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IN-DEPTH: Hong Kong Set to Pass Article 23, Further Tightening Beijing’s Control
Experts fear the new law will crush what remains of freedom in the city and spook foreign businesses.
February 3, 2024
BY
Julia Ye
and
Cindy Li
Resignation of HK Civil Servants Double to 4,000 Amid Political Retaliation Fears and Declaration of Loyalty
Since the Hong Kong government enforced compulsory oath-taking to uphold the Basic Law, declare loyalty to the government, ...
November 21, 2022
BY
Nie Law
,
Ying Cheung
and
Summer Lawson
Hong Kong Government Puts on Hold Article 23 Security Law Legislation
The National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill of Hong Kong the Basic Law Article 23, which caused 500,000 Hongkongers ...
October 11, 2022
BY
Nie Law
and
Shan Lam
Hundreds of Hong Kong Civil Servants May Lose Jobs for Refusing to Pledge Allegiance to CCP
Many public servants in Hong Kong may be forced to quit their jobs because they refused to pledge ...
March 11, 2021
BY
Ingrid Hu
and
Lily Liu
People With Suspected Ties to Beijing Vandalize Falun Gong Adherents’ Booths in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the safety of Falun Gong practitioners is again being called into question after several roadside ...
December 21, 2020
BY
Frank Fang
Hong Kong Police Arrest Another 8 Activists Who Protested Beijing’s Anti-Subversion Law
At least eight pro-democracy figures were arrested in Hong Kong on Dec. 8 for their involvement in an ...
December 8, 2020
BY
Frank Fang
Hong Kong Police Arrest Another Former Student Activist
Another former member of the now-disbanded Hong Kong activist group Studentlocalism was arrested by the city’s national security ...
November 9, 2020
BY
Frank Fang
Hong Kong Lawyers Raise Concerns About Beijing’s National Security Law Provisions
The Hong Kong Bar Association is questioning the legality of Beijing’s plan to grant the chief executive—the city’s ...
June 24, 2020
BY
Frank Fang
Uncertainties Loom Around Hong Kong Election
After the so-called “national security” law for Hong Kong was approved by China’s rubber-stamp legislature the National People's ...
June 2, 2020
BY
Ella Kietlinska
Hong Kong on the Brink of Communist Control With Beijing’s Latest Aggression: Experts
The Chinese regime’s latest move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong will lead to the ...
May 27, 2020
BY
Eva Fu
Hong Kong Government Reshuffle and Beijing Agencies’ Unusual Moves Trigger Fears that City’s Autonomy is Destroyed
Amid recent political events that signaled Beijing’s tightening rule over Hong Kong, local media outlets reported that four ...
April 22, 2020
BY
Nicole Hao
Hong Kong Leader Lam Commits to Working Closely With New Beijing Envoy
In her first weekly press conference of the new year, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was terse when ...
January 7, 2020
BY
Frank Fang
Chinese Regime’s Encroachment on Hong Kong Is Warning to Free Nations, Civic Party Leader Says
Liberal democracies that stand up to China’s communist regime aren't merely helping Hong Kong, they are actually defending ...
December 12, 2019
BY
Jan Jekielek
It’s (Not) Only Words: Hongkongers Freak Out After Seeing Mainland Chinese Characters on the Local News
13,000 Hongkongers have filed complaints with the media regulator in Hong Kong.
February 25, 2016
BY
Frank Fang
Hong Kong Liaison Office Chief Publicly Defies Basic Law
HONG KONG—Speaking at a conference marking the 25th anniversary of the Basic Law, Hong Kong Liaison Office Director ...
September 16, 2015
BY
Stanley Ng
What’s Next in Hong Kong’s Quest for Democracy?
Following the clampdown on Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, the pan-democrats have yet to come up with any concrete ...
August 27, 2015
BY
Stanley Ng
Hong Kong is China’s West Berlin
Hong Kong’s system of freedom has made its return to the People’s Republic of China a nightmare for ...
June 18, 2014
BY
Epoch Times Staff
China Releases White Paper, Strengthening Authority Over Hong Kong
China's State Council Information Office, also known as the Office for Foreign Propaganda, released an over 23,000-word white ...
June 11, 2014
BY
Lu Chen
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