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The Court of Final Appeal upholds the law making it illegal to urge people to do something that is legal – namely boycott an election in Hong Kong. HKFP reports… Although casting a blank ballot or not voting is legal, … Continue reading →

RTHK reports… Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said all restaurant licences would have national security clauses by September. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department introduced the clauses in licence renewals for restaurants in May last year, prohibiting business … Continue reading →

Hong Kong’s Five-Year Plan. Mostly about Northern Metropolis, the economy and tourism, with one section on education, housing and social issues. Long story short: everything will be enhanced. Buzzword count here. Sample passage… The HKSAR Government will, in line with … Continue reading →

The Washington Post editorial board writes: ‘At China’s behest, the city says people can now be charged retroactively for crimes that didn’t exist when they allegedly committed them’…  Hong Kong’s national security law has already crushed the territory’s once-vibrant civic … Continue reading →

That was quick. The Standard reports… The Hong Kong Legislative Council swiftly completed a clause-by-clause review of newly amended national security subsidiary legislation on Thursday afternoon. The fast-tracked process, driven by cited geopolitical risks, centers on a mechanism allowing the … Continue reading →

Hong Kong is set to receive 53.8 million tourists this year. HKFP reports… Hong Kong authorities are exploring the introduction of a real-name reservation system for a popular hiking trail in Sai Kung to curb overtourism.  Speaking at a Legislative … Continue reading →

Via HKFP, more explanation from the CE of the make-things-NatSec plan… A Hong Kong government proposal that will allow the city’s leader to certify criminal acts as national security offences is intended to “make the law clear,” Chief Executive John … Continue reading →

The Hong Kong government plans to allow the chief executive… …to certify any criminal act as a national security case, in a legal update that would be binding on the courts.  …The chief executive is already empowered to issue certificates … Continue reading →

The government tries to overturn the acquittal of former ICAC investigator and Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting of ‘perverting the course of justice’ while asking someone to delete possibly incriminating photos of participants in a 2019 protest…  [Assistant Director of … Continue reading →

From HKFP, a fully illustrated account of how the HK Police spent June 4 in Causeway Bay, apparently setting up a roadblock on a pedestrian-only street… Another woman was seen gesturing “six” and “four” with her hands at around 6pm … Continue reading →