After last month’s national security law from Beijing, pro-democracy lawmakers fear the anthem bill is a further encroachment by the mainland.
Thousands In Hong Kong Defy Tiananmen Vigil Ban
Crowds streamed into one of the city’s main parks that has hosted huge Tiananmen anniversary vigils for the past three decades, with smaller rallies erupting across the finance hub. Graphic comparing …
Thousands in Hong Kong Defy Ban to Attend Tiananmen Vigil
Demonstrators in Hong Kong defied a ban to stage a mass vigil in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing.
‘You can’t run away’: Hong Kong protesters defy police and an official ban to hold their annual Tiananmen vigil
Increasing repression from Beijing has united two generations in Hong Kong, those whose lives pivoted in 1989 and those who weren’t even born then.
HSBC and StanChart’s support for Hong Kong law provokes ire
HSBC and Standard Chartered have drawn the ire of politicians and investors in the UK for their public support of a controversial national security law China plans to impose on Hong Kong. On Wednesday …
HSBC under fire for supporting repressive Hong Kong law
HSBC was facing a growing political and consumer backlash today over its decision to support the Chinese communist party’s security crackdown in Hong Kong.MPs hit out at the bank after it indicated …
Defying Beijing, Thousands in Hong Kong Hold Tiananmen Vigil
Residents across the city gathered to commemorate the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown, despite a police ban. Hours earlier, the city made mocking China’s anthem a crime.
On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong Bans Mocking China’s National Anthem
Making parodies of the Chinese national anthem has been a popular mode of protest; it’s now punishable by up to three years in prison and hefty fines.
On Tiananmen Anniversary, Hong Kong Makes Mocking China’s Anthem a Crime
As the contentious bill became law, activists planned to commemorate China’s bloody 1989 crackdown, despite a ban on the annual vigil.
Hong Kong Is Caught in the Middle of the Great U.S.-China Power Struggle
Life in Hong Kong had only just started to resemble a new normal after the threat of the pandemic subsided. But there they were again on May 24, dressed in black, ready for the storm brewing. “This is …