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Woman who broke Hong Kong quarantine order says system is 'waste of time', Asia News
A woman who broke a quarantine order by going to her office in Kowloon and attending a meeting elsewhere in Hong Kong has slammed the anti-contagion measure as a "complete waste of time and resources". Teenie Chau, who asked not to give her real name, had last been in mainland China on January 27 before returning to the city via Taiwan on Saturday, when the government's tough new system against… → Read More
Hong Kong workers told to stay at home as coronavirus spreads, Asia News
Civil servants, bank staff, lawyers, and a host of other private sector employees have been asked to work from home as Hong Kong does its best to minimise the threat of the Wuhan coronavirus spreading in the wider community. On Tuesday, the government said civil servants would stay away from the office until the end of the week, although it would not apply to those who provide urgent and… → Read More
Hong Kong court lifts mask ban, refusing request to suspend earlier ruling, Asia News
A Hong Kong court has lifted a ban on face masks by rejecting the government's request to suspend an earlier order that declared it unconstitutional, but warned of uncertainty in light of a pending appeal. Two Court of Appeal judges on Tuesday acknowledged "Hong Kong is in a state of public danger" and the government had presented a "reasonably arguable" appeal against a lower court ruling that… → Read More
Beijing not holding me accountable for election humiliation: Carrie Lam, Asia News
Pro-establishment politicians in Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's cabinet voiced their unhappiness to her on Tuesday that they had suffered a crushing defeat at the district council polls because they were the punching bags for voters unhappy with the government's handling of the political unrest. → Read More
Hong Kong man shot by police slams 'ridiculous' use of live round, Asia News
A 21-year-old man shot by a police officer in Sai Wan Ho in early November said the use of a live round at such close range was "most ridiculous" as his lawyer vowed to fight any charges that may be brought. Chow Pak-kwan, joined by his father and lawyer, on Saturday made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital. He was dressed in black and spoke in a low and hoarse… → Read More
Chinese professor hit by online backlash over Hong Kong protest posts, Asia News
A Chinese professor has become the latest target of an online backlash on the mainland after his chat messages that appeared to support the Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were leaked online. Niu Jie, a law professor at Nanchang Hangkong University in eastern China, was targeted by angry Weibo users, some of whom published his personal details, on Wednesday for his messages, which appeared to… → Read More
Social media channel used for doxxing police shuts down after court order, Digital, Asia News
A social media channel widely used by Hong Kong protesters to share personal details of police officers and their families has been closed down - two weeks after a court order came into effect to deter doxxing attacks. The channel, named "dad finds boy" on the instant messaging app Telegram, began blocking updates from Thursday. The move was confirmed at a court hearing on Friday by lawyers… → Read More
Knife attack on pro-Beijing Hong Kong politician, Asia News
A knife attack on a pro-Beijing lawmaker has ignited a debate over security during Hong Kong's coming district council elections, with speculation the polling day could be postponed. Video footage circulated online showed the moment Junius Ho Kwan-yiu was stabbed during a campaign event in Tuen Mun on Wednesday morning. His allies condemned the attack and complained the city's unrest had put… → Read More
Hong Kong student injured in car park fall fighting for his life, Asia News
A Hong Kong university student who suffered a serious brain injury after a fall in a car park over the weekend was fighting for his life on Tuesday, as medical sources confirmed he was unresponsive in at least two tests. Chow Tsz-lok, a year two computer science undergraduate at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, showed no awareness during tests on pupil reflexes and breathing… → Read More
Election ban on Joshua Wong may face challenge in court, Asia News
The banning of Joshua Wong Chi-fung from the coming district council elections may have put an end to the exchange of words between the young activist and two electoral officials, but the decision is all but certain to face a challenge in the courts, analysts said. Wong, the only hopeful to have been disqualified, has pledged he will lodge an election petition after the polls on November 24. His… → Read More
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologises after water cannon sprays mosque entrance, Asia News
Hong Kong's beleaguered leader and police force have apologised to the local Islamic community for spraying the entrance to the city's biggest mosque with blue solution from a water cannon while dealing with anti-government protests at the weekend. They insisted the soaking at Kowloon Mosque was an accident, according to the community representatives. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Stephen Lo… → Read More
Critics react to Carrie Lam's crisis panel: We need solutions, not more studies, Asia News
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Wednesday said she would appoint a panel of experts to investigate the political and socio-economic causes of the city's protest crisis, similar to the Ferguson Commission in the United States. But some Hong Kong analysts were immediately sceptical, saying Lam's panel fell short of a judge-led inquiry and that the scope of the protest movement and… → Read More
Police chase protesters into MTR station and beat people on train, China News
Elite Hong Kong police chasing radical protesters entered a train on Saturday night, clubbing people wearing masks with batons, pepper spraying them, and making arrests in unprecedented scenes of violence and chaos. After police fired tear gas and deployed water cannons on Hong Kong Island to disperse rampaging protesters - who took over roads, threw petrol bombs and set barricades on fire - the… → Read More
Smashed and ransacked Legco could cost $1.7 million to repair, China News
In a matter of hours, Hong Kong's legislative headquarters was smashed open, ransacked and defaced with graffiti in a shocking takeover by young protesters on Monday that could cost "more than HK$10 million (S$1.7 million)" and take weeks to repair. A day after a mob stormed the city's political centre - crashing through glass panels and trashing security systems - the Legislative Council… → Read More
Protesters besiege Hong Kong government buildings for second time in 4 days, China News
Protesters demanding a full withdrawal of the now-suspended extradition bill blocked the entrances of multiple government offices on Hong Kong Island on Monday. About 100 demonstrators besieged the tax office - for the second time in four days - before heading to the Immigration Department's central building and then back to the government headquarters and legislature, where Secretary for… → Read More
Missing police numbers: anger, mockery, credibility questions in Hong Kong, Asia News
The credibility of Hong Kong's police force has been called into question over the official explanation that Special Tactical Squad officers accused of brutality during recent clashes with anti-extradition bill protesters did not have their identifying numbers displayed on their uniforms because there was "no room" to fit them. At the same time, hundreds of frontline officers and their families… → Read More
Ex-Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho gets 3-year sentence after tearful apology
Disgraced former Hong Kong minister Patrick Ho Chi-ping delivered a tearful apology on Monday in a US federal court in New York after he was sentenced to 36 months in jail and fined US$400,000 (S$540,000) over a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving top African leaders. "I tried very hard to transform my despair into something meaningful," Ho told US District Judge Loretta Preska. "I… → Read More
Fast cars, a mansion and cash from the sky: Who is HK's Coin Young Master?
A flashy car, a flamboyant mansion and cash for show - a young cryptocurrency promoter left a strong impression on Hongkongers on Saturday, after he was linked to at least HK$6,000 (S$1,000) in cash being tossed from a building in Sham Shui Po, the city's poorest district. Wong Ching-kit, who denied he was behind the stunt that sent onlookers on the streets below into a cash-grabbing frenzy, was… → Read More