Hong Kong to create more 'national security' crimes Hong Kong will outlaw a host of new national security crimes, the city's leader has said, as she presided over the first session of a ... World • 12 Jan
Hong Kong news outlet's editors charged with sedition Two senior editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material today, authorities said, following a raid that ... World • 30 Dec 21
Two more Hong Kong universities remove Tiananmen art Two Hong Kong universities have removed sculptures marking China's 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities steadily erase all remaining traces of the ... World • 24 Dec 21
Hong Kong university dismantles Tiananmen statue Hong Kong's oldest university has removed a statue commemorating the deadly 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, the latest step in China's campaign to ... World • 23 Dec 21
Democracy campaigners barely visible in Hong Kong poll Elections are taking place in Hong Kong for its Legislative Council today, but they will not be the once-hoped-for chance for the democratic movement there ... World • 19 Dec 21
Record 488 journalists imprisoned in 2021: RSF There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters Without Borders began counting more than 25 years ago, the ... World • 16 Dec 21
More than 100 trapped on roof by Hong Kong fire A fire broke out in Hong Kong's World Trade Centre, trapping about 150 people on its roof. World • 15 Dec 21
Standard Chartered's Q3 profit doubles as bad loans dip Standard Chartered saw a recovery in pandemic-hit markets to post a stronger than expected pre-tax profit for the third quarter today, aided by lower credit ... Business • 02 Nov 21
Danish artist seeks to reclaim HK Tiananmen statue The Danish artist behind a Hong Kong sculpture mourning those killed in Tiananmen Square has instructed a lawyer to secure his work and bring it ... News Lens • 13 Oct 21
Hong Kong to create more national security offences Hong Kong will create a host of new national security offences, a senior official has confirmed, building on a law Beijing imposed last year that ... World • 14 Sep 21
Hong Kong police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers Hong Kong police have arrested four members of the group behind the city's Tiananmen Square vigils, a day after they refused to cooperate with a ... World • 08 Sep 21
Hong Kong students arrested for 'advocating' terrorism Four student leaders from Hong Kong's top university have been arrested for "advocating terrorism", police said. World • 18 Aug 21
First person jailed under new security law in Hong Kong A Hong Kong waiter has been jailed for nine years after he became the first person convicted under a sweeping new national security law that ... World • 30 Jul 21
Hong Kong jails seven over train station mob attack Seven Hong Kong government supporters who took part in a violent assault on democracy supporters and commuters have been jailed for what the trial judge ... World • 22 Jul 21
Hong Kong police arrest another Apple Daily editor A former senior editor of Hong Kong's shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has been arrested by national security police. World • 21 Jul 21
Hong Kong police arrest senior Apple Daily journalist Hong Kong police have arrested the lead opinion writer of Apple Daily on national security grounds as he tried to fly out of the city, ... World • 28 Jun 21
HK's Apple Daily set for blockchain, free of censors Hong Kong cyber activists are backing up articles by pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on censorship-proof blockchain platforms after the newspaper was forced to shut down. World • 24 Jun 21
No jury for Hong Kong's first 'national security' trial The first trial under Hong Kong's new national security law has begun without a jury, a watershed moment for the financial hub's fast-changing legal landscape. World • 23 Jun 21
Hong Kong pro-democracy paper to decide on closure Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has said its board will decide whether to close the publication at their next meeting on Friday. World • 21 Jun 21
Hong Kong media executives charged under security law Hong Kong police have charged two executives from the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper using a powerful new security law, a day after the company's newsroom ... World • 18 Jun 21
Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Hong Kong police have arrested the chief editor and four executives of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. World • 17 Jun 21
Hong Kong cracks down on Tiananmen commemorations Hong Kong police have arrested an organiser of annual vigils for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. World • 04 Jun 21
Hong Kong media tycoon Lai jailed again over protest Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is among eight democracy activists who have been handed new prison sentences for attending protests on the 70th ... World • 28 May 21
Hong Kong dissident Wong gets extra jail time for vigil Imprisoned Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong has been handed an additional 10-month sentence on after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an "unlawful" protest ... World • 06 May 21
Hong Kong woman loses €26.5m in phone scam A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman has been conned out of €26.5m by fraudsters posing as Chinese officials, police said, in the city's biggest recorded phone ... Asia • 21 Apr 21
