Third Side vice-chairman Casper Wong reveals plan after the group’s leaders meet US consul general in Hong Kong and Macau Gregory May.
Xinhua reports vehicle flow reached 3.26 million on mega bridge last year, after government-funded Voice of America referred to it as ‘ghost’ crossing in recent article.
If the event is approved, it will be the fifth straight year since 2019 that a police-authorised candlelight vigil has not been held in Causeway Bay park.
Transport and Logistics Bureau submits revised funding request over Trunk Road T4 to the legislature’s Finance Committee.
City authorities hit back at European Union’s lawmaking body after members also call for sanctions against Chief Executive John Lee, as well as other officials.
Treasury chief Christopher Hui seeks to clear up confusion over whether residents on UK citizenship pathway can withdraw pensions at meeting with visiting British minister.
Public spending watchdog criticises postal service for not including safeguarding national security clauses in contracts for stamp designs.
State Department accused Beijing of continuing to ‘dismantle’ Hong Kong’s political freedoms and autonomy in violation of Sino-British Joint Declaration and Basic Law.
Regina Ip, convenor of government’s key decision-making Executive Council, says current situation is ‘inflection point’ for city.
Lee says some media practitioners and outlets are already ‘refuting or correcting’ misinformation.
A source says the government has shifted to a ‘softer, reactive’ approach but is not planning any large-scale publicity campaigns or high-level delegations to explain the new law overseas.
Hong Kong has no plans to introduce fake news law, he says, as it’s ‘legally’ hard to separate fact from opinion, citing Singapore
Course, to be offered to middle and senior-level government workers, part of broader ‘mindset building’ push.
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says government can invite more people to Hong Kong to assuage any fears about the city’s legal system.
Domestic law’s first 30 days in effect marked by relative calm compared with Beijing-decreed national security law, which led to 15 individuals detained in first month.
Federation of Trade Unions instead plans to arrange district visits for city leader and his aides to meet frontline workers and learn about their needs.
Patriotic education will help Hongkongers understand nation’s history, culture, achievements and governance, says Starry Lee.
Lawmaker says he added disclaimer as ‘precaution’ and out of ‘prudence’ in light of new Safeguarding National Security Ordinance enacted last month.
Commissioner’s office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong says ‘double standards’ over security laws ‘are extremely hypocritical’.
Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan to meet authorities during stops in Hong Kong and Beijing, marking first visit by UK official since domestic national security law passed.
With record-low election turnout of 27.59 per cent, government spent an average of HK$102 on publicity for each vote in December 10 poll.