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China’s liaison office in Hong Kong owns more than 700 properties in the city, according to a pro-democracy lawmaker and activism group.
Political group Demosisto and legislator Eddie Chu on Monday released the study titled “Report on Liaison Office’s Property Empire in Hong Kong,” which detailed (...)
Hong Kong protests: hundreds gather in shopping malls across city to chant slogans, stage singalongs
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3083709/hong-kong-protests-hundreds-gather-shopping-malls-across
by Sum Lok-kei and Tony Cheung (SCMP)
Officers armed with non-lethal (...)
Hello everybody, I am AU Loong-yu. I’m based in Hong Kong. I am an activist and writer.
I would like to talk about the present situation in HK
The current situation is of course not good : the Beijing government has been more and more aggressive and attacking HK’s autonomy. Firstly, several (...)
Pro-establishment camp regains control of House Committee but rivals vow to hold own session and elect new chair. Opposition threatens action against Legco staff, accusing them of aiding Starry Lee, as she clears 14 bills with allies, but not controversial national anthem legislation.
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Shortly after dozens of anti-government demonstrators begin yelling slogans and belting out their anthem, police officers enter the IFC Mall in Central Police also issue fixed penalty tickets of HK$2,000 to some for breaching social-distancing rule on public gatherings.
Police dispersed (...)
Police decision upheld by appeal board, which ruled that proposed event by Confederation of Trade Unions poses a serious threat to public health. Group’s supporters say move could set a dangerous precedent that will allow authorities to ban rallies based just on health reasons.
Organisers of an (...)
From the early summer to the bitter winter of 2019, Hongkongers fought an unprecedented battle, reigniting the struggle against tyranny, which we called ‘the revolution of our times’.
After the Umbrella Movement, Hongkongers witnessed a low in the democratic movement, the vicious onslaught on (...)
Beijing is using the cover of the pandemic to continue its offensive against Hong Kong’s autonomy. It will not rest until Hong Kong is fully incorporated under Chinese rule and all our limited freedoms have been extinguished. But the Communist Party faces obstacles.
For the third time since the (...)
Matthew Cheung and Teresa Cheng slam overseas comments over the arrests of opposition figures on April 18. Attempts to convince prosecutors to abandon legal process will be ‘futile’, Cheng says.
Senior Hong Kong officials have blasted suggestions the arrests of 15 pro-democracy figures for their (...)
Patrick Nip takes over a bureau deeply shaken by the involvement of tens of thousands of employees in the extradition bill protests. Although the city’s leader denies the secretary has a political agenda, he will nevertheless be forced to make tough calls about issues dividing the central (...)
Trade unions urged to withdraw bids for Labour Day marches next week with social distancing still in force Police source says they are taking legal advice on whether June 4 vigil application can be rejected on public health grounds.
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Organisers of a major Labour Day protest in Hong Kong (...)
Civic Party lawmaker Dennis Kwok has said that expects to be ousted from the Legislative Council, after he was repeatedly attacked by Beijing who claimed he was violating his oath and guilty of misconduct in public office.
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The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) issued a fresh (...)
With world’s attention focused on the coronavirus pandemic and protesters off the streets, Chinese and Hong Kong authorities stepped up their efforts to crack down on the pro-democracy movement in the semi-autonomous territory.
Over a span of just five days, the city saw its legislature, (...)
The Hong Kong Bar Association has said that Beijing’s agencies in Hong Kong have no power to “supervise” the city’s internal affairs, while pro-democracy lawmakers have demanded clarification from the government on the constitutional status of the liaison office.
In a statement released on Monday (...)
Fifteen prominent opponents of the ruling government were arrested on Saturday 18 April. They are accused of involvement in the protests that shook Hong Kong in 2019. Among them were Lee Cheuk-yan (general secretary of the HKCTU), “Long Hair” and another leader of his party, many members of the (...)
Hong Kong police rounded up at least 15 veterans and supporters of the opposition camp in a swoop on Saturday that netted, among others, media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and prominent barrister Martin Lee Chu-ming [Democratic Party] for their roles in unlawful protests late last year. (...)
Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.
When Ng Chung-yin met Augustine Mok Chiu-yu, they were doing a sit-in protest on the steps of Chu Hai College in Hong Kong. It was August 1969, and 12 students had just been expelled (...)
Unions demand cash for people already laid off because of the contagion. Meanwhile, anyone without a pension fund will miss out on wage subsidy package.
Casual workers and the unemployed in Hong Kong have accused the government of turning a blind eye to their financial plight amid the (...)
More than 7,600 arrested during unrest. Only 1,200 of those held have been prosecuted. Police officers earn more than HK$2 billion in overtime pay since disturbances erupted in June.
Hong Kong police have arrested more than 7,600 people during the social unrest which has gripped the city since (...)
While JLL expects housing prices to drop by 10 to 15 per cent this year, Cushman & Wakefield sees falls of up to 20 per cent as rising unemployment in the city hits demand. Greater job insecurity will decrease desire among prospective homebuyers, says Cushman and Wakefield’s Alva To.
The (...)
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