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A 51-year-old woman has received a suspended sentence over reposting an ex-politician’s call to boycott the “patriots-only” District Council Election last December. Yeung Sze-wing on Monday pleaded guilty to breaching Hong Kong’s elections law before Magistrate Ivy Chui at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts, according to local media reports. Yeung, a clerk, shared a Facebook post […]

Four prisoners and a prison guard have been remanded in custody after being arrested for allegedly wounding an inmate with intent. The five appeared at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on Friday. They stood accused of intending to seriously injure an 18-year-old man at Pik Uk Correctional Institution in Sai Kung on December 26, 2023. The […]

A Hong Kong man who tried to escape to Taiwan while facing offences linked to the 2019 protests has pleaded guilty to possessing materials that could be used to make petrol bombs. Tang Kai-yin, 34, pleaded guilty to possessing “anything with intent to destroy or damage property” before District Judge Ernest Lin on Monday, local […]

A 30-year-old man has died after finishing a half-marathon during the city’s largest annual long-distance running event, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon (SCHKM), on Sunday. The man was spotted sitting down on the platform at Tin Hau MTR station – near the finishing point of the race – by MTR staff at around 11.50 […]

Some Hong Kong lawyers linked to a now-defunct humanitarian fund that helped arrested 2019 protesters have seen complaints made to the national security police substantiated. They may now face suspension. The Law Society of Hong Kong President Chan Chak-ming told reporters on Saturday that it had received 16 complaints in relation to the 612 Humanitarian […]

By Piya Muqit In recent years, the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law on freedom of expression, the rule of law and democracy itself has dominated coverage of Hong Kong. This is understandable. The city has been transformed by this controversial legislation as its autonomy from the mainland is eroded. Less discussed is how these […]

A record six Chinese balloons were detected around Taiwan, with one flying directly above the island, Taipei’s defence ministry said Monday. Five were seen near the northern coastal city of Keelung while one flew above the island near southern Pingtung county, a map released by the ministry showed. The defence ministry, which releases daily data […]

By Nina Larson A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China’s rights record on Tuesday. Beijing is likely to face intense scrutiny, especially from Western countries, during its regular Universal Periodic Review (UPR) — a rights […]

By Martina Igini Oysters, often overlooked in their unassuming shells, possess remarkable abilities that benefit marine life and humans alike, making them true “ecosystem engineers.” However, decades of overharvesting, habitat destruction, and water pollution have caused a significant decline in global populations, making oysters the world’s most endangered marine habitat, with an estimated 85 per […]

By Jerome Yau Significant strides have been made in recent years in terms of equality and inclusion in Hong Kong. Since 2018, our courts have handed down seven rulings that denounced discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and supported the equal treatment of same-sex couples. The most important one is the landmark judgement handed […]

Authorities in central China’s Henan Province were on Sunday looking into the cause of a night-time fire that killed 13 schoolchildren as they slept in a dormitory. The inferno, which took place at the Yingcai School in Yanshanpu village, was reported to the local fire department at 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Friday and was […]