Number of bankers pulling out of Hong Kong summit ‘very small,’ says John Lee

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/01/number-of-bankers-pulling-out-of-hong-kong-summit-very-small-says-john-lee/

High-profile national security trial of Hong Kong democrats to begin after Lunar New Year, court reveals

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/01/high-profile-national-security-trial-of-hong-kong-democrats-to-begin-after-lunar-new-year-court-reveals/

Hong Kong expected to lose 20% of foster care families in 3 years, survey shows, as group urges more support

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/01/hong-kong-expected-to-lose-20-of-foster-care-families-in-3-years-survey-shows-as-group-urges-more-support/

Judge accepts 17 Stand News articles as evidence

The District Court on Tuesday ruled to admit 17 allegedly seditious articles as evidence in a trial involving the now-defunct Stand News, rejecting defence arguments that some should not be used because they were beyond a six-month prosecution time limit.The online news outlet’s parent company Best Pencil (Hong Kong) Limited, alongside former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting chief editor Patrick Lam, are accused of conspiring to publish seditious publications between July 7, 2020, and December 29 last year.Both Chung and Lam pleaded not guilty, and the unrepresented company was deemed by the court to have denied the charge, as a trial – presided over by national security judge Kwok Wai-kin – began on Monday.Citing the Crimes Ordinance, the defence on Monday challenged the admissibility of 10 of the 17 articles put forward by prosecutors, saying they could not be used as evidence because the charges were laid more than half a year after the reports were published online. The colonial-era law states that charges must be laid within six months of an alleged sedition-related offence. The prosecution argued that all 17 articles could be used as evidence of a "continuous" conspiracy.Kwok on Tuesday ruled in favour of the prosecution, adding that they are responsible for proving that the defendants had the intent of committing seditious acts. The court then heard in the prosecution’s opening statement that the 17 reports in question involved radical individuals or people wanted by police, and were made available online. Prosecutors also alleged that the articles had included calls to overthrow the government and for foreign countries to impose sanctions.The trial is expected to last for 20 days.Stand News ceased operations last December after seven people linked to the online media outlet – including Chung and Lam – were arrested.

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Keep ‘political neutrality’ in civil service code, Hong Kong ex-leader says, but gov’t workers must be patriotic

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/01/keep-political-neutrality-in-civil-service-code-hong-kong-ex-leader-says-but-govt-workers-must-be-patriotic/

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Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/07/hong-kong-journalist-bao-choy-loses-appeal-against-conviction-over-accessing-public-data-for-documentary/

Sedition trial against defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News halted, ex-editor granted bail

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/07/sedition-trial-against-defunct-hong-kong-outlet-stand-news-halted-ex-editor-granted-bail/

Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group denied further case details in national security trial

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/07/ex-leader-of-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil-group-denied-further-case-details-in-national-security-trial/

‘We were scared’: Workers at Foxconn iPhone factory in China recount Covid chaos https://app.hongkongfp.com/2022/11/05/we-were-scared-workers-at-foxconn-iphone-factory-in-china-recount-covid-chaos/

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Hong Kong’s largest press group ‘disappointed and worried’ over Bao Choy appeal ruling

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/08/hong-kongs-largest-press-group-disappointed-and-worried-over-bao-choy-appeal-ruling/

17 Hong Kong democrats set to face 90-day national security trial in early 2023 over unofficial primaries

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/08/17-hong-kong-democrats-set-to-face-90-day-national-security-trial-in-early-2023-over-unofficial-primaries/