Category: Anti-Extradition Law Movement

To Plead Guilty or Not Guilty: Hong Kong Activists Share Their Thoughts

In this article, we report the views of three Hong Kong activists who had faced court cases, two were charged with offenses in connection to the civil protests in 2019/20, the other faced charges in related to the June 4th candlelight vigil in 2020. We explored their decisions on whether to plead guilty, or not…


June12, 3-Year Anniversary: Remembrance of Hongkongers’ Shattering Pain and Loss

Who would have thought that a long distance love-affair-turned-homicide would pull Hong Kong into the whirlpool of a perfect storm in 2018, amid the muddling of “One Country. Two Systems?” Revision of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance tipped off a series of fierce protests, the city suddenly plunged into the biggest political and humanitarian crisis in…


“Glory HK” Seen on Top of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock

On Thursday, June 9, some Hong Kong citizens climbed up to the local landmark Lion Rock and held up lighted signs of “Glory HK.” Although it was rainy and the Rock was shrouded in heavy fog, the message shone through, high up on top of Lion Rock. Despite Heavy Fog on Lion Rock, Hong Kong…


Hong Kong Civil Servants Resign, Recruits to be Tested on National Security Law

With the latest figures showing that the number of Hong Kong civil servant resignations at an all time high, the Hong Kong government is further strengthening its ideological control over civil servant with its announcement that starting July 1, 2022, a test on the National Security Law will be part of its recruitment of civil…


American Lawyer Appeals to Hong Kong’s Top Court After Serving Jail Time and Deportation

An American corporate lawyer who was deported from Hong Kong after serving prison time for assaulting a plainclothes police officer during the 2019 protests said he has applied to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal to continue challenging his conviction. Samuel Phillip Bickett, 38, a former compliance director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch,…


The Stabbing of a Hong Kong Police Officer May Result in More Clampdown on Liberties

The stabbing of a Hong Kong police officer on the night of July 1 could result in Hong Kong citizens having even more of their liberties restricted. July 1 has been the date of the annual pro-democracy march in Hong Kong in recent years. But not this year. After the implementation of the National Security…