A wave of Hong Kong district councilors have quit their positions, with over 70 announcing that they would be leaving their jobs as of yesterday. 123 of 392 pro-democracy district councilors that took office in 2019 have quit, many apologizing to their constituents...
The Apple Daily printed its last edition today, with the newspaper forced to shutter after the freezing of its assets by the Hong Kong government. The newspaper also shut down its website and social media accounts at midnight yesterday, with many netizens rushing to back-up the website...
The Apple Daily was raided by police today, with five executives of the media organization arrested. The raid involved 500 police officers and could have large implications for media in Hong Kong going forward...
In an unusual diplomatic spat, the Hong Kong Economic, Trade, and Cultural Office, shut down its offices in Taipei earlier this month. The HKETCO represents Hong Kong in Taiwan in lieu of an embassy or consulate, given the lack of formal diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Hong Kong...
Ten pro-democracy activists were sentenced to jail earlier this week in Hong Kong in the latest action by China as part of a months-long political crackdown. The sentencing takes place on the basis of participating in unauthorized assemblies on August 18th and August 31st in 2018, with the possibility of further charges down the line...
Comments by Xia Baolong, the director of China’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, earlier this week signaled that new measures would be aimed at ensuring that only “patriots” run Hong Kong in the future. By “patriots”, Xia was referring to individuals loyal to the Chinese government...
The Chinese government announced late last month that it would no longer accept the BNO passport as a valid travel document. This move was announced as retaliation to new provisions that would allow holders of BNO passports a path to UK citizenship...
