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Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in ‘one China’ row

TAIPEI: Taiwanese staff working at the island’s representative office in Hong Kong will begin leaving the Chinese-run city from Sunday, a senior official said, after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan. Chinese-ruled Hong Kong has become another bone of contention between Taipei and Beijing, especially after Taiwan […]

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Apple Daily Editor Ryan Law, CEO Cheung Kim-hung Denied Bail In Hong Kong

Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law being escorted by police. (File) Two executives of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, charged under a national security law, were denied bail on Saturday in a case that has drawn international condemnation and stoked fears over media freedoms in the financial hub. Editor-in-chief Ryan Law 47 and chief executive […]

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Hong Kong pro-democracy media executives appear in court

HONG KONG: Two executives from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily appeared in court on Saturday charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China’s national security over […]

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Two Hong Kong Newspaper Apple Daily Editor-In-Chief Ryan Law And CEO Cheung Kim-Hung Charged Under Security Law, Says Police

Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law being escorted by police. (File) Hong Kong: Hong Kong police charged two executives from the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Friday using a powerful new security law, a day after the company’s newsroom was raided over articles it had published. Police said a 47-year-old and a 59-year-old were charged with […]

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5 Apple Daily executives arrested under Hong Kong security law

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Thursday morning arrested the chief editor and four other senior executives of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under the national security law on suspicion of collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security, according to media reports. Local media, including the South China Morning Post and Apple Daily, […]

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China Slams G7 Manipulation After Xinjiang, Hong Kong Human Rights Criticism

China accused G7 of “lies, rumours and baseless accusations”. (File) Beijing: China on Monday accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. In a communique after a three-day summit in England, G7 leaders slammed China over abuses against minorities in the Xinjiang region […]

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China slams G7 ‘manipulation’ after Xinjiang, Hong Kong criticism

BEIJING: China on Monday accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. In a communique after a three-day summit in England, G7 leaders slammed China over abuses against minorities in the Xinjiang region and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, while US President Joe […]

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Worldwide demonstrations mark second anniversary of Hong Kong uprising

BANGKOK: Demonstrations were staged in several cities across the globe on Saturday to commemorate the second anniversary of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Since then, several pro-democracy protesters and activists have been arrested and sentenced to jail term. Since June last year, the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the city is being […]

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Beijing official says ‘real enemies’ want Hong Kong to be ‘pawn in geopolitics’

HONG KONG: The main representative of the Chinese government in Hong Kong said on Saturday people trying to turn the city into a “pawn in geopolitics” were the “real enemies” and Beijing was the true defender of the city’s special status. Luo Huining, director of China’s Hong Kong Liaison Office, told a forum that the […]

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“Real Enemies” Want Hong Kong To Be Pawn In Geopolitics”, Says China

Hong Kong residents have accused China of making attempts to curtail its freedoms. The main representative of the Chinese government in Hong Kong said on Saturday people trying to turn the city into a “pawn in geopolitics” were the “real enemies” and Beijing was the true defender of the city’s special status. Luo Huining, director […]