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Legislating Hong Kong’s homegrown national security law was the biggest challenge of his career, the city’s security chief has said. Secretary for Security Chris Tang announces the beginning of the public consultation period for Hong Kong’s homegrown security law, Article 23, on January 30, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a Facebook video shared on Sunday, […]
Hong Kong police are considering using drones for routine patrols and analysing their images with artificial intelligence, the city’s security chief has said, amid broader government plans to ease restrictions on the aerial vehicles. A drone. Photo: Openverse Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Wednesday that the plan to allow drones to patrol designated […]
More than four years after a Beijing-drafted national security law came into force in Hong Kong, 45 leading democrats finally learned their fate when a mass trial under the legislation ended on November 19. Most had been detained since February 2021. Tsang Kin-shing, aka “the Bull,” lines up outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building […]
The US has said it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials after 45 of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates were sentenced to prison on Tuesday. A Correctional Services Vehicle leaves West Kowloon Law Courts Building on November 19, 2024, after 45 pro-democracy figures were sentenced to up to […]
Well well. Government spokespersons of various kinds have been commenting defensively on the slow-motion prosecutions which have left two thirds of the people arrested during the 2019 disorders still awaiting trial. I would not dare to attribute this to my nagging on the subject, but it seems there is some unease behind the scenes. As […]
The Hong Kong Observatory has issued a T3 storm warning as Super Typhoon Yinxing edged closer to the coast of southern China. Tropical Cyclone Yinxing’s predicted path, on November 9, 2024. Photo: Hong Kong Observatory. The Strong Wind Signal No. 3 was raised at 3.40 pm on Saturday and was expected to remain in force […]
Little more than six months since Hong Kong passed new security legislation, known locally as Article 23, the courts heard the first legal challenge brought against it by an inmate who was denied early release from prison under its provisions. People watch a video installation in the Hong Kong Museum of History, on October 1, […]