Politics

Police were on guard Tuesday at the Hong Kong High Court ahead of the delivery of the verdict in Tong Ying-kit's case.
Politics

Hong Kong court delivers first national security law conviction

Motorcyclist Tong Ying-kit found guilty of terrorism and secession

27 July 2021
Five union activists were arrested by Hong Kong police on July 22 over the publication of a series of children's books which the authorities described as "seditious materials."
Business trends

Hong Kong crackdown unnerves Japanese companies

Impact of exodus kicks in as worry over national security law resurges

26 July 2021
Police lead away one of five union members arrested in Hong Kong on July 22, on suspicion of publishing and distributing seditious materials. 
Politics

Hong Kong speech therapists charged over 'seditious' kids' books

Union members sought to 'stir hatred' against the authorities, police claim

22 July 2021
People browse books at the Hong Kong Book Fair on July 19. The event was once regarded as a symbol of publishing freedom in the territory under the "one country, two systems" arrangement.
Politics

At tense Hong Kong Book Fair, buyers snap up political titles

Some authors and sellers withdraw items, fearing China-imposed security law

21 July 2021
Hong Kong police outside Apple Daily's headquarters last year: The head of China's Hong Kong office apparently called the force "the pride" of not only the city but the nation.
Politics

China's Hong Kong policy head calls for wider security clampdown

After closed-door meeting, Carrie Lam lays out five demands from Beijing

16 July 2021
The 31st annual Hong Kong Book Fair kicks off on July 14, after a year off due to COVID-19. The national security law Beijing imposed in June 2020 is looming over the event. (Photo by Stella Wong)
Politics

Publishers brace for police peril at Hong Kong Book Fair

Exhibitors avoid 'sensitive' titles as organizer warns on security law violations

14 July 2021
Hong Kong's Victoria Park on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators: The organization that hosted the vigil says it will dismiss its entire staff.
Politics

230 elected pro-democrats quit Hong Kong local councils

Loyalty pledge requirement accelerates crackdown against political activism

13 July 2021
Protesters gather at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4 in 2019, left. The park was empty this year after being cordoned off by police. (Source photos by Kosaku Mimura and Reuters)
Politics

Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizer to halt almost all activities

Citing intensifying political suppression, group to lay off staff, shutter museum

10 July 2021
Police officers raise the flags of China and Macao in the territory's Golden Lotus Square.
Politics

Macao disqualifies pro-democracy groups from legislative election

Three incumbents among about 20 candidates barred from September polls

9 July 2021
A Hong Kong shopping district, pictured on July 27: the city has been stable since the enactment of the National Security Law.
Opinion

Hong Kong remains a free and open city

Freedom of speech and of the press are guaranteed

9 July 2021
Baidu is one of a string of New York-listed Chinese technology companies to have secured a place on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through a local offering since 2019. 
IPO

Hong Kong stands to win from China clampdown on offshore IPOs

Beijing's probes of companies listed in US may spur interest in nearby market

8 July 2021
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the government would address worries about the anti-doxxing law during the legislative process.
Technology

US tech giants warn Hong Kong data law could drive them away

Google, Facebook and Twitter cite prosecution risks under privacy plans

6 July 2021
Hong Kong police have sought to stop residents from memorializing a man who last week stabbed a policeman and then himself.
Politics

Chinese officials: 'Plenty more to be done' on Hong Kong security

Zheng Yanxiong vows 'no compromise' with those causing unrest in name of freedom

5 July 2021
Police officers block Hong Kong's Victoria Park after permission was denied for a protest rally during the 24th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule on July 1.
Politics

Hong Kong rally banned as China celebrates party centennial

19 arrested on handover anniversary, while suspect in officer's stabbing dies

2 July 2021
Hong Kong's Stand News has taken down sensitive articles and stopped donations to prevent money going to "waste" if its accounts are frozen. (Screenshot from Stand News website) 
Politics

Apple Daily's fate puts Hong Kong independent media on high alert

Stand News axes articles and halts donations in preparation for crackdown

1 July 2021
Jimmy Lai, chairman and founder of Next Digital, holds up a copy of the Apple Daily newspaper as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei in 2010. 
Media & Entertainment

How Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily reshaped Taiwan's media landscape

Once all conquering empire loses out to politics and financial woes

30 June 2021
A woman walks past a poster for the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
Politics

Hong Kongers get creative to show opposition to security law

People need to 'be bold, be wise, but be careful,' Emily Lau Wai-hing says

29 June 2021
The security law has produced a "chilling effect covering the entire Hong Kong society," says Toru Kurata, a politics and law professor at Rikkyo University.
Asia Insight

How the National Security Law transformed Hong Kong in one year

Legislation forces people to migrate, steer clear of politics in 'South Shenzhen'

29 June 2021
The Chinese Communist Party sees the centenary of its founding as an important event that will highlight the legacy of socialist rule and the regime's success in controlling COVID-19.
Your Week in Asia

CCP turns 100, Phuket reopens and Didi IPO

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

27 June 2021
Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, pictured on June 22: much of what makes the city great remains fundamentally ever-present.
Opinion

This is why I will never abandon Hong Kong

Our city is wounded, but it is not dead

27 June 2021
"Denise Ho: Becoming the Song" is an American documentary depicting a famous Hong Kong singer's fight for democracy.
26 June 2021
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, second right, poses with newly promoted officials Chris Tang, right, John Lee, second left, and Raymond Siu, on June 25.
Politics

Top Hong Kong security officials rewarded ahead of law anniversary

Police veteran John Lee ascends to No. 2 role in government

25 June 2021
Even with their final paychecks uncertain, many Apple Daily staff stayed until the final paper's printing late Wednesday night. 
Media & Entertainment

Hong Kong's Apple Daily yields to 'inevitable fate'

Newspaper critical of Chinese authorities meets end after years of defiance

24 June 2021
The final edition of Apple Daily on June 24 sold briskly after residents lined up sometimes for hours to get copies.
Media & Entertainment

Apple Daily prints final edition after arrest of editorial writer

Government-owned industrial park seeks eviction of critical Hong Kong newspaper

24 June 2021
Next Digital has warned it will have to stop printing Apple Daily after Saturday's edition unless funds are released to pay its 2,000 staff. 
Media & Entertainment

The cash crunch at Hong Kong's Apple Daily: 5 things to know

Critical newspaper on verge of closing after authorities freeze company accounts

22 June 2021