The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not specify what the consequences would be if the law were to be enacted.
Hong Kong pastors face arrest, extradition to China with new security laws: watchdog
China’s blueprint for national security in Hong Kong jeopardizes the territory’s semi-autonomous standing and puts pro-democracy activists, including pastors and religious leaders, at risk of being …
Hong Kong records sixth coronavirus death: Cable TV
A 72-year-old man died in Hong Kong from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the death toll from COVID-19 in the city to six, local television Cable TV said.
Beijing’s crackdown at schools – bad for students, bad for teachers and tragic for Hong Kong
Who is going to pay the dearest price for Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s core values and freedoms? The answer is the same now as it was in 2012 when an unknown teenager by the name of Joshua Wong …
Coronavirus: travel bubble plan for Hong Kong, mainland China, and Macau stalls over technical issues
Chief Executive Carrie Lam says officials on all sides are trying to work around 14-day mandatory quarantine rules, while travellers would also need health certificate showing they are free of …
China’s Hong Kong policy: One country, one brutal system
The peaceful protests of 2019 in Hong Kong objected to a proposed extradition law that many feared would give China’s security agencies the right to nab anyone in Hong Kong and take them to the …
Hong Kong Economy Gets a Boost From Staycations, Dining Deals
People walking through the Lan Kwai Fong area of Hong Kong over the weekend might have been surprised to see a truly uncommon sight for 2020: a busy restaurant.
EU chiefs express ‘great concerns’ about Hong Kong at China summit
European Union chiefs expressed their “great concerns” about the proposed security law for Hong Kong during a video summit on Monday with China’s president and premier.
Trump’s removal of Hong Kong’s special status hurts the US more than China
As China began drafting a controversial national security law for Hong Kong, President Trump reacted swiftly, declaring that he would remove the city’s special status under US law.
I was tortured, Wang Quanzhang says as China prepares Hong Kong crackdown
A Chinese human rights lawyer has said he was forced into a confession and repeatedly tortured during a four-year prison sentence for “state subversion”.Wang Quanzhang, 44, who was arrested after …