HONG KONG — A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under […]
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A heavy security presence and dozens of supporters surrounded a Hong Kong court on Monday morning as the national security trial of media mogul and activist, Jimmy Lai, got under way. Lai’s trial, expected to last months, is one of the most high profile prosecutions in the Hong Kong government’s […]
The trial of Hong Kong’s most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China’s crackdown on dissidents will start Monday after being delayed for over a year. Jimmy Lai, 76, broke into the city’s once freewheeling media world about three decades ago, armed with the belief that delivering information is equal to […]
Hong Kong’s global reputation will be tested this week when the long-delayed trial of the pro-democracy activist and former media mogul Jimmy Lai gets under way. Lai, who turned 76 in jail this month, is charged with colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as sedition. […]
Hong Kong marine tech start-up Archireef will partner with the Middle East’s biggest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), to deploy terracotta tiles that will help restore the degraded reef ecosystem off the Arabian Gulf coast. FAB will fund the deployment of 400 such tiles across a 100 square metre […]
HONG KONG — A “patriots only” district election in Hong Kong that barred opposition democrats from the ballot sheet amid a national security squeeze had a record low voter turnout of 27.5% as many voters spurned what was seen as an undemocratic poll. The sharp slide in turnout since the […]
[1/5]New People’s Party Chairperson Regina Ip campaigns for New People’s Party district council election candidates in Hong Kong, China December 9, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Acquire Licensing Rights HONG KONG, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Hong Kong holds its first “patriots only” district elections on Sunday as a national security crackdown imposed […]
2 WHAT: Cue the vinyl crackle, the sweet sound of Clockenflap – Asia’s premier music and arts festival, Hong Kong with an eclectic lineup that is any musical crate digger’s dream. WHERE: Hong Kong WHEN: December 1st to 3rd WHY: Set on the iconic Central Waterfront overlooking Kowloon, since its […]