Daughter of wanted self-exiled activist Elmer Yuen ‘taken away’ by Hong Kong police for questioning – reports
Elmer Yuen is listed as one of the eight pro-democracy activists wanted by the national security police. He is accused of subversion and collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security.
Mother who abandoned 12-year-old son at a hospital condemned by Hong Kong leader
The city’s leader said the act would “harm the boy physically and mentally.” Citing sources, local media reported that the mother who came Hong Kong from the mainland had agreed to take back her son.
Gov’t-funded broadcaster axes Hong Kong LGBT+ radio show after 17 years
The move comes as Hong Kong continues to oppose LGBT+ equality in court, despite shifts in public opinion. “At a time when Hong Kong saw drastic changes, many things are just a matter of time, and we had mentally prepared ourselves for what may come,” host Brian Leung said.
Hong Kong Airlines flight giveaway opens Monday, with over 20 destinations on offer
The campaign is part of the Airport Authority Hong Kong’s “World of Winners” promotion. In all, flights for half a million tourists and 80,000 residents are being offered to boost post-pandemic tourism.
Shenzhen’s Ice and Snow World: a chilling example of our indifference to the climate crisis
“Just as we deplore the actions of our own ancestors, surely our descendants will be appalled at our casual and reckless emission of carbon despite our full knowledge that it jeopardises our continued existence,” writes Paul Stapleton.
Hong Kong meme creators see the funny side in a city undergoing drastic transformation
Page administrators say their humourous memes encourage Hongkongers to follow the mainstream news but their posts have become more cautious in light of the national security law.
In northeastern China, farmers reclaim ghost town of mansions abandoned by housing developer
In 2010, property giant Greenland Group broke ground on the development nestled in the hills around Shenyang, Two years later, it was abandoned, and local farmers now plough land that was envisaged as manicured gardens for the wealthy and politically connected.
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Complain about Hong Kong if you must, but our plight has nothing to do with German history
“Comparisons with the Third Reich are also unfair to our police force, which may no longer be its cuddly old self but has not explored torture, assassination or rounding people up for extermination,” writes Tim Hamlett.
As China rises, so does the suffering of billions of animals of many species
“What makes China’s impact on animals especially unique is the utter scale of it,” writes Paul G. Harris. “With more than one billion people hankering after the flesh and bodies of other species, monumental suffering is inevitable.”
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s new legal precedents after 3 years of the national security law – Part II
While media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s landmark national security case has yet to get underway, it has already set a number of legal precedents regarding the security legislation’s impact on common law traditions.
Explainer: Hong Kong’s new legal precedents after 3 years of the national security law – Part I
Since it was imposed in June 2020, the security legislation has had a wide reaching impact – not least on the city’s judicial realm, where several new precedents have been set, including non-jury trials and a more stringent bail threshold.
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy businesses tread carefully as ‘yellow economy’ reels from reported arrests
After a number of arrests, reportedly related to an app that promoted shops and restaurants belonging to Hong Kong’s “yellow economy,” which supported companies sympathetic to the 2019 protests, business owners told HKFP they feared “the fire was spreading.”
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