Hong Kong authorities have condemned “the unfounded smear and malicious attacks online” by fugitive former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung after he hit back at a court order that allowed the government to confiscate HK$800,000 (US$102,800) of his and his family’s assets. A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the confiscation of proceeds Hui obtained from…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong has condemned Washington’s “erroneous remarks” calling for the unconditional release of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who has been detained for 1,500 days. The US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor said in a social media post on Saturday that Lai had been behind bars…
Dozens of officials in China’s southern Guangdong province have been punished over a highway collapse last year – the country’s deadliest such incident in over a decade. At least 52 people were killed and 30 others injured when a section of the Meizhou-Dabu highway in Guangdong collapsed on May 1 after weeks of downpours. Around…
The opening of the new legal year, with judges resplendent in their ceremonial wigs and gowns, symbolises the continuity of Hong Kong’s justice system and its time-honoured traditions. Leaders of the profession yesterday underlined the importance of continued adherence to fundamental principles as the city faces fresh challenges. The chief justice, secretary for justice and…
China expelled a Philippine plane that “illegally intruded” into the airspace over a contested South China Sea shoal on Thursday, according to the China Coast Guard. “A C-208 plane illegally invaded the airspace of China’s Huangyan Island on Thursday,” coastguard spokesman Liu Dejun said on Friday, using the Chinese name for Scarborough Shoal. “The Chinese…
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…
Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to rethink ties with Hong Kong’s banking sector, saying the city has become a top location for money laundering and sanctions evasion. Hong Kong has turned into a hub for many violations of US trade controls, including export of controlled Western technology…
Hong Kong police have arrested five people in the latest crackdown on the illegal use of e-bicycles and other powered devices in Kowloon. The force said on Thursday that the five men aged 34 to 63 were intercepted the day before in Kwun Tong, Sau Mau Ping and Tseung Kwan O. The five were detained…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has said it will not resort to its by-laws to compel commuters to stand still on each side of escalators, rather than leave a path open for those who wish to pass in a hurry on the left. The MTR Corporation launched a campaign last week to persuade commuters to refrain…