Yearly Archives: 2024

The FT on China’s ban on wording in stock-market listings prospectuses that ‘disparages the country’s laws and policies, business environment and judicial situation’… Many bankers acknowledge that the language of offering documents has been toned down. They say they are … Continue reading →

From Foreign Policy, Luke de Pulford on finding himself named as a co-conspirator in the Jimmy Lai trial. … …[To Beijing, t]he national security law alone fails to address the underlying problem of Hong Kong’s burning desire for autonomy. So … Continue reading →

NatSec police take family members of two more exiled activists – Simon Cheng and Frances Hui – in for questioning. Jimmy Lai’s London-based legal team ask the UN to investigate the alleged torture of key witness Andy Li… “Credible evidence … Continue reading →

Three months in prison for a T-shirt – but feel free to block an ambulance with your Mercedes (registration clearly visible, plus lame CC tag). Of course, the T-shirt threatens the security of the nation, while emergency vehicles just drive … Continue reading →

Taiwan votes on Saturday. HKFP have a team covering the election. (Evidence here of how clean the campaign is.) Why is it important? Stock answer from Bloomberg… War over Taiwan would have a cost in blood and treasure so vast … Continue reading →

The government’s decision to tighten access to vehicle registration records meets with criticism from a slightly unexpected source: a member of the all-patriots legislature. Today’s lawmakers are a bit of a haze – a few pro-Beijing stalwarts plus a bunch … Continue reading →

Remember when RTHK’s Bao Choy was cleared on appeal after being prosecuted for accessing the vehicle registration system? The government has now responded – by making access to the system much harder. Standard editorial… [The government’s measure] could also go … Continue reading →

The prosecution presents more of its case in the Jimmy Lai trial… Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was the “mastermind and sponsor” of a campaign to lobby for foreign sanctions on the city and on China, a government prosecutor … Continue reading →

The government unveils a ‘Characteristic Local Tourism Incentive Scheme’. The initiative expands on a 2020 package intended to ‘incentivize the travel trade to develop more tourism products and itineraries with cultural and heritage elements’. It is ‘characteristic’ in that it … Continue reading →

Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to collusion with foreign forces and publishing ‘seditious’ materials. In a move guaranteed to provoke anger – or at least derision – overseas… The prosecution … displayed a chart labelled “Lai Chee-ying’s external political connections,” … Continue reading →