The trial of a veteran Hong Kong activist charged under the colonial-era sedition law over a protest that was planned against the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Monday, after an adjournment of almost six hours. Koo Sze-yiu appeared in front of Princi…
Hong Kong university students discreetly mark Tiananmen crackdown anniversary after statue removed from campus
Students and teachers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have placed flowers, candles and a replica of the now-removed statue commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown on the spot where it once stood. Saturday marks 33 years since the 1989 Tiana…
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong press group announces winners of annual news photo contest
The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (HKPPA) announced the winners of its annual Focus at the Frontline news photo contest on Sunday. Photo of the YearHK01 photojournalist Liu Ngan Hung won the Photo of the Year award for his picture of worker…
Cardinal Zen, barrister Margaret Ng and others released following four Hong Kong national security arrests
Cardinal Joseph Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, singer-activist Denise Ho, and scholar Hui Po-keung have been released on bail following their arrests by national security police. They stood accused of conspiring to collude with foreign powers in relation …
Hong Kong’s sole leadership contender John Lee holds closed-door rally for business leaders, chief exec. electors
Hong Kong’s sole chief executive candidate held a closed-door rally on Friday, with more than 1,000 prominent Hong Kong figures, including business leaders and those who will vote in the small-circle race on Sunday in attendance. Speakers at the event,…
Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu pleads not guilty to attempting to commit seditious acts
Veteran pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu has pleaded not guilty to attempting to commit seditious acts. Appearing before Principal Magistrate Peter Law at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning, the 75-year-old activist – who ha…