Hong Kong police arrest the organizers of Tiananmen vigil

Highlights

• The police arrested members of the Hong Kong Alliance
• The police had demanded the documents of the alliance

The Hong Kong police arrested several members of the group that organizes vigils for the anniversary of the Tianan...

CHINA GIVES JAIL TERMS TO HONG KONG’S ANTI-GOVT. PROTESTORS

Highlights –

• China gives jail terms to Hong Kong’s anti-govt. protestors.
• Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong publisher has been sentenced to 14 months in jail this week.
• Some of the sentences handed down on Friday were suspended.

CHINA REDUCES LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG ELECTED SEATS

Highlights –

• China reduces Legislative Council of Hong Kong elected seats.
• Only 20 of the council's 90 seats will be filled through elections.
• The committee will remain in control by supporters of Beijing.
• Until now, 35...

CHINA FINALISED DUE CHANGES IN HONG KONG’S ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Highlights –

• China finalised due changes in Hong Kong’s electoral system.
• Candidates for public office and work with national security authorities will be monitored by a new committee.
• Beijing imposed the new security legislatio...

8 HONG KONG DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS FREED FROM CHINESE JAIL

Highlights –

• 8 Hong Kong democracy activists freed from Chinese jail.
• The activists were jailed in China last year after being captured at sea.
• Chinese court had sentenced 10 of the 12 to between seven months and three years in jail.<...

CARRIE LAM SAYS HONG KONG WELCOMES ELECTORAL REFORMS

Highlights –

• Carrie Lam says Hong Kong welcomes electoral reforms.
• The future Hong Kong leader will have the freedom to choose a large part of the legislature.
• Around half of the Hong Kong legislature is elected directly by voters.

US CONDEMNS CONTINUED ASSAULTS BY CHINA ON HONG KONG’S DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

Highlights

• The United States has condemned the decision taken by China to alter electoral system of Hong Kong, and also the continued assaults on it’s democratic institutions

• Price said “The United States condemns the PRC's (People’s Republi...

HSBC BANK CHIEF DEFENDS HIS STANCE OF SUPPORTING NATIONAL SECURITY LAW IMPOSED BY CHINA 

HIGHLIGHTS

• HSBC chief demanded Tuesday he was legitimately obliged to close the records of an unmistakable Hong Kong majority rule government campaigner, as he confronted a threatening flame broiling from UK administrators

CEO Noel Quinn was bl...

HONG KONG PETITIONERS OF GERMANY URGED FOR SAFE CITY 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Activists who appealed to Berlin to put sanctions on China over Hong Kong's political crackdown have called for genuine activity after the German parliament heard their requests on Monday

Rights activists Glacier Kwong and David ...

HK CHRONICLES FOUND ANOTHER DOMAIN NAME AFTER BLOCKAGE FROM GOVERNMENT

HIGHLIGHTS

• HKChronicles, an anti-government website that was obstructed by Hong Kong experts on public security grounds, says it has obtained another name 

The announcement by a network access supplier that specialists had requested the si...

HK BROADBAND SERVICES BLOCKED ANTI-GOVT WEBSITE UNDER NATIONAL SECURITY LAW

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong Broadband Network banned a website for its anti-government role under the sweeping national legislation of China on Hong Kong

Throughout the end of the week, neighborhood media referred to sources as saying that the police ...

53 PEOPLE ARRESTED BY HONG KONG POLICE ON SUSPICION OF VIOLATING NATIONAL SECURITY LAW

Highlights –

• 53 people arrested by Hong Kong police on suspicion of violating national security law.
• The arrestees include 45 men and 8 women.
• The lot was arrested over involvement in the so-called "primary election" last ye...

HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS UNDER SEARCH FOR VIOLATION OF NATONAL SECURITY LAW

Highlights –

• Hong Kong pro-democracy activists under search for violation of National Security Law.
• Hong Kong former lawmakers Ted Hui Chi Fung and Sixtus Baggio Leung Chunh Hang.
• Around 30 pro-democracy activists are being searched f...

JIMMY LAI, HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY CAMPAIGNER GRANTED BAIL

Highlights –

• Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy campaigner granted bail.
• The media tycoon was charged under the draconian National Security Law.
• Hong Kong High Court judge on Wednesday granted the bail to Lai at HKD 10 million.
...

OPEN LETTER TO HONG KONGERS FROM UK POLITICIAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• An open letter to Hong Kongers from a UK Politician and London Mayor candidate Shaun Bailey states that China should stop the impositions.

The letter shared with HKFP and The Times on Thursday condemned China's treatment of Uighu...

HONG KONG POLICE HEARTLESS SIDE COMES TO FORE AS THEY PUSHED A 12-YEAR-OLD TO GROUND

HIGHLIGHTS

• Hong Kong Police have now stooped very low as they handled a 12-year-old girl to the ground during the protests for democracy surged on Sunday.

The video, posted by the understudy on social media of Hong Kong University of Science an...

UBER LOST LEGAL BATTLE IN HONG KONG FOR LOCAL RIDE SHARING

HIGHLIGHTS

• Uber on Wednesday said it was looking for a much-needed discussion with Hong Kong's administration after drivers working for the organization lost a milestone legal dispute that could disable ride-sharing applications in the city.

HONG KONG EDUCATION WEBSITE REMOVES "SEPARATION OF POWERS" FROM ITS WEBSITE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Since the national security law has passed in the city, many changes have taken place.

The Hong Kong Education Bureau has legitimized the removal of a top adjudicator's introduction that depicted the separation of powers as an el...

JAPAN PLANNING TO SHIFT ITS FINANCIAL HUB FROM TOKYO TO OSAKA AND FUKUOKA INSTEAD

Highlights –

• Japan planning to shift its financial hub from Tokyo to Osaka and Fukuoka instead.
• The government is hoping to do so after the coronavirus pandemic calms down.
• The government plans to set up consultation services in the ...

JAPANESE FIRMS IN HONG KONG ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEW SECURITY LAW

Highlights –

• Japanese firms in Hong Kong are concerned about the new security law.
• The survey suggests around 81.4% of Japanese firms being concerned about the same.
• The Consulate-general of Japan in Hong Kong and JETRO had conducted...