Police arrest former opposition councilor amid call to boycott poll

Hong Kong police have arrested a former pro-democracy member of the city’s District Council and prison welfare activist — amid calls for a boycott of forthcoming district elections, which are open to “patriots only.” Derek Chu, a 46-year-old former directly elected councilor who resigned in 2021 before being forced to…

China wants details of local employees from Hong Kong consulates

China has demanded that foreign consulates in Hong Kong hand over all personal details of locally hired staff in the next few weeks, and continue to do so whenever they hire anyone new, according to a letter sent to diplomatic missions in the city cited in multiple media reports. The…

Interview: 'It was the truest and most precious thing about that time'

Three years after millions took to the streets of Hong Kong in protest at the city’s diminishing freedoms and to call for fully democratic elections, a new documentary is showing audiences around the world just what motivated them to risk arrest, injury or worse at the hands of riot police.…

Hong Kong toes party line on Taiwan as Chinese diplomat threatens 're-education'

Senior officials in Hong Kong’s new administration have been lining up to show their loyalty to the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by condemning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, as U.K. lawmakers were reportedly planning their own Taiwan trip. “The Hong Kong … government has unwavering determination…

Hong Kong to pursue Canada-based political activists under national security law

Authorities in Hong Kong said on Wednesday they will pursue three Canada-based activists who recently announced they would set up a Hong Kong parliament-in-exile under a draconian national security law that applies anywhere in the world. The city’s security bureau said it “severely condemns Yuan Gong-yi, Ho Leung-mau and Leung…

China steps up threats on eve of expected unofficial Taiwan visit by Nancy Pelosi

Any visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is currently leading a congressional delegation on an Asian tour, to Taiwan would lead to “very serious developments and consequences,” China warned Monday, the eve of an expected visit to the democratic island. While Taiwan wasn’t on Pelosi’s official four-country itinerary,…