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Four years' jail for driver who carried petrol bombs
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Four years' jail for driver who carried petrol bombs
A taxi driver was on Monday sentenced to four years in jail for transporting more than 40 petrol bombs during anti-government protests in October 2019. Tsang Wai-lung, 31, had earlier pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit arson and possession…
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and 9 other democrats plead guilty over 2019 National Day protest
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and 9 other democrats plead guilty over 2019 National Day protest
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai and nine other veteran democrats pleaded guilty on Monday to their roles in an unauthorised mass protest on China’s National Day in 2019. The 73-…
Consumer watchdog warns of toxic crayons and paints
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Consumer watchdog warns of toxic crayons and paints
The Consumer Council warned on Monday that more than half of the children’s art supplies it tested leach toxic metal substances – which, when taken in excessive quantities, can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, or even chronic disease. The watchdog tested 19 crayon…
'Targeting unions would further stifle civil society'
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'Targeting unions would further stifle civil society'
A veteran unionist on Monday described the government’s warning that it may deregister trade unions on national security grounds as "scary", and said such a move would further stifle civil society. The head of the Confederation of Trade Unions, Mung Siu-tat…
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Authorities may prosecute Hong Kong staff or ban overseas websites if they fail to remove doxxing content
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Authorities may prosecute Hong Kong staff or ban overseas websites if they fail to remove doxxing content | Hong Kong Free Press…
Hong Kong employees of websites based overseas will be liable to arrest if their bosses fail to remove doxxing data from the platforms, under a new legal amendment to criminalise the malicious publishing of personal data, Secretary for Constitutional Affairs…
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Hong Kong leader refuses to say if attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil is illegal
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Hong Kong leader refuses to say if attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil is illegal
Hong Kong’s leader has refused to comment on reports that authorities will crack down on the city’s annual candlelight vigil for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, adding th…
Incoming bishop tight-lipped on political issues
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Incoming bishop tight-lipped on political issues
The incoming bishop of Hong Kong Stephen Chow on Tuesday said he is not afraid of commenting on controversial political issues, but believes “prudence is also a virtue”, as he sidestepped a number of contentious questions related to Beijing. Chow was named…
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Oct 1 Rally
10 activists plead guilty, have to be detained until May 28 for sentencing.
No Bail:
- Figo Chan
- Ho Chun Yan
- Yeung Sam
- Avery Ng
- Sin Chung Kai
- Choi Yiu Cheong
Already in jail due to other cases:
- Lee Cheuk Yan
- Long Hair
- Ho Sau Lan
- Jimmy Lai
Oct 1 Rally
10 activists plead guilty, have to be detained until May 28 for sentencing.
No Bail:
- Figo Chan
- Ho Chun Yan
- Yeung Sam
- Avery Ng
- Sin Chung Kai
- Choi Yiu Cheong
Already in jail due to other cases:
- Lee Cheuk Yan
- Long Hair
- Ho Sau Lan
- Jimmy Lai
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Top national security police officer found in suspected Wan Chai vice den cleared after internal probe
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Top national security police officer found in suspected Wan Chai vice den cleared after internal probe | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
A top officer in the highly sensitive national security department of the Hong Kong police force who was found inside an unlicensed massage parlour during an anti-vice raid by colleagues has been cleared of wrongdoing after an internal police investigation.…
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RTHK denies replacing ‘sensitive’ episode of TV documentary series about Hong Kong elections revamp
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RTHK denies replacing ‘sensitive’ episode of TV documentary series about Hong Kong elections revamp
Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK has denied replacing an episode of a TV documentary series about the proposed shake-up of the city’s electoral system following local media reports t…
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Severe shortage of doctors in Hong Kong prompts new plan to plug holes in city’s health system
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Severe shortage of doctors in Hong Kong prompts new plan to plug holes in city’s health system
A chronic shortage of doctors has prompted Hong Kong health chiefs to propose a new pathway for non-locally trained doctors to be cleared to work in the city’s public healthcare sector. Offic…
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HK Court Denies Bail for 36 in #47Activists Case, Assigned Judge: "Five Demands" Endander NationalSecurity
Among the 47 pro-democracy activists facing allegations of “conspiracy to commit subversion” in connection with a legislative primary election in Hong Kong in 2020, 36 of them have been denied bail.
'#LongHair' Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, who are the vice-chairmen of the League of Social Democrats, were among the 36 who were denied bail.
Both of them applied for bail at Hong Kong's High Court earlier, but Judge Esther Toh Lye-ping , the designated judge of the National Security Law, refused to grant them bail and ordered to hold them back in custody.
The senior counsel Hectar Pun representing Leung and Sham pointed out that they have never advocated "Hong Kong independence", colluded with foreign forces or requested sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments, nor did they sign the "No Regrets" online statement.
Pun also said that Leung's local ties are strong, he has recently gotten married and is suffering from coronary heart disease, so the risk of absconding is low.
Moreover, Sham has always been active in the local #LGBT community, he married his partner who is also a Hong Kong resident in 2013, so Sham has no interest in leaving Hong Kong.
The judge issued her reasons on May 13, 2021, claiming there was no good reason to believe the two would not continue to act against national security.
The judge cited that the Department of Justice's arguments against bail, saying that Sham still stated he would continue to fight for the "#FiveDemands", in front of the police station upon his arrival on Feb 28, 2021. This indicated that there was no reason to believe he would not continue to endanger national security.
Source: InMedia #May13
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HK Court Denies Bail for 36 in #47Activists Case, Assigned Judge: "Five Demands" Endander NationalSecurity
Among the 47 pro-democracy activists facing allegations of “conspiracy to commit subversion” in connection with a legislative primary election in Hong Kong in 2020, 36 of them have been denied bail.
'#LongHair' Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, who are the vice-chairmen of the League of Social Democrats, were among the 36 who were denied bail.
Both of them applied for bail at Hong Kong's High Court earlier, but Judge Esther Toh Lye-ping , the designated judge of the National Security Law, refused to grant them bail and ordered to hold them back in custody.
The senior counsel Hectar Pun representing Leung and Sham pointed out that they have never advocated "Hong Kong independence", colluded with foreign forces or requested sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments, nor did they sign the "No Regrets" online statement.
Pun also said that Leung's local ties are strong, he has recently gotten married and is suffering from coronary heart disease, so the risk of absconding is low.
Moreover, Sham has always been active in the local #LGBT community, he married his partner who is also a Hong Kong resident in 2013, so Sham has no interest in leaving Hong Kong.
The judge issued her reasons on May 13, 2021, claiming there was no good reason to believe the two would not continue to act against national security.
The judge cited that the Department of Justice's arguments against bail, saying that Sham still stated he would continue to fight for the "#FiveDemands", in front of the police station upon his arrival on Feb 28, 2021. This indicated that there was no reason to believe he would not continue to endanger national security.
Source: InMedia #May13
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#47Democrats #JimmySham #LeungKwokHung #Bail #PoliceState