Arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen spotlights secretive Vatican-China deal

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/arrest-of-hong-kongs-cardinal-zen-spotlights-secretive-vatican-china-deal/

Hong Kong press club still has ‘role to play,’ president says after cancellation of human rights journalism awards

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/hong-kong-press-club-still-has-role-to-play-president-says-after-cancellation-of-human-rights-journalism-awards/

Hong Kong Catholic group will not hold Tiananmen crackdown masses citing fears over national security law

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/hong-kong-catholic-group-will-not-hold-tiananmen-crackdown-masses-citing-fears-over-national-security-law/

Hong Kong toy shop returns HK$33K to family following uproar over damaged Teletubby

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/hong-kong-toy-shop-returns-hk33k-to-family-following-uproar-over-damaged-teletubby/

Hong Kong court adjourns sentencing in 2019 protest case linked to activists who tried to flee to Taiwan

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/hong-kong-court-adjourns-sentencing-in-2019-protest-case-linked-to-activists-who-tried-to-flee-to-taiwan/

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai sentenced to 10 months in prison in election expenses case

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/breaking-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-benny-tai-sentenced-to-10-months-in-prison-in-election-expenses-case/

Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng and 4 others deny charges over failure to register protester relief fund as society

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/24/cardinal-zen-barrister-margaret-ng-and-4-others-deny-charges-over-failure-to-register-protester-relief-fund-as-society/

UN envoy’s access to Xinjiang province in China under scrutiny as trip begins

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/25/un-envoys-access-to-xinjiang-province-in-china-under-scrutiny-as-trip-begins/

Hong Kong woman who planned to join disciplinary forces convicted of unlawful assembly in 2019 protest

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/25/hong-kong-woman-who-planned-to-join-disciplinary-forces-convicted-of-unlawful-assembly-in-2019-protest/

Hong Kong to consult public on regulating crowdfunding to prevent activities ‘endangering’ national security

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/25/hong-kong-to-consult-public-on-regulating-crowdfunding-to-prevent-activities-endangering-national-security/

Hong Kong’s only non-establishment lawmaker ‘still thinking’ about how to mark Tiananmen crackdown

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/25/hong-kongs-only-non-establishment-lawmaker-still-thinking-about-how-to-mark-tiananmen-crackdown/

China’s leader Xi speaks to UN human rights chief, as Xinjiang row rages

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/26/chinas-leader-xi-speaks-to-un-human-rights-chief-as-xinjiang-row-rages/

HKFP Lens: Art Basel 2022 kicks off Hong Kong’s art week with works from 130 local and int’l galleries

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/26/hkfp-lens-art-basel-2022-kicks-off-hong-kongs-art-week-with-works-from-130-local-and-intl-galleries/

Martin Rogers of US law firm Davis Polk withdraws from Hong Kong national security law forum 

The US firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell has drawn criticism over the decision of its Asia chair, Martin Rogers, to participate in an event commemorating Hong Kong’s controversial national security law. 

Owing to public criticism, Martin Rogers withdrew his participation on May 22.

“I have decided to withdraw from speaking at the May 28 National Security Law Legal Forum,” Rogers said in a social media post on Sunday.

He also clarified that, “My agreement to participate did not reflect an endorsement or support of any topics discussed or individuals or organisations involved.”

Martin Rogers, who also leads the firm’s Asia litigation team, is slated to speak at The National Security Legal Law Forum on May 28, which has been organised by Hong Kong’s department of justice to mark the second anniversary of the law's introduction.

While there is no suggestion either Rogers or his firm support the controversial law, Financial Times reports that their agreement to appear at the conference has been ‘denounced’ by prominent critics of the regime.

Sources: Ming Pao #May21

https://bit.ly/3LFP3i3

Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/f48bb3cc-24b3-4bdf-9677-350c8c357b7c

#May22

Hong Kong boy band concert tickets to require real-name registration to combat ticket scalping

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/26/hong-kong-boy-band-concert-tickets-to-require-real-name-registration-to-combat-ticket-scalping/

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific seeks to rehire airline staff sacked amid Covid-19

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/26/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-seeks-to-rehire-airline-staff-sacked-amid-covid-19/

Cardinal Zen encourages youngsters in Hong Kong to become a man with integrity

In an online radio programme on May 16, Cardinal Joseph Zen spoke to youngsters in Hong Kong and shared his personal experience.

Zen encouraged young people to become good men with integrity and to learn to tell right from wrong.

"The world is chaotic and cold. It is not worthwhile to chase only after wealth and power," he said.

Zen pointed out that young people need guidance and education. He added that man is different from animals. They need a longer time to grow into maturity.

Zen further says that nowadays, people have so much more to learn that they have forgotten to learn to become a man.

Some of them want to be a doctor, a lawyer, or a big boss. But, no matter how long they are going to live, they have to learn to become a man, which is fair and compassionate.

Zen said, “young people have to think independently. Do not listen passively to what you have been told."

Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, was one of the four arrested by Hong Kong National Security Police on May 11 for alleged “collusion with foreign forces”.

All of those arrested were trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which provided legal and financial assistance to more than 2,200 people prosecuted for their part in the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

The fund had ceased operations in 2021 after the police announced it was under investigation and requested administrators to provide details on its donors.

Source: Inmediahk, #May16
https://bit.ly/3NfBFT0

#CardinalZen #HumanitarianFunds #NationalSecurityLaw

Int’l groups to mark anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown as public vigils in Hong Kong expected to be muted

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/27/intl-groups-to-mark-anniversary-of-tiananmen-crackdown-as-public-vigils-in-hong-kong-expected-to-be-muted/

Hong Kong gov’t to table twice-failed changes to copyright law in June

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/05/27/hong-kong-govt-to-table-twice-failed-changes-to-copyright-law-in-june/