Police have warned residents against downloading a mobile game application advocating Hong Kong and Taiwanese independence, or risk breaking national security laws. The force also said on Tuesday that action had been taken under the Beijing-imposed national security law to allow police to require the relevant electronic platforms to remove access to the game Reversed…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory has warned of the possible development of an area of low pressure near Luzon in the Philippines next…
BEIJING, HONG KONG, TAIPEI (AP) — For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday. And that’s just how the ruling Communist Party wants it. Security was tight Wednesday around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where weeks of student-led protests shook the party in…
STORY: This year, Hong Kong activist Fu Tong will be in Taiwan to mark the 36th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown. :: July 3, 2020 He and his wife Elaine To were among the first demonstrators in Hong Kong to be charged with rioting in 2020 after pro-democracy and anti-China protests started the year…
Books about the Tiananmen Square crackdown have become increasingly scarce in Hong Kong’s independent bookstores, with sellers citing widespread self-censorship fuelled by legal uncertainties surrounding the sale of politically sensitive titles under the national security laws. The disappearance of the books and the loss of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park, combined…
Hong Kong’s food safety watchdog has told businesses to temporarily remove a cola-flavoured Haribo product from their shelves as a precautionary measure, following the discovery of cannabis in a batch of the popular sweets in the Netherlands and an import suspension by Taiwan. In a reply to the Post, a government spokesman said on Sunday…
Hong Kong Airlines is looking to expand a newly launched service that allows passengers to bring their pets into cabins to more destinations, as strong demand has led to bookings being filled until mid-November. In an exclusive interview with the Post last week, Hong Kong Airlines president Jeff Sun Jianfeng revealed plans to expand the…
Hong Kong’s food safety watchdog has instructed businesses to temporarily remove Haribo’s gummy products from shelves as a precautionary measure, following reports from the Netherlands of cannabis contamination in certain batches of the popular sweets and an import suspension by Taiwan. In response to the Post’s queries, a government spokesman said on Sunday that while…