‘Political grandstanding’: Hong Kong slams US lawmakers’ reintroduction of sanctions bill

Hong Kong slams US lawmakers’ reintroduction of sanctions bill

Hong Kong authorities have condemned American lawmakers’ reintroduction of a bill urging sanctions on the city’s top officials, judges and prosecutors, calling the move “political grandstanding.” Central Government Offices. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. In a statement on Saturday, the government responded to US Representatives Young Kim and Jim McGovern’s updated Hong Kong Sanctions Act. The bill,…

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Hong Kong to probe role of crime groups in kidnappings linked to scam farms

Hong Kong to probe role of crime groups in kidnappings linked to scam farms

Hong Kong authorities will thoroughly investigate whether intermediaries luring residents into illegal work in Southeast Asia are being directly controlled by crime syndicates amid a resurgence in such scams, the security minister has pledged. Secretary for Security Tang Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on Saturday that the government would do its “utmost” to rescue 11…

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