The government has been urged pull all British judges from Hong Kong courts after Beijing’s $1 million bounty threat to UK-based pro-democracy activists. The call was made in the House of Lords on Tuesday as peers demanded action against the ongoing transnational threat from the Chinese Communist Party. In the Commons, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly…
Pull British Judges From Hong Kong Courts and Stop China Visits, Government Told
July 6, 2023
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Hong Kong Develops ‘Artificial Mussels’ for Monitoring Oceanic Nuclear Pollution
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the City University of Hong Kong, and The University of Hong Kong have conducted a cross-institutional study that has developed a device called the “artificial mussel” to monitor the levels of radioactive substances in seawater. Each “artificial mussel” costs only about HK$8 (approximately US$1). The “artificial mussel” was…
Just How Far Will Beijing Go to Hunt Down Overseas Dissidents?
July 6, 2023
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Commentary The revelation that Hong Kong police have placed a bounty on eight people, including two Australians, is further confirmation of the authoritarian intent of the Chinese regime since absorbing the former British colony into China. The Hong Kong police announced a bounty of HK$1 million (US$127,627) for the arrest of eight people, including three…
Hong Kong Police Arrest 4 Men Accused of Aiding Overseas Activists
HONG KONG—Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday arrested four men it accused of supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for independence from China, two days after issuing warrants and bounties against several foreign-based activists. The four men “were suspected of receiving funds from operating companies, social platforms, and mobile applications to support people who…
Hong Kong-Born Singer Coco Lee Dies by Suicide at Age 48, Her Siblings Say
HONG KONG—Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48. The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Ms. Coco Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and…
Beijing’s Targeting of Overseas Activists Has Major Implications for Canada
July 5, 2023
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Commentary Canada is seen by many as a refuge. A refuge for those escaping regimes where their opinions or missions are seen as inconsistent with the types of societies those regimes try to impose on their populations. In these nations, there is one way, and only one way, of doing things. You either acquiesce or…
Hong Kong Will Pursue Pro-Democracy Activists For Life
July 4, 2023
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The Beijing-run Hong Kong (HK) Chief Executive John Lee has said that the eight pro-democracy activists who are currently being pursued by the Hong Kong police for allegedly breaking the island state’s National Security Law should be aware they will be pursued for life. Mr. Lee, who made the remarks on July 4, expressed he…
Hong Kong Authorities Vow to Pursue Pro-Democracy Activists ‘For Life’
July 4, 2023
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The Beijing-backed Hong Kong (HK) Chief Executive John Lee has said that the eight pro-democracy activists who are currently being pursued by the Hong Kong police for allegedly breaking the island state’s National Security Law should be aware they will be pursued for life. Mr. Lee, who made the remarks on July 4, expressed he…
Hong Kong Police Issue Arrest Warrants for 8 Overseas Pro-Democracy Activists, Including Canadian Man
Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for eight pro-democracy activists living abroad, claiming they have violated the territory’s national security law. Dennis Kwok, a former politician in Hong Kong who was born in Canada, is among them. Hong Kong’s National Security Department (NSD) issued the arrest warrants on July 3, along with a HK$1 million…
More Than 50 Groups and Organizations Urge Biden to Deny Hong Kong Leader to Attend APEC Summit
The Next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will be held in San Francisco in November. In recent months, many groups and organizations have urged the U.S. government to prohibit the sanctioned Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu from entering the United States. The Hong Kong Democracy Council, Hong Kong Watch, and scores of overseas…
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