Jimmy Lai trial: Nat. security judge tells prosecution to avoid ‘wild allegations’ against the defence
Monday marked the 75th day of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s national security trial. The defence is applying to re-summon Cheung Kim-hung, an ex-publisher who testified against Lai earlier, to ask him questions about message records that they said they only obtained recently.
Hong Kong logs fewer phone scam cases in first quarter of 2024, but losses soar to HK$789m
“Mainland students who come to Hong Kong for their education often find the environment unfamiliar… Scammers use that to their advantage,” Senior Inspector Lam Pui-hang said.
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Glory to Hong Kong: Gov’t ‘anxious’ to see Google respond to request to wipe illegal protest song, says justice chief
“[T]hey said there was no court order,” Paul Lam said of the protest song ban, “Now there it is. We are anxiously waiting for Google to get back to us as to whether it will keep its word.”
UK charges 3 for allegedly assisting Hong Kong intelligence services
The three men were charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and also with foreign interference, in violation of the 2023 National Security Act.
China targets overseas citizens for political activism, says rights group Amnesty in new report
Overseas students reported that family members in China received threats after they attended events abroad including commemorations of the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to the group.