Tag Archives: Hong Kong

• Hong Kong man first to be charged under new China security law 3 July 2020 | Jessie Pang and Anne Marie Roantree This post has no comments yet

  A man carrying a “Liberate Hong Kong” sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory’s Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law. ...

• Hong Kong activists discuss ‘parliament-in-exile’ after China crackdown 2 July 2020 | Natalie Thomas and Guy Faulconbridge This post has 2 comments

  Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to keep the flame of democracy alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed, campaigner Simon Cheng told Reuters. ...

• China is playing with fire in Hong Kong 1 July 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  The rest of the world should not remain a mere spectator of the events in Hong Kong. The people must rise, and the governments must take action. ...

• Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing's new national security law on Wednesday as the city greeted the anniversary of its handover to China with protesters fleeing water cannon. ...

• China unveils details of national security law for Hong Kong 30 June 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China on Tuesday unveiled details of a contentious new national security law for Hong Kong, ending weeks of uncertainty that have exacerbated concerns over Beijing’s erosion of freedoms in the global financial hub. ...

• China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition | Clare Jim and Yew Lun Tian This post has one comment

  China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life since it returned to Chinese rule almost exactly 23 years ago. ...

• Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws 28 June 2020 | Scott Murdoch This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. ...

• Hong Kong protesters defy ban, rally to remember Tiananmen 4 June 2020 | Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Tens of thousands of people across Hong Kong lit candles and chanted democracy slogans on Thursday to commemorate China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, defying a ban against gathering as tensions seethed over a planned new security law. ...

• US, UK raise Hong Kong at UN as pressure mounts on China 29 May 2020 This post has one comment

  The United States and Britain on Friday defied China's anger by raising Hong Kong's autonomy at the UN Security Council as President Donald Trump prepared new measures against Beijing. ...

• Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China’s security law proposal 24 May 2020 | Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su This post has no comments yet

  Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes for months. ...