At an Independent Police Complaint Council (IPCC) meeting on 21 June, a representative of the Hong Kong police said that tear gas does not cause health or environmental harm. However, on the same day, the Hong Kong High Court received a claim that tear gas had caused serious damage to a building. At the IPCC…
HK Police Say Tear Gas Is Not Harmful to Health or Environment Despite Reports to the Contrary
Hong Kong Offers Cash Rewards to Informants on ‘National Security’ Matters Amid Continuing Clampdown on Dissent
June 21, 2022
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China’s Ministry of State Security issued new regulations on June 6 to reward citizens for reporting so-called “acts endangering national security” to the authorities. The pro-Beijing Hong Kong government simultaneously rolled out a “Counter-Terrorism Reporting Hotline” and encouraged Hongkongers to “provide clues on terrorism-related crimes.” The cash reward for snitchers in Hong Kong can be…
Convicted of Contempt of Court, Former Hong Kong Legislator Ted Hui Condemns Political Prosecution
Ted Hui Chi-fung, a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong who skipped bail and fled overseas, is wanted by the Hong Kong Police Force. He condemned the Hong Kong High Courts for not following the rule of law and for politically prosecuting him, and said that he would continue to speak up…
First Appeal Relating to Hong Kong’s National Security Law: Adam Ma Appeals a 69-Month Jail Sentence
June 13, 2022
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Adam Ma, nicknamed “Second-generation Captain America,” was sentenced to 5 years and 9 months in prison for inciting secession and displaying pro-independence slogans. He appealed the sentence to the High Court—the first case relating to the national security law. Chief Justice of the High Court Jeremy Poon Shiu Chor postponed the verdict until September. On…
Hong Kong Award-Winning Protest Documentaries Sold Out in New York
New York’s third Chinese Film Festival CineCina ended on Sept. 12 after three days and six screenings, including the famous Hong Kong documentaries “Taking Back the Legislature” and “Inside the Red Brick Wall.” The documentaries, about the Hong Kong protests that occurred in July and November 2019, were shown at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan on…
Award-Winning Hong Kong Protest Documentaries Sold Out in New York
New York’s third CineCina Film Festival ended on Sept. 12 after three days and six screenings, including the pro-democracy Hong Kong documentaries “Taking Back the Legislature” and “Inside the Red Brick Wall.” The documentaries, about the Hong Kong protests that occurred in July and November 2019, were shown at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan on the…
Hongkongers’ Battleground Under the Draconian National Security Law
January 15, 2021
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Commentary Hong Kong authorities arrested 53 pro-democracy figures earlier this month, on the grounds that they responded to democracy activist Benny Tai Yiu-ting’s call to challenge the government. The Chinese regime felt emboldened to enforce the national security law in making the arrests, and to use this incident as a warning to those who dare…
Local Pro-Beijing Figure in Hong Kong Dies From COVID-19
Leticia Lee See-yin, founder of a Hong Kong pro-communist organization, died on Dec. 16, after collapsing at home. In an autopsy, it’s confirmed that she died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the Chinese Communist Party virus (CCP virus). Lee was 56 years old. According to a local police announcement, Lee fainted at home and…
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