Commentary Throughout October, I have been on the road in the United States and Canada facilitating the global release of the documentary “The Hongkonger – Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle For Freedom.” Jimmy Lai was a pro-democracy media tycoon in Hong Kong who was crushed by the island’s communist government and arrested on trumped up charges. He…
UN Human Rights Commissioner Shocked by Juvenile’s NSL Conviction
Seven members of the “Returning Valiant” group, aged 16 to 26, were charged with “conspiracy to incite subversion of state power” under the Hong Kong national security law (NSL) for organizing street booths and posting on social media. They had all pleaded guilty earlier and it is the very first-time minors under the age of…
Hong Kong Citizens Line Up for Hours to Pay Tribute to the Late Queen Elizabeth II
September 15, 2022
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Many HongKongers were deeply saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. On Sept. 12, 2022, the last day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, a hot weather warning was issued by the Hong Kong Observatory. Despite the scorching heat, thousands went to the British Consulate General in Hong Kong to sign a book of condolence and…
Hong Kong Woman Cuts Ties with Prominent Exiled Relative, Cultural Revolution Replay
A husband and wife report on each other, a father and son sever ties with each other, the absurd incidents that were typical during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) in China are now playing out in a prominent Hong Kong family. In a statement published in Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily on Aug. 5, pro-Beijing politician Eunice…
EU and UK Back UN Statement on Hong Kong: Abolish National Security Law
The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently issued a report urging the Hong Kong government to repeal the draconian Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL). Both the European Union and the United Kingdom expressed support for this proposal. EU spokesperson Nabila Massrali issued a statement on July 28, expressing support for the conclusions of the…
UN Human Rights Committee Urges Hong Kong to Abolish National Security Law
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a warning about the deteriorating human rights situation in Hong Kong and urged the Hong Kong government to abolish the NSL, and released all the dissidents who participated in the demonstration in 2019. The Hong Kong government is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and…
Hong Kong Falls Behind In Global Best Cities, Expats Seeking to Leave: Survey
With the implementation of the National Security Law and two-year-long harsh anti-COVID measures, more and more expatriates working in Hong Kong say they are considering leaving the city. Some are planning to leave permanently, said Ms. Lee, who works for a foreign company in Hong Kong, “Many of them are looking for jobs outside Hong…
Former District Councillor Found Guilty of Public-Order Crime, Detained Awaiting Sentence
Former Shatin District Councillor Li Chi-wang was arrested in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, alongside several other people during a 2020 parade initiated by netizens. Li was charged with one count of making an excessively loud noise in a public area or committing acts of disrupting public order. The Eastern Magistrates’ Courts gave its verdict on…
UK Continues to Stand With Hong Kong, Foreign Secretary Vows 25 Years After Handover
The UK will keep standing “unwaveringly” with Hong Kong, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday in a statement marking the 25 anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China. The statement also came two years after Beijing’s rubber-stamp Parliament imposed a national security law in Hong Kong that led to the imprisonment of pro-democracy…
Hong Kong Was Once My Home—Today It’s a Police State
Commentary Twenty-five years ago today, Hong Kong was handed over to China and the last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, sailed out on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Two months later, as a young fresh graduate, I flew in to begin my first job and career as a journalist and activist. I had the privilege…
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