A Telegram channel administrator in Hong Kong has been jailed for 6.5 years, after he was convicted of conspiring to incite others to commit arson, rioting and other crimes during the protests between 2019 and 2020. Telegram. File photo: Kelly Ho / HKFP. Deputy District Judge Peter Hui sentenced computer technician Ng Man-ho on Thursday, … Read more
The “sensitive” content which an online news outlet was ordered to delete on national security grounds were pictures of a suggested new “national flag” for Hong Kong, according to local media. Passion Times founder Wong Yeung-tat on Wednesday said he and the outlet were approached by national security police over “sensitive content” but declined to … Read more
A Hong Kong court has adjourned till July the case of a martial arts coach accused of breaching the colonial-era sedition law, while his assistant was denied bail for a second time on national security grounds even though she does not face such a charge. West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Photo: Kelly Ho / HKFP. … Read more
The head of Hong Kong’s largest journalist group, which has come under fire from the security minister, said he would leave the city for six months to join the Reuters Institute’s fellowship program at Oxford University starting in early October. Ronson Chan, chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), announced his decision on Facebook … Read more
Hong Kong saw another round of Covid-19 rules loosened on Thursday, with bars reopening and restaurants allowed to operate until midnight. Bars in Lan Kwai Fong. Photo: GovHK. The relaxations follow months of restrictions in place to curb the city’s fifth and worst pandemic wave. Besides bars, other businesses kept closed during the fifth wave … Read more
Four men, including two who tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat in 2019, have been remanded in custody after pleading guilty in a protest-related case. Li Wai-lung became the fourth defendant to enter a guilty plea over possession of items with intent to destroy or damage property in front of Judge Douglas Yau at … Read more
A pro-Beijing party has topped a popularity chart of political groups in Hong Kong, a poll has found. The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) published the results on Tuesday of a phone survey of 1,000 Hong Kong residents examining the city’s most popular political parties. Pro-Beijing labor and political group the Hong Kong … Read more
The Hong Kong government is set to see a reorganization that will add two policy bureaux to the existing 13 and dozens of new roles, a revamp that will come with a HK $ 95 million annual price tag. Central Government Offices. Photo: Kelly Ho / HKFP. Incoming chief executive John Lee said during a … Read more
An independent publisher founded by a teacher who was injured in the 2019 protests and unrest has been rejected from participating in the Hong Kong Book Fair. People visit the Hillway Press stall at last year’s Hong Kong Book Fair. File photo: Kelly Ho / HKFP. In a statement published on Tuesday night, Hillway Press … Read more
The scant importance the government attaches to public relations and public communication, and its lack of competence in this area, could not have been made more clear than by the way the position of the director of the Information Services Department (ISD) has not been filled since last December. File photo: Tom Grundy / HKFP. … Read more