Hong Kong authorities have condemned “the unfounded smear and malicious attacks online” by fugitive former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung after he hit back at a court order that allowed the government to confiscate HK$800,000 (US$102,800) of his and his family’s assets. A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the confiscation of proceeds Hui obtained from…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…
The reputation of Hong Kong’s legal system is of paramount importance as the city seeks to forge international ties and attract talent, tourists and investment in the Year of the Snake. Leading lights of the profession used the ceremonial opening of the legal new year to express defiance in the face of a barrage of…
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he planned to detain 30,000 “criminal illegal aliens” at the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison, used for holding terrorism suspects since the 9/11 attacks. Trump made the shock announcement as he signed a bill allowing the pre-trial detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft and violent crime-named after a…
Sarah Tong, co-founder and CEO, Big Bang Academy: For transforming STEM education and inspiring young girls and women to lead in science “Because of what I do, I am in two of the fields where women are still under-represented: in STEM and in entrepreneurship. Globally, women make up over half of all students who have…
Hong Kong authorities have slammed a new US bipartisan bill that seeks to slap sanctions on more city officials, including judges and prosecutors, accusing American lawmakers of attempting to intimidate those safeguarding national security. The Hong Kong Sanctions Act was introduced by Congresswoman Young Kim and Congressman Jim McGovern on Friday, just days after Donald…
Hong Kong authorities have slammed a new US bipartisan bill that seeks to expand sanctions against more city officials, including judges and prosecutors, accusing American lawmakers of attempting to intimidate those safeguarding national security. The Hong Kong Sanctions Act was introduced by US Representatives Young Kim and Jim McGovern on Friday, just days after Donald…
BEIJING — China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat four days earlier. “I hope you will act accordingly,” Wang told…
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Friday spoke with America’s new secretary of state Marco Rubio over the phone and uttered a phrase that roughly translates into “behave yourself”. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio(Reuters file photo) Wang Yi conveyed the message as he spoke with Rubio for the first time since his confirmation as…