Category: Hong Kong

China: Groups with ties to NED in Hong Kong could risk censure – or worse

The US-backed National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is acting like a “second Central Intelligence Agency” in backing ‘separatist’ groups 12 May 2022 | Tony Cheung, Chris Lau  | South China Morning Post via MSN Hong Kong organisations or individuals could risk violating the national security law if they receive support from the US-backed National Endowment…

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Kiwi Chow’s Hong Kong Protest Film, ‘Revolution in Our Times’

Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, saying the phrase — and now this film’s title out loud is viewed as inciting secession 07 May 2022 |  Wing Kuang | ABC News Kiwi Chow’s film cannot be named in Hong Kong. But Revolution of Our Times is empowering the diaspora in Australia As the beating of drums…

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YouTube blocks John Lee Ka-chiu’s account

John Lee Ka-chiu, candidate for Hong Kong’s leadership, had his channel removed to ‘comply with U.S. sanctions’ Photo: Former Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration and Chief Executive election candidate John Lee, leaves at the electoral affairs office after submitted his candidacy, in Hong Kong, China, April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 20 April 2022 |…

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Hong Kong to Censor, Retroactively Ban Films

Photo: ANTHONY KWAN/GETTY IMAGES The proposed Film Censorship Ordinance gives the city’s censors wider powers and increases the maximum jail sentence to three years for illegal screenings. 24 August 2021 | Abid Rahman | Hollywood Reporter Hong Kong, once the most vibrant and creative film production hub in East Asia, is set to institute tougher…

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Hong Kong: One year after security law imposed

Photo: Website of 2021 Hong Kong Charter. Photo: 2021 Hong Kong Charter, via screenshot. Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 12 Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong almost exactly a year ago. A tumultuous few months culminated recently with the forced closure of the city’s last pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily,…

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Apple Daily Diary: The end of ‘free’ journalism in Hong Kong?

Photo: Lam Man-chung, executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily, applauds colleagues on the paper’s last day. Photograph: Lam Yik/Reuters 27 June 2021 | Anonymous | Guardian A Hong Kong police national security operation has forced the closure of the city’s most vocal and pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily. Its senior executives arrested, companies charged, and accounts frozen, the paper survived for…

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Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper vows to carry on following ‘clampdown’

More trouble at Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong newspaper with the arrest of Chan Pui-man for allegedly violating National Security Law. 18 June 2021 | Staff | Apple Daily Junior journalists generally like to refer to Chan Pui-man as “Man Ze” (“older sis Man”). She is the associate publisher of Apple Daily and gatekeeper of the…

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