Jimmy Lai denied bail, may be detained till April given risks of fleeing HK
Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong media group Next Digital, was denied bail in his fraud case on Thursday and may be detained until his next trial — scheduled for April — while his violation of the national security law for Hong Kong is still in the legal process. Observers familiar with Hong Kong affairs suspected the denial was due to risks that Lai may flee Hong Kong.
Sentence of Joshua Wong, fellow HK secessionists rings bell for HK youngsters
The sentences given on Wednesday to three high-profile Hong Kong secessionists, including Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, were termed by observers as an “alarm-ringing” lesson for the city's youngsters, some of whom have been poisoned by the rioters' bad influence.
Joshua Wong and fellow HK secessionists sentenced over police HQ siege
HongKong secessionist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Wed to 13.5 months in prison on two charges related to the siege of police headquarters in June 2019. Fellow secessionist Agnes Chow received 10 months, and Ivan Lam 7 months.
Hong Kong holds online forum on B&R opportunities, economic recovery
The two-day Belt and Road Summit organized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government started Monday online, focused on Belt and Road (B&R) opportunities and the global economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
China slaps counter-sanctions on US NGO heads for 'horrible acts' on HK affairs
Chinese foreign ministry announced Monday sanctions on four Americans as a countermeasure against previous US sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong affairs, stressing that these people are not welcome in China and will be banned from entering the country, including the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.
Lam has no bank account, forced to pay everything in cash due to US sanctions, but says she's honored to protect national security
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam no longer has a bank account and has been forced to keep piles of cash at home to make purchases since she was sanctioned by the US, to which she said it's an honor to protect the national security.
Pig entrails hurled in Taiwan island 'legislature' as politicians tussle over US pork imports
Protected by "human shields" composed of over a dozen pro-secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members in raincoats, the head of Taiwan island's so-called "executive body" Su Tseng-chang - who is on the Chinese mainland's blacklist of diehard Taiwan secessionists - finished the island's annual policy address in only five minutes.
Lam stresses youth's role in integration with national development
In her 2020 annual policy address, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam stressed the need to restore Hong Kong's constitutional order and political system from yearlong social turmoil, putting a special focus on the city's further integration into China's development plans, and creating more conditions for the young generation to achieve this goal.
Mainland to offer COVID-19 vaccine to HK amid 'fourth wave'
Amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 surge, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the Chinese central government had agreed to supply Hong Kong people with a vaccine.
Restoring constitutional order, 'political system from chaos' is priority: Lam
In her 2020 annual policy address, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam stressed the need to restore Hong Kong's constitutional order and restore the political system from chaos, and proposed measures to improve the oath-taking process for civil servants and strengthen legal education for young people.
Regarding the recent disqualification of a few Legislation Council (LegCo) members, Hong Kong will submit the draft amendment to oath-taking requirements for civil servants within the year to address the legal consequences and proceedings for violating the oath of office.
HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivers annual policy address
HongKong Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivers 2020 annual policy address at 11 am Wednesday. Analysts expect measures to facilitate integration with the mainland's development plans.
The 6th Forum on Chinese Culture held in Peking University calls for more exchanges across the Taiwan Straits
Over 100 experts, scholars and cultural personages from both sides of the Taiwan Straits on Tuesday gathered at Peking University, to participate in an annual Forum on Chinese Culture under the theme "Chinese Culture: Inheritance and Innovation," amid the rising cross-Straits tensions caused by Taiwan's pro-independence authority.
HK sees further integration with mainland, slams foreign interference ahead of policy address
A day ahead of the city's annual policy address, hinting at the further integration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) into China's greater development plan, the HKSAR government fought back in a decisive manner against the blatant interference of the British government into China's internal affairs by releasing a so-called six-monthly report on Hong Kong.
UPDATE: UK's six-monthly report on HK shows fullest double standard: Carrie Lam
The UK government's latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong shows its “fullest double standard,” Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said late Monday, condemning the report and vowing to stick to principles and maintain governance by law.
“In the past year, several foreign governments have unreasonably criticized Hong Kong affairs, and each time the Special Administrative Region (SAR) government has justifiably refuted them, and their double standards,” Lam wrote on her Facebook page on Monday. “The UK Foreign Secretary's six-monthly report on Hong Kong brings this 'double-standard' to its fullest.”
HKSAR gov't establishes Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced Monday the establishment of a special office to strengthen the promotion and coordination work on the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
UK's six-monthly report on HK shows fullest double standard: HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam
UK government's latest "six-monthly report on Hong Kong" shows "fullest double standard". The HKSAR government and I will keep to our principles and maintain governance by law: HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Joshua Wong's guilty plea 'another political performance': experts
Hong Kong secessionist Joshua Wong Chi-fung pleaded guilty to two charges of inciting and organizing an unauthorized assembly in a siege of the headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) in June 2019, which experts noted was “another political performance.”
Wong's fellow secessionists and long-time colleagues Agnes Chow Ting and Ivan Lam also pleaded guilty to charges related to the same siege earlier on Monday morning. The three were taken away ahead of a sentencing hearing on Dec 2, where they could face a maximum of five years in prison if convicted, local media reported.
Wong faced three charges and pleaded guilty to two counts of organizing and taking part in an unauthorized assembly, and was acquitted of the charge of participating in an unauthorized assembly.
HK secessionist Joshua Wong pleads guilty on charges related to June 2019's siege of police HQ
Hong Kong secessionist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on charges related to the siege of the Hong Kong Police Force HQ in June 2019. Fellow secessionists Agnes Chow Ting and Ivan Lam also pleaded guilty earlier on Mon.