Hong Kong’s “Apple Daily” has been out of print for more than a year, and many members of management and editorial staff have been arrested and are still remanded in jail. With the fall of “Apple,” Hong Kong’s media at large has also entered an ice age. Under the “supervision” of the “National Security Law…
US Museum Exhibits Last ‘Apple Daily’ Edition as Evidence of HK Press Freedom’s Collapse
Hong Kong Watch Report: HK Overseas Economic and Trade Offices Speak for the CCP
October 19, 2022
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The British NGO “Hong Kong Watch,” which has always been concerned about the human rights situation in Hong Kong, recently published a policy paper criticizing the Hong Kong Overseas Economic and Trade Offices (ETO) acting as a spokesperson for the CCP. In the paper, it asked governments of various countries to re-examine the status and…
UK Survey: HK Immigrants Are Settling Well Overall
Since the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) was implemented in 2020, a wave of emigration of Hong Kong residents has occurred. At the end of June 2022, the UK had granted BNO visas to more than 130,000 Hong Kong citizens. The Islington Chinese Association (ICA) in London recently released a survey on Hong Kong people’s…
Freedom Is Not Free: How a Hongkonger in Canada Found Her Voice to Stand With Hong Kong
Since the implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, Hongkongers have scattered worldwide to build a new safe home. They continue their fight for freedom and justice in Hong Kong. Due to political views, the Beijing government has banished many artists from the Chinese market, forcing them to depart from their homes. Like…
Hong Kong Students Suspended for Being Late to Assembly Playing CCP Anthem
October 10, 2022
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On Oct. 5, 14 students from Hong Kong St. Francis Xavier’s School were told to immediately leave the school and were suspended for three days because they were late to the assembly at which the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) anthem is played while its flag is raised. The school alleged that the students were “disrespecting the school” and “violating…
US Congress Report Shows CCP Has Turned Hong Kong Into a City of Fear
October 10, 2022
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On Sept. 4, the U.S. Congressional and Executive Committee on China (CECC) released a report (pdf) titled “Hong Kong’s Civil Society: From an Open City to a City of Fear.” The report cover shows logos of various civil organizations or groups that have been dissolved or disbanded in the past two years. These organizations include the…
Hong Kong Online Radio Host Jailed For Sedition and Money Laundering
October 8, 2022
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“Giggs” Edmund Wan Yiu-sing, host of a D100 Radio programme in Hong Kong, who had pleaded guilty to one count of sedition and three of money-laundering, was handed a jail sentence of 32 months on Sept. 7. On Feb. 7, 2021, officers from the national security department arrested Wan on a charge of “seditious intent,”…
70 Percent District Council Seats Are Vacant After Mass Arrests of Pro-Democracy Councilors; HK Plan to Add More Pro-CCP Members
September 30, 2022
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In 2019, democracy took over Hong Kong District Council Election when Hong Kong democratic figures celebrated a landslide electoral win. Their victory was short-lived, however, after waves of disqualification and resignation. Under the National Security Law, most pan-dem legislators have been thrown to jail, exiled, or migrated to the west permanently, resulting in about 70…
A China-Born Hong Kong Youth to Be Sentenced Under National Security Law
September 23, 2022
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Wong Yat-chin, the former convener of the student political group “Student Politicism,” accused of “conspiring to incite others to subvert state power” under the National Security Law (NSL), will plead for leniency and could be sentenced when in court on Sept. 24. He wrote earlier, ” Although I have no expectations for the outcome, I…
Apple Daily Founder Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty of Colluding With Foreign Forces and Might Be Sentenced to Jail for Life
September 2, 2022
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Six former Apple Daily executives have been charged with “conspiracy to print, publish, sell, offer to sell, distribute, display or reproduce a seditious publication.” They are former CEO of Next Media, Cheung Kim-hung; former Vice-President, Law Wai-kwong; former Executive Editor-in-Chief, Lam Man-chung; former English Chief Writer, Lo Fung (pen name); and Chinese Writer, Lee Ping…
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