Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’
9 months, 2 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 the Financial Times on Monday that last month’s decision, which he noted could still be reversed by an appeal court, was “symptomatic of a growing malaise in the Hong Kong judiciary” where judges had to “operate in an impossible political environment created by China.” The 47 were found guilty of subversion for organising an unofficial primary to choose their candidates in the largest ever trial under the National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on the territory in 2020. The rule of law is profoundly compromised in any area about which the government feels strongly.” In a lengthy statement on Tuesday, the Hong Kong government rejected the British judge’s comments, saying there was “absolutely no truth” to suggestions that Hong Kong’s judiciary was under pressure from Beijing, or that there had been any decline in the rule of law in Hong Kong, which was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. “The government has never, and also will not allow anyone to, interfere with the prosecutions of the Department of Justice and trials by the court,” Chief Executive John Lee said in the statement, noting that prosecutorial power and adjudication power were independent, and citing the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini constitution.

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Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests
2 weeks, 4 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” …

Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of three former organizers of Tiananmen vigils
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of three former organizers of Tiananmen vigils

The Hindu  

Hong Kong's top court on Thursday overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their refusal to provide information to police, marking a rare victory for the city's pro-democracy activists. The top court's judges ruled that by redacting the only potential evidential basis for establishing that the alliance …

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

HKSAR govt defends High Court ruling on Ted Hui's asset confiscation
1 month, 1 week ago

HKSAR govt defends High Court ruling on Ted Hui's asset confiscation

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government issued a robust defense on Tuesday regarding a High Court ruling that permits the confiscation of assets belonging to former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung, who has absconded overseas and is currently a wanted individual facing charges for breaching the national security law in Hong Kong. A HKSAR government spokesperson lodged …

HKSAR govt defends High Court ruling on Ted Hui's asset confiscation
1 month, 1 week ago

HKSAR govt defends High Court ruling on Ted Hui's asset confiscation

China Daily  

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government issued a robust defense on Tuesday regarding a High Court ruling that permits the confiscation of assets belonging to former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung, who has absconded overseas and is currently a wanted individual facing charges for breaching the national security law in Hong Kong. A HKSAR government spokesperson lodged …

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

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

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law
3 months, 3 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
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 …

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

Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges
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4 months, 1 week 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 …

Global lawmakers call for Hong Kong to free Jimmy Lai
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4 months, 1 week ago

Global lawmakers call for Hong Kong to free Jimmy Lai

Raw Story  

Dozens of lawmakers from across the world called Tuesday for the immediate and unconditional release of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, before he is due to give evidence in his collusion trial in Hong Kong. The letter's release came on the same day a Hong Kong court jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under a sweeping national …

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 …

45 pro-democracy activists get jail time in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
4 months, 1 week ago

45 pro-democracy activists get jail time in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

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 court said the penalties were not reduced for Tai and former lawmaker Alvin Yeung because they are lawyers who were “absolutely adamant in pushing …

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 …

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial
4 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong to hear from jailed media tycoon for the first time in four years. At his trial

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, is expected to testify on Wednesday at his own national security trial in a high stakes court battle that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. You can also save the world.” Prosecutors …

Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms in largest national security trial as Beijing tightens grip
4 months, 1 week 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 …

HKSAR government slams foreign interference in its judicial affairs
4 months, 1 week 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  

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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 …

Hong Kong’s security law threatens to jail activist for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
6 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong’s security law threatens to jail activist for ‘seditious’ T-shirt

Al Jazeera  

Chu Kai-pong faces a sentence of up to 10 years in jail after becoming the first convict under the strict new laws. A Hong Kong man is facing as long as 10 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt featuring a protest slogan. In court on Monday, Chu Kai-pong, 27, was the first person …

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of journalists in sedition case
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s convictions of journalists in sedition case

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom, though local officials say there are no restrictions when journalists stick to the facts. “While they turn a blind eye to their own countries’ records of suppressing news media, …

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

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

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in landmark sedition case in further blow to press freedom
7 months ago

Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in landmark sedition case in further blow to press freedom

India TV News  

Hong Kong: A court in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong convicted two former editors of a now-defunct news outlet on Thursday in a landmark sedition case that became the latest blow to press freedom in a country which was once hailed as a bastion of free media in the Asian continent. Stand News was once Hong Kong's leading online media with a …

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

What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
7 months ago

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

The Independent  

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How can the British judge who upheld Jimmy Lai’s conviction sleep at night?
7 months, 1 week ago

How can the British judge who upheld Jimmy Lai’s conviction sleep at night?

The Independent  

Jimmy Lai, together with his friends in Hong Kong, ranks alongside the world’s greatest dissidents and champions of freedom. The decision by Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal to reject an appeal by these seven courageous Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders against a conviction for taking part in a peaceful protest in 2019 is – as the last British governor of Hong …

Jimmy Lai’s conviction is unjust, says former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Hong Kong top court upholds Jimmy Lai’s conviction in 2019 protests case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong top court upholds Jimmy Lai’s conviction in 2019 protests case

The Independent  

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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
7 months, 2 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
7 months, 2 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 and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
7 months, 4 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 …

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
8 months 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 activist Joshua Wong asks for a lesser sentence in landmark security case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong asks for a lesser sentence in landmark security case

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Prominent activist Joshua Wong asked for a lesser sentence in court Friday after he earlier pleaded guilty in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case. The activists were accused of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and topple the city’s leader by aiming to win a legislative majority and using it to block city budgets indiscriminately. Wong first …

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

Top British judge hearing case related to protest crackdown in Hong Kong
9 months ago

Top British judge hearing case related to protest crackdown in Hong Kong

The Independent  

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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 invokes a new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists, including Nathan Law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong invokes a new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists, including Nathan Law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government on Wednesday canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved abroad. The government said they have “absconded” to the U.K. Last year, police offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars each for information leading to their arrests and drew …

Canadian judge becomes latest to quit Hong Kong as city ‘turning into totalitarian state’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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