Protests erupted in June 2019 across Hong Kong over a now-axed extradition bill. They escalated into sometimes violent displays of dissent against police behaviour, amid calls for democracy and anger over Beijing’s encroachment.
LATEST NEWS & VIEWS ON THE 2019 PROTEST MOVEMENT
Hong Kong photographer jailed for 8 months over false imprisonment of man during 2019 demo
A Hong Kong photographer has been jailed for eight months over a 2019 protest incident that saw demonstrators surrounding and assaulting a motorcyclist that drove into roadblocks. Wong Wai-ho, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of false imprisonment at District Court, The Witness reported. The court heard that Wong – together with other…
Hong Kong doctor jailed over 2019 protests given suspended 6-month license revocation
The organisation that certifies Hong Kong’s doctors has ordered the six-month removal of a practitioner’s licence, suspended for three years, after he was sentenced to jail for participating in an unlawful assembly during the 2019 protests and unrest. The disciplinary inquiry against registered doctor Cheung Ka-chai was held by the Medical Council of Hong Kong…
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Hong Kong’s proposed crowdfunding regulation: a hammer designed to crush an already flat nut
Despite spending the last couple of years telling us what to think about life, love, the nation, the president, the rule of law and above all national security, our government maintains that the public, also, has opinions. As such, you are invited to participate in the “public consultation on regulation of crowdfunding activities”. Lengthy document from…
Judge’s ruling calls into question Hong Kong’s ban on most public protests on Covid grounds
A judicial ruling which cleared Chow Hang-tung of incitement to unauthorised assembly has called into question Hong Kong’s ban on most public protests imposed in recent years on the pretext of controlling Covid-19. Court of First Instance Judge Judianna Barnes on December 14 threw out Chow’s conviction for inciting others to take part in an…