Hong Kong trade unions face more stringent scrutiny of their affiliations with external organisations under a proposal to expand the power of labour officials and align their operational requirements with national security laws. The Labour Department said on Wednesday that its proposed amendments to the Trade Unions Ordinance included regulating unions’ receipt and use of…
A former food delivery worker who filed the first legal challenge against Hong Kong’s domestic national security law has lost his appeal against the decision by the Correctional Services Department (CSD) to deny him early release. The High Court handed down the judgment on Friday, rejecting Adam Ma Chun-man’s appeal that he was subjected to…
The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has hit out at a US travel advisory for the city over “slander” related to the national security law, urging Washington to revise its message to avoid hurting ties with the financial hub. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong voiced its strong opposition…
The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has hit out at a US travel advisory for the city over “slander” related to the national security law, urging Washington to revise its message to avoid hurting ties with the financial hub. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong voiced its strong opposition…
But the earlier acquittal of six defendants in the case raised eyebrows, while police said they would consider whether to appeal against some of the sentences given to the eight people jailed over the thwarted plot. Aside from the mastermind, the seven others were given jail terms ranging from five years and 10 months to…
Hong Kong should use its unique status as the only Chinese city that practises common law to bolster its “springboard” role in connecting the country with the rest of the world, a senior Beijing official has said. Cui Jianchun, the head of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong, on Monday also dismissed as “rumours…
The resolution charts a new course for Hong Kong’s high-quality development, injecting significant momentum into the city’s governance and prosperity. Hong Kong already has three advantages in this regard. Hong Kong now has a safer, freer and more open society, as well as a predictable business climate, ushering in a great period for reviving the…
A Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has complained of procedural unfairness over the prison service’s refusal to grant him early release under the domestic national security law. Adam Ma Chun-man’s lawyers said on Tuesday that the Correctional Services Department had failed to provide timely reasons in support of a decision on March 23…