Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for rioting after 2019 mob attack

Hong Kong, China Reuters A Hong Kong court convicted on Thursday prominent former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting for rioting after he was attacked by a white-shirted mob in July, 2019, at the height of that year’s pro-democracy protests. On the night of 21st July, 2019, more than 100 white-shirted men stormed the Yuen Long MTR […]
Hong Kong rejects US report criticising crackdown on freedoms

Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong on Saturday “firmly rejected” findings in a new US Government report that said US interests had been threatened and that Beijing continued to “undermine” the rule of law and freedoms in the territory under a national security crackdown. The US 2023 Hong Kong Policy Act Report, published by the […]
Small island off Hong Kong offers haven from stress of living

Hong Kong, China Reuters Something clicked instantly for Zero Chan when she first set foot on the island of Peng Chau, a short ferry ride from Hong Kong’s central business district, at a time when she was feeling burnt out and recovering from illness. “When I take the ferry back, it’s like a cleansing ritual,” […]
A window into life behind bars: Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison

Images smuggled out of Myanmar’s Insein Prison and interviews with eight former prisoners have given Reuters a rare glimpse inside the notorious institution…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she will not seek a second term

Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam, who has governed the global financial hub through the unprecedented upheaval of anti-government protests and COVID-19, said on Monday she will not seek a second five-year term of office. Lam’s announcement came as media said Chief Secretary John Lee, Hong Kong’s second most senior official, […]
The Long Read: In a scarred Hong Kong, “beautiful things are gone”

YIK LAM and JESSIE PANG, of Reuters, report on the changing landscape in Hong Kong…
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 14 months in prison for unauthorised assembly

Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison while nine other activists received jail time or suspended sentences on Friday for taking part in unauthorised assemblies during mass pro-democracy protests in 2019. Senior barrister Martin Lee, who helped launch the city’s largest opposition Democratic Party in […]
Updated: Hong Kong police arrest stabbing suspect, Pence slams China’s “betrayal” of 1997 deal

Updated: 8.40am AEST, 3rd July, 2020 Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the airport early on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and wounding an officer during a demonstration against a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the financial hub. The arrest followed protests on Wednesday in which […]
Hong Kong mall clash ends in bloody knife attack and bitten off ear

Hong Kong Reuters Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded a shopping mall in running clashes with police on Sunday during which a man with a knife slashed several people and apparently bit off part of a local politician’s ear. A human chain in Cityplaza, in the eastern suburb of Taikoo Shing, turned into a face-to-face conflict […]
Security tight in Tiananmen 30 years after students “died for nothing”

Beijing, China Reuters Tourists thronged Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday amid tighter-than-usual security, although most visitors approached by Reuters said they were unaware of the bloody crackdown on student-led protests 30 years ago or would not discuss it. The anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, when Beijing sent troops and tanks to quell pro-democracy activists, is […]