A Hong Kong court has scheduled a hearing in mid-July for 14 jailed opposition activists who have lodged appeals against their convictions and sentences in a landmark national security case over an unofficial legislative “primary” election. The judiciary’s website on Sunday said the Court of Appeal’s hearing would start on July 14 and last for…
Washington has condemned Beijing’s “retaliatory” decision to impose visa restrictions on US officials accused of interfering in Hong Kong affairs. The US Department of State’s remarks were made on Wednesday, a day after Beijing’s move which was in response to Washington’s threats to impose fresh sanctions on officials after the jailing of 45 opposition figures…
Four Hong Kong opposition figures who were jailed for more than six years after being found guilty of subversion in the city’s biggest national security trial have become the first batch to appeal against their convictions and sentences. Activist Owen Chow Ka-shing, former Democratic Party lawmaker Helena Wong Pik-wan, former district councillor Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying…
The central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong has voiced its “firm support” for the jailing of 45 opposition figures for trying to overthrow the government and has condemned the US and other countries for “attacks” against the city’s judicial system. The comments came two days after a court sentenced the opposition figures for conspiring…
Washington has vowed to impose fresh visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials responsible for implementation of the national security law in response to the “harsh sentences” a court handed to 45 opposition activists convicted for subversion. The retaliation from the United States on Tuesday came after the 45 were jailed for four to 10…