Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper became the city’s most popular tabloid by punching up against a particularly powerful entity that brooks little criticism: China’s communist leadership.
Jerome Taylor
Hong Kong/Taiwan/Macau bureau chief for AFP. Previously Asia Pacific Editor (HK), SE Asia (Bangkok).
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Hong Kong to Censor Films for National Security Breaches
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Hong Kong Police Ban Tiananmen Vigil
Hong Kong police on Thursday banned next month’s vigil marking Beijing’s deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown, the second year in a row that authorities have refused permission.
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Hong Kong Warns It Could End Up Binning Unused Vaccine Doses
Hong Kong warned Tuesday it may soon have to throw away coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry date and not enough people have signed up for the jabs.
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Jailed Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was handed an additional 10-month sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to taking part in an “unlawful” protest last year over the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
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Hong Kong passed a new immigration law on Wednesday that includes powers to stop people entering or leaving the city, raising fears Chinese mainland-style “exit bans” could be deployed in the international business hub.
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Hong Kong Prison Wrong to Cut ‘Long Hair’ Locks
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