Tag: Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities ban books of six authors critical of government
Authorities has ordered library staff to remove copies of nine books by six authors because the titles had to undergo government review
Philippines welcomes Hong Kong’s suspension of mandatory vaccination for foreign workers
Hong Kong announced it would reexamine the vaccine requirement for domestic helpers following complaints raised from some sectors
Catholic bishop questions mandatory vaccination for migrant workers in Hong Kong
Philippine Bishop Ruperto Santo said the "personal health and consent of persons” should be taken into consideration prior to vaccination
Philippines slams Hong Kong’s plan to force foreign workers to get...
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the move of Hong Kong authorities "smacks of discrimination"
Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong pleads guilty over June 4 ‘illegal assembly’
Tens of thousands of people lit candles across the city in what was largely a peaceful event last June
Activists fear Hong Kong immigration bill will allow arbitrary travel bans
Lawyers and rights groups say bill gives authorities unbridled powers to impose ‘exit bans’ such as those used by mainland China
‘Dangerous precedent’: Hong Kong press club condemns prosecution of journalist
Foreign Correspondents’ Club says govt actions against journalist sets dangerous precedent, will deter other journalists
Hong Kong activists retreat as China-style justice comes to their city
One judge said bail hearings were reminiscent of ‘show trials’ used by China to publicly humiliate and ultimately break political opponents
Oscar-nominated film now part of Hong Kong’s story of waning freedoms,...
Hong Kong govt decision not to air Oscars has only brought more global attention to the city’s struggle for democracy, he says
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai faces 14 months in prison for pro-democracy...
Lai was found guilty in two separate trials for unauthorised assemblies from 2019
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