In a resolution obtained by the Post, lawmakers will also renew calls for “targeted sanctions” on Hong Kong’s political leaders, including Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. The non-binding resolution will be debated in the chamber on Wednesday evening before a vote on Thursday. It urges EU member states to “file an International Court of Justice…
In a resolution obtained by the Post, lawmakers will also renew calls for “targeted sanctions” on Hong Kong’s political leaders, including Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. The non-binding resolution will be debated in the chamber on Wednesday evening before a vote on Thursday. It urges EU member states to “file an International Court of Justice…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has said he might have asked a senior US official to impose sanctions on Beijing and Hong Kong following the city authorities’ crackdown on the 2019 anti-government protests. Lai on Wednesday also tried to distance himself from the “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong” (SWHK) international lobbying group,…
A senior Beijing official’s remarks that the “Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong” guiding principle implies oversight by central authorities are a reminder that the city has never been an “independent political entity”, political analysts have said. They also argued that Zhang Yong, vice-chairman of the Basic Law Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC)…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Lai, 76, has denied two charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the 2020 national security law, as well as a…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has revealed he had access to “internal” US government information but denied a former top aide’s allegation he had pressured his now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid to draft a sanctions list for Washington after Hong Kong adopted the 2020 national security law. Lai, 76, returned to the witness box on…
A 46-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of throwing red paint at the headquarters of the Hong Kong government. Security personnel discovered the paint splashed near a flower bed at an entrance of the headquarters close to Harcourt Road on Wednesday morning. Broken glass was also found at the scene. Security footage showed that…
A 46-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of throwing red paint at the headquarters of the Hong Kong government. Security personnel discovered the paint splashed near a flower bed at an entrance of the headquarters close to Harcourt Road on Wednesday morning. Broken glass was also found at the scene. Security footage showed that…
The Hong Kong government has condemned the throwing of a bottle filled with red paint at its headquarters, warning authorities will follow up on the attack. Security personnel called police on Wednesday at about 7.40am after discovering red paint had been splashed near a flower bed at the headquarters in Tamar, Admiralty. Glass debris was…
Former media boss and opposition activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying took to the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial, admitting he had donated money to local and overseas groups but denying that he used those connections to manipulate foreign policies on Hong Kong and mainland China. Beijing rebuffed…