An American official who met local opposition activists during the 2019 anti-government protests has arrived in Hong Kong after receiving Beijing’s approval for the much-watched appointment as the new US consul general for the city and Macau. Julie Eadeh is taking over from her predecessor, Gregory May, who left Hong Kong last month to assume…
An American official who met local opposition activists during the 2019 anti-government protests has arrived in Hong Kong after receiving Beijing’s approval for the much-watched appointment as the new US consul general for the city and Macau. Julie Eadeh is taking over from her predecessor, Gregory May, who left Hong Kong last month to assume…
Julie Eadeh, the new US consul general for Hong Kong and Macau, is set to arrive in the city at the end of this month, having received Beijing’s approval for the much-watched appointment, according to sources. The Post reported in July that Eadeh, a career diplomat who served as the political section chief at the…
The Hong Kong government has received more than 6,900 suggestions and opinions during public consultations for the city leader’s coming policy address, an increase of 10 per cent from last year. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that his fourth annual policy blueprint, which will be delivered next month, would include measures aimed…
This June 27, 2025, file photo shows the Central Government Offices at Tamar in Hong Kong. (SHAMIM ASHRAF / CHINA DAILY) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has strongly condemned the US government for wantonly smearing the city’s work in preventing, suppressing, and imposing punishment for activities endangering national security in line with the…
The Hong Kong government has strongly condemned some US senators for smearing the city’s national security laws after they submitted a resolution accusing Beijing of destroying the financial hub’s autonomy and credibility as an international business centre. Authorities on Thursday night called the resolution put forward by Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, chairman and ranking…
Hong Kong national security police have taken in two relatives of pro-democracy activist Carmen Lau, a former district councillor now based in the United Kingdom, for questioning. Lau is among six overseas activists wanted under the draconian National Security Law (NSL) and is accused of inciting secession and colluding with foreign forces. At 7 a.m….
Last month, the US State Department pledged to implement new sanctions, including visa restrictions, targeting several officials in response to the imprisonment of 45 opposition figures for subversion under the national security law read more Beijing on Tuesday announced new visa restrictions on US officials for “behaving poorly on Hong Kong-related issues”. The move comes…
Jimmy Lai, the self-made billionaire and founder of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, is on trial under the city’s National Security Law. The trial has been agonizingly slow – it began on December 18, 2023 – but Lai has been in prison even longer. December 31 will mark four full years in continuous detention. Lai has…
This week, the largest national security trial to date in Hong Kong history and one of the city’s most significant national security trials meet. Not only will 45 of 47 Hong Kong former legislators and pro-democracy activists receive jail sentences, but pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will take the stand in court. All of these…