US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller says country ‘deeply concerned’ over recent guilty verdicts in case of 47.
Ex-police officer John Tse, the chief executive’s communications secretary, to take on government information coordinator’s role unfilled since 2017.
High Court earlier handed down guilty verdict to 14 opposition figures in subversion case involving unofficial Legislative Council ‘primary’ in 2020, while acquitting two.
US, UK, European Union express ‘concern’ over verdict landmark national security case.
Suspects released as China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong hits back at the United States and European Union for their ‘irresponsible comments’ on the arrests.
Ambassador to Washington delivers video speech as slew of agreements announced on Wednesday in Berkeley at the China-US High-level Event on Subnational Climate Action.
A landmark national security trial of Hong Kong’s opposition figures will conclude this week with the judges handing down a verdict on whether 16 of them had committed subversion by taking part in an unofficial election they called a primary. The aim of the election was to maximise the opposition’s chances of gaining control of the Legislative Council and bringing down the government.
Hong Kong Federation of Fujian Associations, one of many community groups hosting “Hometown Market”, says organisers hope activity from June 1 to 5 will become yearly event.
Group is among 47 people prosecuted for what Beijing calls a ‘blatant challenge’ to the law after estimated 610,000 voted in July 2020 to pick candidates for Legco election.
Detainees include Chow’s mother, a former district councillor and former volunteers of a now-defunct pro-democracy group that organised vigils on June 4th.
Different versions of 2019 protest song available on Spotify and Apple Music under the name of a new distributor.
Vietnamese authorities last year issued arrest warrant for former Cyberport chairman Lee George Lam in connection with country’s biggest financial fraud.
MCL Cinemas announced cancellation of special showings of Kiwi Chow’s Beyond the Dream, a romance drama that was highest-grossing domestic film in city in 2020.
Chow arrested alongside five others on allegations of ‘repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intentions’ by ‘exploiting upcoming sensitive date’.
Glasgow-based EmuBands says ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ axed from music platforms due to cost of legal advice after Hong Kong court issues interim injunction banning tune.
But efforts to ‘wholly’ ban song online will be impossible, commentators say, especially as creators seek new distribution channels and partners.
Thames Valley Police share update after completion of postmortem for Trickett’s death, saying: ‘we can confirm the death is not being treated as suspicious’.
The conclusion was reached after a UK Home Office postmortem and further investigation by detectives, and charges against the ex-UK Royal Marine have been discontinued.
‘Glory to Hong Kong’ no longer available on Apple Music or Spotify, even with use of VPN, indicating takedown not limited to Hong Kong.
Matthew Trickett, 37, had been set to appear in court but was found dead in a public park in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on Sunday.
Justice minister Paul Lam says US threats to impose new visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials go against ‘some very basic principles of international law’.