The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) changed its emblem design in October, sparking opposition from all walks of life, and it was duly reverted to the previous version in just eight days. However, the CUHK turmoil has not yet ended. Pro-communist lawmakers took advantage of the incident to continue their verbal attacks against Rocky…
University Vice Chancellor Under Attack From Pro-Communist Legco Members
Stand News Trial: Former Acting Editor-in-Chief Granted Bail After Over 10 Months in Jail
In the early morning of Dec. 29, 2021, Hong Kong National Security Bureau dispatched hundreds of police officers to search the Stand News Office. During their search, the police officers seized many news materials and froze the newspaper assets worth over $7.64 million (HK $60 million) Stand News ceased its operation the same afternoon after…
Beijing’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Buys a $64.7 Million Villa
The Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong (National Security Office), established in 2020, purchased a luxury villa in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, in October for $64.7 million (HK$508 million). The National Security Office purchased Villa No 1 in Mont Rouge at No. 9 Lung Kui Road, Beacon Hill, developed by Kerry Properties, and the…
Monetary Chief Asks Financial Giants to Read Less From the International Press
The Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, which Monetary Authority Hong Kong hosted, took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Central on Nov. 2. During his speech, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu declared that the event was a summit of Hong Kong returning to the center stage. He also told the guests that “the worst…
Paul Chan COVID Test Positive, but Exempt From Isolation
Hong Kong Financial Secretary (FS) Paul Chan was listed as a COVID-19 “recovered case” after returning to Hong Kong from an overseas trip. As such, he did not require isolation and immediately attended the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit. However, after the summit, the Hong Kong Government (HKgov) announced that Chan had tested positive. However,…
US Sanctioned, CCP-Owned, Enterprises Contracted for HK Govt. Projects, Including Design of Sensitive Information Systems
November 8, 2022
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Aisino Corporation, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC), which was sanctioned by the U.S. Government in 2020, and Hong Kong Aisino Ltd. have been awarded 11 engineering contracts by five departments of the Hong Kong government since 2018, with a total contract value of HK$1.6 billion (about $204 million). The contracted projects involve…
HK Govt. Accuses Stand News of Being a ‘Political Platform’ and Publishing ‘Inciting’ Articles
November 5, 2022
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The trial of editors of the former Stand News began in Hong Kong on Oct. 31, 10 months after they were arrested and jailed. The three defendants were charged with conspiracy to publish and/or reproduce seditious articles from July 7, 2020 to Dec. 29, 2021. Stand News was founded in December 2014 in Hong Kong, during the…
Pro-Beijing Man Convicted of Destroying Hong Kong Falun Gong Truth Clarification Sites
Wu Oi-man, a pro-communist man who repeatedly destroyed the Falun Gong truth-clarification sites in December 2020, was convicted on Oct. 30 at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court for five counts of criminal damage, and his sentence was postponed to Dec. 1. Magistrate LI Chi-ho announced the reason for the ruling, pointing out that the case…
HKU Library Special Collections Department Limits Access to Publications
November 3, 2022
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The library of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has introduced a new reservation system for the Special Collections department. Readers must make an appointment and register before browsing the books in that section. Readers who wish to scan, photocopy, or photograph materials in the Special Collections department, must first fill out a form explaining…
SCMP Called Out for Self-Censorship After Canceling Report on Possible Genocide in Xinjiang: Journalist
November 2, 2022
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Journalist Peter Langan, who was previously employed as an editor at the China Desk by The South China Morning Post (SCMP), a major English media in Hong Kong owned by Alibaba, highlighted a possible case of self-censorship by the media at a press conference held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan recently. In 2021,…
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