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Jailed democrats' plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong's Basic Law, a legal scholar has said.
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A Hong Kong student charged with insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong in June has been granted bail.
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The US has said it was taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials after 45 pro-democracy figures were jailed.
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Detained pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified at his high-profile national security trial for the first time on Wednesday. Full coverage: https://buff.ly/4bjWgSu
Detained pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to take the stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial.
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Emilia Wong, whose partner Ventus Lau was jailed for four years and five months on Tuesday for conspiring to commit subversion over participating in a primary election, told reporters after the sentencing that she felt calm.
Wong said she would take her life "step by step" while waiting for Lau, who was already serving a separate sentence of four years and six months for rioting, to be released.
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Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
While Beijing hailed Hong Kong's rule of law following the jailing of 45 pro-democracy figures, foreign states and rights groups condemned the case.
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More than 90 per cent of children living in inadequate housing have experienced spinal health issues, an anti-poverty NGO has found.
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Chan Po-ying, chair of the pro-democracy League of Social Democrats and wife of jailed activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, called the sentencing a “miscarriage of justice” on Tuesday morning after Hong Kong jailed 45 prominent democrats.
“My only thought is that it’s a miscarriage of justice and that they [the democrats] should not have been detained for even one day,” Chan said on Tuesday, speaking Cantonese.
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File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Many family members, whose loved ones have been detained since February 2021, learned on Tuesday when they would next see them in person.
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Several students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China's Hunan province, state media said.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the importance of a "strong UK-China relationship" while confronting Chinese President Xi Jinping on contentious issues.
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Benny Tai was among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures sentenced on Tuesday after being convicted of conspiring to commit subversion.
In full: https://hongkongfp.com/?p=497379
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Forty-five Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face sentencing on Tuesday in the city's largest national security case to date.
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A line of at least 60 people had formed on Monday outside a Hong Kong courthouse where 45 pro-democracy advocates are set to face sentencing.
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Hong Kong's first electric ferry is set to arrive in the city on Wednesday as part of a pilot scheme.
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In February 2021, 47 democrats were charged under the national security law for their involvement in a primary election. On Tuesday, 45 will be sentenced.
In full: https://hongkongfp.com/?p=496743
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he was seeking to "further enhance" ties with Brazil as he arrived Sunday for a state visit and a G20 summit.
In full: https://hongkongfp.com/?p=497345