows the one imposed by Beijing in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-democracy protests a year earlier. Au published the content intending to …

China stands against parties slandering HK national security law
9 months, 2 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’
9 months, 3 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 …

HK leader warns about security risks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

HK leader warns about security risks

China Daily  

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu urged society on Tuesday to remain vigilant against national security threats after recent verdicts in a subversion trial sounded the alarm. A court in Hong Kong handed down verdicts on Thursday in a subversion case related to an illegal "primary election" before the Legislative Council election in 2020, finding 14 …

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

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

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

Hong Kong court finds 14 of 16 democracy activists guilty of subversion
10 months ago

Hong Kong court finds 14 of 16 democracy activists guilty of subversion

Al Jazeera  

A court in Hong Kong has found 14 of 16 activists and politicians guilty of subversion in the Chinese territory’s largest-ever trial under the Beijing-imposed national security law. In a statement following the decision, Maya Wang, Human Rights Watch’s acting China director, said the verdict showed the “utter contempt” in Hong Kong for democratic political processes and the rule of …

14 pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case, face life in jail
10 months ago

14 pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case, face life in jail

India TV News  

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists, among the 47 advocates who were prosecuted in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial primary election, in the city's biggest national security case under the Beijing-imposed law that has seemingly wiped out public dissent. Critics say the case is another example of how the law is being …

How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
10 months ago

How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Verdicts were handed down Thursday in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date, involving some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists and coming more than three years after the defendants’ arrests. In March 2020, Tai, a key organizer of the primary, said that obtaining a controlling majority in the legislature, which is typically dominated by the …

After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict
10 months ago

After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict

Al Jazeera  

The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, who were arrested in 2021, is the largest under the security law. A verdict is finally looming in Hong Kong’s longest running and largest national security trial of 47 pro-democracy legislators and political activists, with the defendants having together logged 39,000 days or some 108 years on remand even before the sentencing …

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
10 months 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
10 months 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, 2 weeks 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 …

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US treads carefully in responding to Hong Kong’s new national security law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has denounced Hong Kong’s new national security law as a tool to potentially silence dissent both at home and abroad, but so far the action from Washington has been notably muted, disappointing those fighting for the Chinese territory’s democracy and freedoms. “Moreover, it’s not entirely clear that any specific actions from Washington would prompt Beijing to …

The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law

The Diplomat  

The push last month by Hong Kong to legislate a rigorous national security law, also known as the Article 23 legislation, within 12 days drew world-wide criticism. This development, aimed at embedding China’s national security edicts within Hong Kong’s legal framework, is a clear sign of eroding freedoms in a city once renowned for its autonomy and vibrant open society. …

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

HK still in Washington's crosshair: China Daily editorial
1 year ago

HK still in Washington's crosshair: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

A view of the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The series of actions the US has taken regarding Hong Kong, including passing Hong Kong-related bills and carrying out baseless sanctions on the city and related individuals, expose the US government's disrespect to international laws, and constitute grave infringements on China's sovereignty, territorial integrity and core interests. The claim to be …

HKSAR gov't strongly disapproves of remarks on Safeguarding National Security Ordinance by International Bar Association
1 year ago

HKSAR gov't strongly disapproves of remarks on Safeguarding National Security Ordinance by International Bar Association

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Wednesday strongly disapproved of and condemned the slanders and smears, as well as unfounded criticisms, made by the International Bar Association's human rights institute against the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The spokesperson added that the offences endangering national security stipulated by the ordinance target acts endangering national security with …

HKSAR gov't strongly disapproves of remarks on Safeguarding National Security Ordinance by International Bar Association
1 year ago

HKSAR gov't strongly disapproves of remarks on Safeguarding National Security Ordinance by International Bar Association

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Wednesday strongly disapproved of and condemned the slanders and smears, as well as unfounded criticisms, made by the International Bar Association's human rights institute against the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The spokesperson added that the offences endangering national security stipulated by the ordinance target acts endangering national security with …

Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release
1 year ago

Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release

Deccan Chronicle  

Hong Kong, Mar 26 Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signalling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. Chief Executive John Lee said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance stipulates that people found guilty of endangering …

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