TOKYO — The Democratic Party of Hong Kong, one of the city’s last formal pro-democracy forces, voted on Sunday to move forward with the process of disbanding, amid pressure from Beijing. The vote marks a major step toward shutting down a party that had sought to safeguard freedoms for decades — the latest sign of narrowing…
HONG KONG — A $13 billion project to turn Hong Kong’s airport into a sprawling city-within-a-city could serve as a test case for how much the local business community is willing to spend to show its loyalty to the Chinese government. “We envisage that our airport will not be just a place for passengers to…
Jimmy Lai is a name synonymous with Hong Kong’s fight for democracy, its disappearing freedoms and the erosion of the rule of law that once defined the former British colony. Lai, a media mogul, activist and passionate human rights advocate, embodies the courage and determination that made Hong Kong a beacon of liberty in a…
Patrick Poon is a board member and consultant of the Tokyo-based Asian Lawyers Network and a member of Lady Liberty Hong Kong. Several friends of mine in Hong Kong will face long-overdue trials this year. One of these is Chow Hang-tung, a barrister and a vice chairperson of the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Center (AISC) commenced operation on Monday as the city steps up its AI development efforts despite tighter U.S. export controls on the chip sector. Established by Cyberport, a wholly owned entity of the Hong Kong government, the computing power of the first phase of the facility was…
HONG KONG — A film mainly shot in funeral parlors and morgues has broken box office records — and taboos — in Hong Kong, surprising even its own stars and demonstrating that the local film industry is down but not out. Once a powerhouse of Asian cinema, dazzling the world with kung fu epics and…