HONG KONG
On Aug. 12, Hong Kong’s top court rejected a bid to reverse convictions on publisher Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists for their activism during the 2019 anti-government protests. The appellants had their conviction for organizing “an unauthorized assembly” overturned but were still found guilty of participating in it.
Exiled Hong Kong Activist Urged to Return Home By Questionable Online Post
On Nov. 27, exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law was called to return home to Hong Kong and answer to...
Canadian Banks Blocking Overseas Hongkongers from Accessing $1.1 Billion in Pension Funds
Reportedly, Canadian-based financial firms Manulife and Sun Life have been blocking Hongkongers in the...
Mass Trials and Bounty Hunts of Overseas Chinese Activists Sparks Concern at UN
Human rights investigators at the United Nations (UN) have raised the alarm concerning mass trials carried...
Man in Hong Kong Prosecuted for Possession of ‘Seditious’ Children’s Books
On Sept. 6, a man in Hong Kong appeared in court and was prosecuted for possession of “seditious” children...
Record-breaking Rainfall Devastates Hong Kong As City Grapples With Worst Floods in Decades
In the early hours of Sept. 8, the highest hourly rainfall ever recorded since 1884 deluged the port...
Taiwanese Students in Hong Kong Forced to Study China’s National Security Law
Despite Beijing’s tensions surrounding their island home, several Taiwanese students still wish to pursue...
Anticipating End of Communist Rule, Hong Kong Dissidents Form Parliament-in-Exile
A number of figures who fled Hong Kong after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ramped up political repression...
Tropical Storm Doksuri to Evolve Into a Super Typhoon, Threatens Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland
On Monday, July 23, tropical storm Doksuri evolved into a typhoon and is expected to further develop...
Drug Seizures Up 80 Percent At Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is experiencing an 80 percent surge in the volume of illegal narcotics...