On June 13, at around 5 am, a man was seen loitering outside the entrance of the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau. He spray-painted white paint on the gate and the wall outside the consulate with simplified Chinese characters “双标” (double standards) and the English word “hegemony.” The man was later intercepted…
A Man from Mainland China Spray Paints Graffiti on US Consulate General in Hong Kong
Apple Music and iTunes Take Down Pro-Democratic Song After Hong Kong DOJ Applied for an Injunction to Ban the Song
On June 5, The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Hong Kong applied for an injunction prohibiting the dissemination of a pro-democratic song, “Glory to Hong Kong.” On June 12, the court requested clarification on the identity of the defendants and adjourned the hearing until July 21. However, before the court issues the order, Apple’s streaming platforms,…
Hong Kong Distributes 60,000 New National Security Picture Books to Sell National Security to Students
As the third anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-imposed Hong Kong National Security Law approaches, the authorities have been busy launching different measures and plans targeting students. The Hong Kong government recently distributed 60,000 children’s picture books to primary schools all over Hong Kong. The book, called National Security: Foundation Of Stability And Prosperity,…
Hong Kong’s Major Journalist Group Swimming Against the Tide Under Financial Difficulties and Political Challenges
Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), the city’s major journalist union with a long-standing history of enhancing press freedom and professional standards, moves on with its work with a newly elected executive committee, amid shrinking finance, stifling press freedom in the territory, and mounting political challenges. The group, which has been encountering the pressure of disbandment…
State Department Says No Decision Yet on Invitation of Hong Kong to APEC
On June 13, the State Department amended its comment regarding the invitation of Hong Kong’s leader, John Lee Ka Chiu, to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in 2023, saying its invitation to APEC was an error. This comes after lawmakers urged to rescind the invitation as Lee was sanctioned in 2020 by the United…
Analysts Worry CCP Using Hong Kong to Dodge Foreign Restrictions on Organ Transplant
Since Lo Chung-mau, Secretary for Health of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, expressed his hope in December 2022 to integrate Hong Kong hospitals into the China Organ Transplant Response System (COTRS), the number of people canceling their organ donor registration skyrocketed in the same month. Commentators suspect that the Chinese Community Party is trying to…
Southampton Police Investigate After Mainland Exchange Students Assault Hongkongers at the 4th Anniversary Rally of Hong Kong Protests
Rallies were held in multiple cities in the United Kingdom to commemorate the 4th anniversary of The 6/12 protest during the Hong Kong anti-extradition protests in 2019. On Sunday, June 11, 2023, A British-Hongkonger group, Hongkongers in Southampton, UK, held a rally at the Bargate to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the 6/12 incident. About…
Braver Than Police: Citizens Praise Hong Kong Chef Confronting Knife Murderer After Double Homicide in Plaza Hollywood
On June 2, a double homicide occurred in Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong, where two women died of serious injuries. The suspect was charged with two counts of murder. At the initial court hearing held on June 5, the case was postponed until June 19 at the Kwun Tong Magistrate. Police received reports of…
Last Governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten Says the CCP Tries to Rewrite History
The Chinese translation of “The Hong Kong Diaries” authored by the last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, was recently published in Taiwan. The publisher, Black Body Culture, invited Patten to attend an online sharing session on June 8. During the session, Patten criticized the CCP for being like a 19th-century colonial power and lacking…
Hong Kong Unrecognizable 4 Years Post Anti-Extradition Movement, Hongkongers Continue to Fight
June 9 marks the fourth anniversary of Hong Kong’s “anti-extradition movement.” Hong Kong, which for a long time being famed as an international metropolis, has changed beyond recognition four years on. Analyst believes that although the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) all-round suppression has silenced Hong Kong, Hong Kong people have a historical heritage of pursuing…
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