Hong Kong subsidiary law push prompted by China-US tensions, local stability

Hong Kong subsidiary law push prompted by China-US tensions, local stability

Uncertainty surrounding escalating US-China tensions and a “relatively muted society” may have prompted Hong Kong authorities to propose new subsidiary legislation for safeguarding national security, observers have said, although they dismissed speculation the law targets ongoing high-profile cases. In addition, a legal scholar called for more procedural clarity when introducing bills, particularly in circumstances when…

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‘Not a president’s son’: Beijing official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

Not a ‘president’s son’: official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

A Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong’s national security has dismissed calls from foreign groups to pardon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, questioning the need to do so as the former media boss is not “a certain president’s son”. Sun Qingye, deputy director of Beijing’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong, also warned on Friday against…

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‘Not a president’s son’: Beijing official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

‘Not a president’s son’: Beijing official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

A Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong’s national security has dismissed calls from foreign groups to pardon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, questioning the need to do so as the former media boss is not “a certain president’s son”. Sun Qingye, deputy director of Beijing’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong, also warned on Friday against…

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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘withheld’ sensitive information to meet US vice-president

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘withheld’ sensitive information to meet US vice-president

Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has admitted trying to win a court’s permission for him to travel to the United States five years ago by withholding “politically sensitive” information about his plan to meet the nation’s vice-president. Lai, 77, made the remarks on Wednesday when his legal team re-examined their client’s evidence…

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