How the ‘trials’ of two Canadians detained in China show the importance of the rule of law
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How the ‘trials’ of two Canadians detained in China show the importance of the rule of law
By Clive Ansley, David Kilgour, Peter Lamont The sordid prison experiences of Canada’s ”two Michaels” during their more than 800 days in custody in China illustrates well why the rule o…
Macau media ‘gag’ forces Portugal out of its shell to issue stinging rebuke to China over its obligations
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/27/macau-media-gag-forces-portugal-out-of-its-shell-to-issue-stinging-rebuke-to-china-over-its-obligations/
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Macau media ‘gag’ forces Portugal out of its shell to issue stinging rebuke to China over its obligations
Last week the Portuguese Government issued a strongly-worded rebuke to Beijing over a controversial recent moves to censor Macau TV and radio, calling on China to abide by its international treaty …
Interview: Veteran journalist Stephen Vines on Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy against the world’s largest dictatorship
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Interview: Veteran journalist Stephen Vines on Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy against the world’s largest dictatorship
Hong Kong’s reputation as an international city with guaranteed liberties and freedoms is crumbling nine months after Beijing imposed a national security law on the region in response to the …
Love on the rocks: Inside China’s marriage counselling boom
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Love on the rocks: Inside China’s marriage counselling boom
by Hector Retamal with Laurie Chen in Beijing From a small office in Shanghai, marriage counsellor Zhu Shenyong livestreams advice over several phones simultaneously to an attentive audience keen t…
Patreon can help ease the plight of Hong Kong prisoners but there are problems
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Patreon can help ease the plight of Hong Kong prisoners but there are problems
By Francesca Chiu In addition to fears for their families and for the future, many of the Hong Kong activists detained pending trial can face an immediate pressing problem: the need for funds to ma…
Kong Kong volunteers turn out to restore Happy Valley’s historic Hindu cemetery
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Hong Kong volunteers turn out to restore Happy Valley’s historic Hindu cemetery
For decades, the Hindu cemetery in Happy Valley, tucked behind the community’s large temple on Wong Nai Chung Road, had fallen into disrepair. Overgrown vegetation and dirt engulfed almost all the …
Hong Kong’s cultural revolution has arrived at the arts
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Hong Kong’s cultural revolution has arrived at the arts
It was always going to be a matter of time before the new Cultural Revolution surge sweeping through Hong Kong would focus on the arts. This is, after all, intrinsic to the idea of a revolution des…
Independent judges are no protection against bad laws, m’lud
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Independent judges are no protection against bad laws, m’lud
The pro-government press has been fawning over an unlikely hero – retired British judge Lord Sumption. His Lordship pleased the poodles by writing a letter to The Times of London, defending h…
Covid-19: Initial probe into BioNTech vaccine packaging fault suggests no risk, jabs to resume ‘ASAP’
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/29/covid-19-hong-kong-records-zero-local-cases-as-initial-investigation-shows-no-risk-in-biontech-vaccine/
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Covid-19: Initial probe into BioNTech vaccine packaging fault suggests no risk, jabs to resume ‘ASAP’
Hong Kong reported no local coronavirus cases for the second day in a row on Sunday, as the government said that initial investigation showed that there was no risk in BioNTech vaccines following r…
Hong Kong and the terrifying legal gamble of pressing a digital button
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Hong Kong and the terrifying legal gamble of pressing a digital button
The law is sometimes accused of lagging behind advances in modern technology, but nobody can now level that accusation at Hong Kong’s courts. Two cases illustrate rather contradictory approac…
Mainland law firm linked to the ‘Hong Kong 12’ case is ordered to disband – lawyer
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Mainland law firm linked to the ‘Hong Kong 12’ case is ordered to disband – lawyer
Chinese lawyer Ren Quanniu – who sought to represent one of the 12 fugitive Hongkongers detained by mainland authorities and later jailed for illegal border crossing – says his law firm…
Dozens protest in Macau over Covid spending coupons, despite gov’t ban citing pandemic
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Dozens protest in Macau over Covid spending coupons, despite gov’t ban citing pandemic
Dozens gathered in a Macau square in a second protest in a month after authorities in the Special Administrative Region banned a protest, citing Covid-19 social distancing rules. Several dozen peop…
Hong Kong to reopen swimming pools as daily Covid infections subside, flights from UK to resume
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Hong Kong to reopen beaches and pools as daily Covid infections subside, flights from UK to resume
Hong Kong’s swimming pools and beaches are set to reopen on Thursday as the fourth wave of Covid-19 subsides, Hong Kong authorities announced on Monday. Most other measures will be extended f…
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK axes news show episode – 9th cancellation since new chief took reins
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/30/hong-kong-public-broadcaster-rthk-axes-news-show-episode-9th-cancellation-since-new-chief-took-reins-this-month/
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Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK axes news show episode – 9th cancellation since new chief took reins
RTHK has axed another episode of a current affairs programme at short notice, the broadcaster announced on Facebook. It was the ninth such cancellation since the new Director of Broadcasting Patric…
BREAKING: Beijing unanimously approves Hong Kong election overhaul, reducing democratic representation
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Beijing unanimously approves Hong Kong election overhaul, reducing democratic representation
China’s top legislative body has approved major changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, with the 167 members present all voting in favour of the overhaul. The move reduces the number o…
Hong Kong blocks public access to private company information
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Hong Kong to block public access to private company information
Public access to currently openly available private information of company directors listed in Hong Kong’s Companies’ Registry are to be restricted, the city’s government has announced. Companies already listed in the registry will be allowed to block public…
Hong Kong national security police will screen election candidates
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Hong Kong national security police will screen election candidates | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Potential candidates in future Hong Kong elections will be screened by a special national security unit within the city’s police force before being further vetted by two committees to establish their suitability to stand at the polls. On Tuesday, China’s…
Top Hong Kong officials to vet election candidates
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Top Hong Kong officials to vet election candidates | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Several – as yet unidentified – principal Hong Kong officials will sit on a new vetting committee which will assess the eligibility of election hopefuls as part of a controversial overhaul of the city’s electoral system imposed by Beijing on Tuesday. Just…
Explainer: How Beijing cracked down on Hong Kong’s elections
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Explainer: How Beijing cracked down on Hong Kong’s elections
On March 30, in a move they said was designed to ensure ”patriots” administered the city, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in Beijing changed the annexes of the…
A bombing at China’s Mingjing village
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A bombing at China’s Mingjing village
The breaking story of a shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, last Monday afternoon made headlines across the United States and around the world. Many outlets in the US followed with live…