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Move by 95,000-strong body comes after a week of upheaval in which it backed out of other alliances amid Beijing’s wrath. It has also set up a working group to raise awareness of Chinese history and culture among teachers and students.
Hong Kong’s largest teachers’ union has withdrawn from a (…)
Education Bureau revealed it was cutting official ties with the Professional Teachers’ Union, which authorities accuse of inciting anti-government violence among students, staff. Founded in 1974, Hong Kong’s biggest single-profession trade union is seen as the last surviving stronghold of city’s (…)
“As we all know, HKPTU is a union that belongs to teachers and has always advocated for peace, rationality and non-violence,” its statement read.
Hong Kong’s largest teachers’ union has said it will focus on education and continue to serve its members to the best of its ability after the (…)
The start of the second year under the national security law has seen a man sentenced to nine years in prison, a national security police raid on another university, and five people arrested over a series of “seditious” children’s picture books about sheep. HKFP continues its roundup on how the (…)
The first-ever trial involving the Beijing-imposed law has ended with a 24-year-old sentenced to nine years’ jail for terrorism and secession. The Post recaps what the case was about, how it went and whether the contours of the sweeping legislation have become any clearer one year on.
Hong (…)
Amendments to the city’s Film Censorship Ordinance to be tabled next week at Legco increase maximum jail terms to three years for unauthorised screenings. ‘Simple and straightforward’ changes to the law intended to ‘prevent acts against national security’, commerce secretary tells afternoon (…)
Following last month’s strikes and protests by food delivery workers in mainland China, drivers in Hong Kong staged a protest outside the company headquarters of Foodpanda on 15 July.
Drivers held up slogans that read, “Shameless Foodpanda” and “Repay my hard-earned money,” while seven worker (…)
“Suppression from the authorities is felt across different forms of media,” the report warned. “Freedoms have seriously deteriorated under a repressive government.”
Hong Kong’s press freedoms are “in tatters” as China remoulds the once outspoken business hub in its own authoritarian image, the (…)
Less than two years removed from a massive election victory, the opposition-dominated councils are being decimated by new rules and threatened pay grabs. While more than 200 councillors have resigned in the past week, city leader Carrie Lam says ability of the bodies to function going forward (…)
“[E]ven in the face of such difficulties and challenges, the Hong Kong Alliance will continue to persevere step by step,” a statement said.
The organiser for Hong Kong’s annual June 4 vigil to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre has announced “preventative measures” to half the size of its (…)
The Communist Party’s leadership is essential for safeguarding “one country, two systems,” according to Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong - but will it continue to remain underground in the security law era?
The occasion was a keynote speech by Luo Huining, who heads the central government’s (…)
“Beijing has turned to direct governance over Hong Kong,” veteran journalist and political analyst Johnny Lau said. “The representatives of the central government do not mind coming forward to the front stage and showing their presence and leadership.”
China’s Communist Party has abandoned its (…)
Failure to resign carries “a great risk,” according to one councillor who quit.
Five more pro-democracy district councillors have announced their resignation after local media reported that as many as 200 district councillors may be disqualified even if they agree to swear a new oath of (…)
The activist’s foreign collusion charge is being heard by the High Court, where the maximum penalty is life in jail.
Hong Kong activist Andy Li could face up to life imprisonment, after a lower court transferred his case under the Beijing-imposed national security law to the city’s High Court. (…)
The Progressive Lawyers Group, founded in 2015, was vocal on legal and political issues such as the city’s human rights and judicial independence.
The Progressive Lawyers Group (PLG) has announced it is disbanding – the latest in a growing list of pro-democracy organisations to shut down in (…)
Even moderate groups are breaking up after Apple Daily arrests, other recent events sent chilling message that activism is too risky now. At least 21 groups have disbanded in past year, with latest ones saying uncertainty over law left them without ‘confidence to carry on’.
The impact of the (…)
Dozens of police put up orange cordon tape around three activists who held a pile of small placards with a slogan that read “resolutely defend this city.”
Hong Kong police arrested 11 people on suspicion of distributing “seditious publications” on Thursday 1, as the force erected tight cordons (…)
“Beijing has sought to decapitate Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement,” Human Rights Watch said.
Human Rights Watch has accused Beijing as “decapitating” Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, as the NGO issued a lengthy report on the city one year after the national security law came into force. (…)
Basic Law provision requiring Hong Kong to bring in legislation protecting Beijing from subversive, treacherous acts is back on the political agenda. What concerns are being raised about an Article 23 bill this time around? Any why does Beijing demand its introduction after imposing its own (…)
Source tight-lipped on how many people are on the list, but it is said to include more than 50 released on bail after being arrested under the law. Existence of list was confirmed after senior Apple Daily writer, who source says was among those named, was arrested while attempting to leave city. (…)
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