Once renowned for world-class cinema, Hong Kong’s film industry was already struggling before the latest hurdle — Chinese mainland-style censorship as authorities take their purge of dissent into the cultural sphere.
Su Xinqi
Hong Kong Police Arrest Tiananmen Vigil Organizers
Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of the group behind the city’s Tiananmen Square vigils, a day after they refused to cooperate with a national security investigation.
Digital Dissent: Hong Kongers Race to Archive Democracy Movement
Hong Kong activists are working in the shadows to preserve digital backups of their democracy movement as the physical symbols of their resistance, including an opposition newspaper and a museum, are purged from the city’s streets.
Mirror: The Boy Band Bringing Joy and Local Pride to Hong Kong
In the middle of a Hong Kong shopping mall, hundreds of people are excitedly screaming and chanting. But this is not a recent democracy protest.
First Hong Konger Convicted of National Security Crime Jailed for Nine Years
A Hong Kong waiter was jailed for nine years on Friday after he became the first person convicted under a sweeping new national security law that Beijing imposed on the city to stamp out dissent.
Tears and Cheers as Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Prints Last Edition
As journalists from Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper scrambled to produce their final edition, they didn’t need to go far to find their front page — the news was right outside their doors.
Future Sours for Hong Kong’s Brazen Apple Daily Tabloid
A shadow of fear hangs over Hong Kong’s outspoken and staunchly pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, with its billionaire owner Jimmy Lai now jailed and many reporters asking themselves: “Are we next?”
’Till Prison We Part’: Hong Kong Crackdown Pushes Veteran Activists to Wed
Both veteran Marxists who have spent decades campaigning for Hong Kong democracy, Chan Po-ying and Leung Kwok-hung viewed marriage as something of a patriarchal and unnecessary institution.
‘Violent’ Ducks? Hong Kong Clothing Brand Cartoons Rile China
Cute cartoon animals have been at the heart of Hong Kong clothing brand Chickeeduck since 1990, displayed on everything from t-shirts and tote bags to baby rompers and pillows.
Patriot Games: Hong Kong Arts Scene Shudders as Loyalists Circle
After successfully muzzling Hong Kong’s democracy protests and opposition, Beijing’s loyalists are now taking aim at the arts as they seek to impose mainland-style orthodoxy on culture and purge the city of dissent.
Supporters Rally as 47 Hong Kong Defendants Charged under NSL
A court hearing involving some of Hong Kong’s best known dissidents was adjourned in the early hours of Tuesday after one of the 47 defendants charged with subversion fainted and was rushed to hospital.
No Jury for Hong Kong’s First National Security Trial
Hong Kong has decided against using a jury for the first trial under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing, a legal source with direct knowledge of the case told AFP on Monday.
Western Alarm as Canada Says Hong Kong Enforcing Single Nationality
Canada, Britain and the United States have expressed alarm after Ottawa revealed authorities in Hong Kong forced a dual citizen to choose one nationality, enforcing what they said was a little-used regulation for the first time in decades.
Hong Kong Tycoon Remains in Jail after Landmark Challenge to Security Law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered Monday to remain in jail while judges consider his fresh bail application, the first major legal challenge to a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the city last year.
Hong Kong Florist Helps Prisoners Send Christmas Gifts
Samantha burst into tears when she opened the box from florist Elise Ip on Christmas Day. It was a surprise gift from her boyfriend, in custody for joining last year’s Hong Kong protests.
‘Who Owns the Truth?’: Producer of Hong Kong Documentary of ‘Yuen Long Attack’ Arrested
A Hong Kong journalist was arrested Tuesday in a probe linked to a recent documentary she co-produced investigating an attack on democracy supporters by government loyalists, a move her employers described as “chilling”.
The Murderer Who Set off the Hong Kong Protest is Still a Free Man
Hong Konger Chan Tong-kai admits to murdering his pregnant girlfriend in a Taipei hotel room nearly two years ago. He has even said he is willing to return to Taiwan and face trial. Yet he remains a free man. Why?
Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye, Joshua Wong Treads Fine Line
Not a day goes by without Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong wondering how long it will be before the police’s new national security unit comes for him.
Chinese Lawyers Struggle to Access Hong Kong ‘Speedboat Fugitives’
Lawyers representing some of the Hong Kongers captured by the Chinese coastguard as they allegedly tried to flee the financial hub by speedboat told AFP Monday that they have been denied access to their clients.
Hundreds Arrested after Postponed Hong Kong Elections
Nearly 300 people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Sunday as riot officers swooped on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections.