Archive for June 26th, 2020
HK activist Joshua Wong says he will be ‘prime target’ of new security law
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong believes he will be a “prime target” of Beijing’s move to impose national security legislation on the Chinese-ruled [...] » More
Exclusive: Support dips for HK democracy protests as national security law loomspoll
Support for year-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has slipped, now getting the backing of a slim majority, as the city braces for the imposition of Beijing-drafted [...] » More
Trudeau says no to trading Huawei exec for two Canadians held by China
Prime minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday rejected calls to step in to halt the extradition trial of Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, saying it would risk more arrests [...] » More
Huawei makes inroads in Britain with new R&D centre
Huawei said Thursday it will invest $1.2 billion in a chip research and manufacturing centre in Britain that has been strongly opposed by the United States. The [...] » More
Australian intelligence raids target lawmaker over China links
Australian intelligence officers and police raided the home and office of an opposition politician Friday as part of an investigation into alleged Chinese influence [...] » More
India and China deployed in ‘large numbers’ in border showdown: foreign ministry
India acknowledged for the first time Thursday that it has matched China in massing troops at their contested Himalayan border region after a deadly clash this month. But [...] » More
Mainland China reports 13 new coronavirus cases, including 11 in Beijing
China’s health authority on Friday reported 13 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 25, down from 19 a day earlier. Of the new infections, 11 were in Beijing, [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK International Airport’s profits survived 9/11, Sars, and the 2008 global financial crisis, but Covid-19 is different
Hong Kong International Airport’s 20-year profit streak, which survived 9/11, Sars, and the global financial crisis, will not escape the coronavirus pandemic unscathed, [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK records seventh fatality as man arrived from the Philippines dies of Covid-19
A 55-year-old stroke patient who had just returned from the Philippines and tested positive for Covid-19 died on Thursday, becoming Hong Kong’s seventh coronavirus [...] » More
HK national security law: leader of city’s Catholics hopes ties with the Vatican will not fall foul of legislation
The leader of Hong Kong’s Catholics has said the city churches’ relations with the Vatican should not be deemed as “collusion with foreign forces” [...] » More
Coronavirus: 10 who shared Emirates flight to HK with Covid-19 cases sent to quarantine centre after five days stranded at airport
Hong Kong health authorities have sent 10 transit passengers stranded at the airport for the past five days to a local quarantine centre amid public health concerns, as the [...] » More
Coronavirus: some HK universities to still have online learning in place when semester kicks off in September
At least five Hong Kong universities will continue holding online lessons for at least the first few weeks of the semester beginning in September amid ongoing uncertainty [...] » More
HK protests: lawyer Martin Lee blasts government response to legal challenge over police identification during unrest
South China Morning PostA prominent lawyer has blasted the Hong Kong government’s handling of the long-awaited legal challenge over police officers’ lack of [...] » More
Taiwan to let HKers in on ‘humanitarian’ grounds beginning July 1the same day HK was returned to China
Taiwan recently announced plans to ease border restrictions for people coming from Hong Kong on humanitarian grounds. On Wednesday, June 24, the government announced plans to [...] » More
HK protests: stage technician arrested while trying to throw petrol bomb at police gets four years’ jail
A young Hong Kong stage technician who tried to throw a petrol bomb at a police barricade during an anti-government protest last year was nothing but a common criminal, not a [...] » More
