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US Condemns Hong Kong’s Alleged Repression of Schools Celebrating US Independence Day
The remarks followed posts from a Facebook page run by a former manager at the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority citing whistleblowers.
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Hong Kong Police Warn ‘Seditious’ Taiwan Game May Breach Security Law
Mobile game allows players to role-play as rebel forces opposing China’s communist regime.
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Journalist Group Criticizes Hong Kong’s Tax Investigation Into Media Outlets
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said that the association and many Hong Kong media groups, journalists, and their relatives have recently been inve
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Hong Kong Drops to Lowest Category in Press Freedom Rankings
According to RSF, before 2014 journalists in Hong Kong were safe, but in recent years they have been arrested and subjected to police violence.
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Cardinal Zen Allowed to Leave Hong Kong to Attend Pope’s Funeral
The 93-year-old cleric regained his passport, which was confiscated under the Beijing-imposed national security law in 2022, for the trip.
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Hongkong Post to Suspend Parcel Services to US as Tariff Hike Looms
Only documents without any commercial goods will not be affected by the change and can still be sent.
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British MP Wera Hobhouse Denied Entry Into Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government responded that it would not comment on individual cases.
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Hong Kong’s Largest Pro-Democracy Party Moves Toward Dissolution
With Beijing’s tightening control over Hong Kong, the Democratic Party, the single largest pro-democracy group in Hong Kong, is about to disband for good.
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US Sanctions Chinese, Hong Kong Officials for Undermining City’s Freedoms, Persecuting Activists Abroad
The action targets the officials for their role in ‘coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning’ dissidents in Hong Kong and abroad.
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Hongkonger Living in Japan Sentenced to 3 Years 9 Months After Returning to Hong Kong
Chan Wai Yiu was arrested for participating in the 2019 anti-extradition protests after returning to see his sick mother.
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Hong Kong’s Top Court Overturns Convictions of Tiananmen Vigil Organizers
In their decision, the Court of Final Appeal judges unanimously allowed the appeal and overturned the three convictions.
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Hong Kong Student Dies in China During Exchange Tour; Cause Remains Unknown
A St. Paul’s College student died in Hangzhou during a mandatory exchange tour, fueling concerns over student safety.
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Hong Kong Court Sentences Former Lawmaker, 6 Others Over 2019 Attack
Around a dozen attackers were eventually jailed; but Lam and six others who had tried to defend the public, were also arrested and charged with rioting.
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Once the Largest Pro-Democracy Group in Hong Kong, Democratic Party to Dissolve
After the implementation of the National Security Law, many civic groups in Hong Kong were forced to disband.
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US Condemns Hong Kong’s Alleged Repression of Schools Celebrating US Independence Day
The remarks followed posts from a Facebook page run by a former manager at the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority citing whistleblowers.
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Hong Kong Police Warn ‘Seditious’ Taiwan Game May Breach Security Law
Mobile game allows players to role-play as rebel forces opposing China’s communist regime.
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Journalist Group Criticizes Hong Kong’s Tax Investigation Into Media Outlets
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said that the association and many Hong Kong media groups, journalists, and their relatives have recently been inve
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Hong Kong Drops to Lowest Category in Press Freedom Rankings
According to RSF, before 2014 journalists in Hong Kong were safe, but in recent years they have been arrested and subjected to police violence.
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Cardinal Zen Allowed to Leave Hong Kong to Attend Pope’s Funeral
The 93-year-old cleric regained his passport, which was confiscated under the Beijing-imposed national security law in 2022, for the trip.
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Hongkong Post to Suspend Parcel Services to US as Tariff Hike Looms
Only documents without any commercial goods will not be affected by the change and can still be sent.
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British MP Wera Hobhouse Denied Entry Into Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government responded that it would not comment on individual cases.
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Hong Kong’s Largest Pro-Democracy Party Moves Toward Dissolution
With Beijing’s tightening control over Hong Kong, the Democratic Party, the single largest pro-democracy group in Hong Kong, is about to disband for good.
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US Sanctions Chinese, Hong Kong Officials for Undermining City’s Freedoms, Persecuting Activists Abroad
The action targets the officials for their role in ‘coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning’ dissidents in Hong Kong and abroad.
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Hongkonger Living in Japan Sentenced to 3 Years 9 Months After Returning to Hong Kong
Chan Wai Yiu was arrested for participating in the 2019 anti-extradition protests after returning to see his sick mother.
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Hong Kong’s Top Court Overturns Convictions of Tiananmen Vigil Organizers
In their decision, the Court of Final Appeal judges unanimously allowed the appeal and overturned the three convictions.
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Hong Kong Student Dies in China During Exchange Tour; Cause Remains Unknown
A St. Paul’s College student died in Hangzhou during a mandatory exchange tour, fueling concerns over student safety.
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Hong Kong Court Sentences Former Lawmaker, 6 Others Over 2019 Attack
Around a dozen attackers were eventually jailed; but Lam and six others who had tried to defend the public, were also arrested and charged with rioting.
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Once the Largest Pro-Democracy Group in Hong Kong, Democratic Party to Dissolve
After the implementation of the National Security Law, many civic groups in Hong Kong were forced to disband.
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