SYDNEY: Australia voiced unease on Tuesday (Mar 18) over anonymous letters reportedly offering hefty rewards for information on a Hong Kong activist now living in Melbourne. Australian citizen Kevin Yam, a lawyer and longtime Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, was targeted in letters that carried his photo and alleged national security offences.Continue Reading
HONG KONG: Criticism of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s sale of its Panama Canal ports deserves “serious attention”, city leader John Lee said on Tuesday (Mar 18) after Beijing authorities repeatedly slammed the deal. The business empire of Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, sold most of its port operations –Continue Reading
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s top court quashed the prison terms of three Tiananmen vigil activists on Thursday (Mar 6), saying it was a “miscarriage of justice” to jail them for refusing to submit information to national security police. The judgment is a stinging rebuke to the government, which has targeted dissentContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is facing its toughest fiscal test in three decades following a painful run of mammoth deficits, with experts urging the government to make careful cuts as the economy wobbles. The Chinese finance hub last saw a string of deficits after the Asian financial crisis in theContinue Reading
Hong Kong national security police have taken in two relatives of pro-democracy activist Carmen Lau, a former district councillor now based in the United Kingdom, for questioning. Lau is among six overseas activists wanted under the draconian National Security Law (NSL) and is accused of inciting secession and colluding withContinue Reading
A large-scale development plan in Hong Kong that received government approval in late 2024 is drawing criticism from environmental groups, who have voiced concerns over the planned destruction of coastal wetlands. The 74,000 acre Northern Metropolis project will bring 2.5 million new residents to Hong Kong’s New Territories, transforming farmContinue Reading
