Movies deemed a security threat can bring penalties of up to three years’ jail under stricter law that also covers previously approved titles Hong Kong will scrutinise past films for national security breaches under a tough new censorship law in the la…
‘Law and order collapsed’: Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong on finding freedom in Taiwan
A familiar face at pro-democracy rallies in the city, Wong felt forced to flee after being named in a hit list of cultural undesirablesFor much of the last year Kacey Wong was waking up in Hong Kong and checking social media to see if friends had been …
Hong Kong protest pair swept up in national security crackdown plead guilty
Andy Li and Chan Tsz-wah were accused of conspiring with media mogul Jimmy Lai to call for sanctions on China and Hong KongThe Hong Kong activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah have pleaded guilty to foreign collusion, becoming the second and third…
Four Hong Kong students arrested for ‘advocating terrorism’
Student union had expressed ‘deep sadness’ over death of a man who attacked a police officerFour student leaders from Hong Kong’s top university have been arrested for “advocating terrorism”, police said.Arrests were made in response to a controversial…
600 UK churches sign up to welcome Christian arrivals from Hong Kong
We must not repeat the mistakes of the Windrush era, say clergyThe Church of England must not repeat its lack of welcome to the Windrush generation when thousands of Hong Kong Chinese people move to the UK in what could be the largest planned migration…
UK not doing enough to support those fleeing Hong Kong, advocacy group says
Hongkongers in Britain warns that many arrivals are being denied equal access to housing, education and jobs‘Employers seem baffled by this visa’: Hongkongers who have fled to UKThe UK risks providing Hongkongers fleeing persecution in their homeland w…
Hong Kong singer and activist arrested over ‘corrupt conduct’
Anthony Wong accused of breaking law by singing at a pro-democracy rally three years agoA prominent Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist has been arrested by the city’s anti-corruption watchdog over accusations he broke the law by singing at a p…
HSBC faces questions over disclosure of alleged money laundering to monitors
Bank was under supervision by US Department of Justice-appointed team because of previous violationsHSBC discovered a suspected money laundering network that received $4.2bn (£3bn) worth of payments, it has emerged, raising questions over whether it di…