Politics

The authorities have cited "doxxing" of police officers and their families as justification for the new law. 
Politics

Hong Kong shrugs off Big Tech's concerns about anti-doxxing law

Lawmakers scheduled to hold first vote on bill on Wednesday

28 September 2021
Richard Tsoi, a former board member of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, at an Alliance meeting on Sept. 25. (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Alliance)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong Tiananmen Square vigil organizer to disband after 32 years

Leading pro-democracy group dissolves under weight of national security law

26 September 2021
Police on Sept. 20 seized around 40 cartons and plastic storage boxes containing M&M's, crackers, wet wipes, baby powder and other products that had been warehoused for distribution to prisoners.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police seize M&M's as national security threat

Force alleges activists 'incited subversion' in distributing goods to prisoners

20 September 2021
“We tried our best, but we just can't see any more room for us to stand anymore," said HKCTU Chairman Joe Wong, middle, on Sunday. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Leading Hong Kong pro-democratic labor group to disband

HKCTU's Lee Cheuk-yan also calls on June 4 vigil organizer to dissolve

20 September 2021
Activists gathered outside the court on Wednesday as 12 people received sentences over their roles in the 2020 vigil. 
Hong Kong security law

12 Hong Kong activists given prison sentences over June 4 vigil

Government disqualifies seven district councilors for 'invalid' oaths

15 September 2021
The Macao Electoral Affairs Commission attributed the decline in voting to bad weather and pandemic travel controls. (Courtesy Macao Government Information Bureau)
Politics

Plunge in Macao voter turnout carries signal for Hong Kong

Participation falls below 50% for first time after 21 candidates disqualified

13 September 2021
Police collect a cutout of the Goddess of Democracy at the June Fourth Museum as they search the museum after four members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China were arrested, in Hong Kong on Sept. 9.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police raid Tiananmen memorial museum

Top three leaders of vigil organizer charged with 'subversion'

10 September 2021
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China Vice Chairwoman Chow Hang-tung inside a police vehicle on Sept. 8.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police arrest defiant June 4 vigil organizers

Alliance had rejected demand to submit membership and financial records

8 September 2021
The organizer of Hong Kong’s annual commemoration of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown rejected police demand to handover information. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's pro-democracy body rejects order to reveal member details

Tiananmen Square crackdown vigil organizer to consider dissolution this month

5 September 2021
A shot from the Hong Kong protest documentary "Revolution of Our Times": The film's director says no cinema in the city will be willing to show it. (Image courtesy of "Revolution of Our Times" team)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong film censorship bill takes page from mainland script

Amendment up for debate on Wednesday would add to national security law pressure

1 September 2021
U.S. service members assist at an Evacuation Control Check Point (ECC) during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26. 
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29 August 2021
Cheng Chung-tai shows reporters the official notice of his disqualification on Aug. 26.
Politics

Hong Kong purges last opposition voice from legislature

Cheng Chung-tai found to have failed to uphold city's constitution

26 August 2021
Chow Hang-tung, center, pictured here in June, told Nikkei Asia on Aug. 25 that allegations of collusion with foreign forces were "absurd." (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong police probe June 4 vigil organizer for foreign collusion

Officials demand data on ties to US groups, funding and membership

25 August 2021
Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other Hong Kong officials join visiting Beijing leaders at a seminar Aug. 23. (Photo provided by Hong Kong Information Services Department)
Politics

Chinese officials lecture Hong Kong legislators on Five Year Plan

Beijing breaks protocol with visit, warning city to 'get moving' economically

23 August 2021
Protesters in Hong Kong attend a Civil Human Rights Front demonstration on Jan. 1, 2020, to press for better governance and democratic reforms in the Chinese territory.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong's mass march organizer disbands under pressure

Civil Human Rights Front is latest pro-democracy group to fold amid security law

15 August 2021
Lam Man-chung, executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily, stands in the newsroom on the day of the newspaper's final edition.
Politics

Hong Kong's call for 'fake news' law raises media crackdown fears

Press association attacks move as another 'sword over journalists' heads'

15 August 2021
Fung Wai-wah, president of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, seated second from left, speaks during a news conference Aug. 10.
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong teachers union disbands under government pressure

Leader blames 'drastic changes' in territory's social and political environment

10 August 2021
Singer Anthony Wong leaves a Hong Kong courthouse on Aug. 5, after settling his case.
Politics

Hong Kong prosecutors drop charges against singer Anthony Wong

Court approves 'good behavior' order given 'minor' offense of singing at rally

5 August 2021
The June 4th Museum was forced to close its physical exhibits on June 2, just ahead of the anniversary of Beijing's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
Politics

Hong Kong's June 4 Museum leaves physical world for virtual one

Germany-based Chinese reporter put in charge of online exhibits of 1989 crackdown

4 August 2021
Anthony Wong, seen here at a 2019 event, performed two songs at a campaign rally for Democratic Party candidate Au Nok-hin, who went on to win election. 
Politics

Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong arrested for singing at rally

Performance at 2018 election event labeled as illegal voter 'entertainment'

2 August 2021
Passengers take a selfie before departing to the U.K. at Hong Kong International Airport in late June.
Politics

Fears of Hong Kong 'exit ban' add to emigration wave

Law kicking in Sunday another factor driving exodus to countries with open arms

31 July 2021
Police raise the Chinese national flag and the Hong Kong flag at an event in the territory marking National Security Education Day on April 15.
Politics

Hong Kong police track down and arrest man over China anthem snub

40-year-old reporter accused of disrespect at Olympics viewing party

30 July 2021
China applying its anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong would impact financial institutions in the city that comply with U.S. sanctions.
US-China tensions

China poised to impose anti-sanctions law on Hong Kong

City's multinationals face financial risk, caught in US-Beijing tug of war

29 July 2021
Apple Daily publisher Next Digital's Hong Kong headquarters: The company is now the target of a fraud investigation.
Media & Entertainment

Hong Kong fraud probe deals latest blow to Apple Daily publisher

Government dusts off investigative tool not used in over two decades

29 July 2021
Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long holds the Olympic gold medal for the foil event, held July 26 in Chiba, Japan.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Hong Kong's first Olympic gold since handover brings rare unity

But politics remain near surface, as some fans shout over Chinese anthem

28 July 2021