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For the first time in six or seven years. Gung hei etc to all in advance. A slightly surreal photo taken in Macau a few days ago… And an amusing little tale from Futurism… …as NBC News reports, users on … Continue reading →

From HKFP… The father of Hong Kong democrat Anna Kwok has been found guilty of handling funds linked to an “absconder” – the first family member of a wanted activist to be convicted of a national security offence. Kwok Yin-sang, … Continue reading →

From Bloomberg… China signaled greater efforts ahead to protect national security in Hong Kong after the sentencing of Jimmy Lai renewed foreign governments’ calls for the former media mogul’s release. Beijing’s State Council on Tuesday outlined a vision to strengthen … Continue reading →

Jimmy Lai, age 78, gets 20 years for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and printing seditious materials. He had been held without bail since end-2020, denied access to his choice of legal counsel, and tried by handpicked national security … Continue reading →

Jimmy Lai et al will be sentenced today. Statement from the Committee to Protect Journalists… “Jimmy Lai’s trial has been nothing but a charade from the start and shows total contempt for Hong Kong laws that are supposed to protect … Continue reading →

With Bitcoin plummeting, maybe the time is right: a Standard editorial sees trading card games as the next big thing for Hong Kong… With Pokemon cards having outperformed the S&P 500’s gain since 2004, the global TCG market is projected … Continue reading →

Eco-tourism means piles of trash on beaches and ‘digging up marine creatures’… Greenpeace campaigner Ha Shun-kuen on Wednesday told a radio programme that at least 22 sites with high ecological value in Hong Kong are not protected by the city’s … Continue reading →

New Republic on how online activist movements in China such as ‘Occupy the Men’s Bathroom’ led to change – until the state perfected censorship techniques, with mention of further developments in Hong Kong… The result is a choreography of threats … Continue reading →

From HKFP, more on Security Secretary Chris Tang’s ‘soft resistance’ comments… “Now that we have laws in place, they might be afraid of [committing] officially illegal acts,” Tang said, referring to the city’s national security legislation: both the Beijing-imposed national … Continue reading →

Security Secretary Chris Tang outlines four threats to national security, notably ‘soft resistance’, which he describes as… …people [using] fake news or information to incite dissatisfaction against the Hong Kong government or stir up conflict among residents, he said. “This … Continue reading →