Hong Kong ex-lawmaker Albert Ho arrested by national security police while on bail
Albert Ho, who has been charged under the Beijing-imposed national security law for allegedly inciting subversion, was granted bail last August.
Hong Kong’s ‘Pastor Keung’ and 2 others jailed for up to 10 months over ‘seditious’ book
Founder of independent outlet Free HK Media Alan Keung, known as “Pastor Keung,” was sentenced to eight months behind bars by Principal Magistrate Peter Law.
Hong Kong Art Week: Artist ‘smuggles’ protester ages, jail terms into giant billboard installation
The flashes of computer code on the 70 x 20 metre SOGO mall billboard represented protesters as a “glitch in the government matrix,” Los Angeles-based artist Patrick Amadon told HKFP.
10 months jail for ex-Hong Kong cop over ‘seditious’ online posts about death of marine officer
On Monday, Acting Principal Magistrate Veronica Heung said that Chui Chun-man “showed no remorse,” as the former police officer insisted that he did not have any seditious intention.
Conservation and development can ‘coexist,’ Hong Kong official says, amid concern over Lantau road expansion
“Some people may think that promoting conservation is to protect the natural environment and not to touch anything. But actually, conservation and development can coexist,” the city’s Secretary for Development Bernadette Lin has said.
‘Dear friend’: Ukraine conflict to dominate second day of Putin, Xi talks
During Monday’s meeting, the Russian leader said he was open for talks on Ukraine and praised Beijing’s 12-point position paper on the conflict, which includes a call for dialogue and respect for all countries’ territorial sovereignty.
Stand News trial: Ex-chief editor reveals he considered moving data, operations away from Hong Kong
Ex-editor Chung Pui-Kuen told the court that he did not want anyone else to take on the risks of his job: “To put it simply, I want them to stay safe.”
Changing jobs a ‘human right,’ domestic workers say as Hong Kong ramps up crackdown on ‘job hopping’
“If we are not doing good, if we are not feeling good, if we don’t receive any good treatment with our [employer], it’s the right of an individual to look for a better [employer],” Dolores Balladares, a spokesperson of the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, said.
Opinion
Hong Kong’s freedom to protest comes back to life… or does it?
“It would be deplorable if citizens were deterred from exercising their rights by legally imaginative bullying from the parts of the government which should be protecting our freedoms. We shall see,” writes Tim Hamlett.
Hong Kong judges are proposing another nudge at the scales of justice
The “Department of Justice’s ‘leave no stone unthrown’ approach to prosecution does not inspire confidence in any innovation sold on the basis that it will rarely be used in practice,” writes Tim Hamlett.
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Free Food Flow: How a 60,000-strong community of Hongkongers tackle food waste with online swap scheme
Environmentalists said the Free Food Flow project could reduce waste and help the poorer members of society. While Hong Kong is a relatively wealthy city, some people are forced to collect vegetable scraps from wet markets after the market closes, said Hahn Chu of Green Earth.
10 years after one of Hong Kong’s longest strikes, dockers’ union struggles to uphold labour rights
The dockers’ union has lost several allies amid a clampdown on civil society. But strike leader Chan Yum-wo said he tells his union friends not to feel discouraged. “If all you’ve got is a spark, then let it slowly ignite. After all, the fire will not go out.”
Snap decision: The street photographers being airbrushed out of an iconic Hong Kong tourist venue
Photographer Mango Tsoi said he would try to continue operating on Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade despite not having a licence because the view across the harbour took his breath away when he saw it for the first time.
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Hong Kong suspends applications to change gender marker on ID cards following top court defeat
After undergoing full sex reassignment surgery last November, Ryousuke applied to change the gender marker on his ID card in January. However, his application was suspended in February following a top court ruling ostensibly in favour of transgender individuals.
As masks come off, Hong Kong children may struggle to face the world
With the Covid-19 mask mandate lifted, educators and parents fear anxiety setting in for young children who do not remember a time before their faces had to be covered up wherever they went in public.
‘I can finally breathe’: Some celebrate the end of Hong Kong’s Covid mask rule, but most remain cautious
Ms Chan kept her mask on even when she was sitting alone by the sea. “I’m used to it already. I think I will buy more masks once I have used all my stock,” she said, adding that her choice was both a health decision and a personal preference.
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