Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai is released on £1million bail after he was charged under Beijing’s new security law Lai charged with colluding with foreign force and endangering national security He is the most high-profile out of more than two dozen charged under a new law Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing and founder … Read more
Pledge allegiance to China if you want to keep your job: Hong Kong civil servants swear oaths of loyalty under new rules brought in by Beijing to stop democracy protests Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam watched public officials take the pledge Civil servants must vow loyalty to the financial hub’s Beijing-backed government It comes … Read more
Less than a week after Warner Bros.’ bombshell announcement that all of its 2021 movies will debut in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, the studio may be facing a possible legal challenge from one of its collaborators. Legendary Entertainment, which produced the upcoming movies Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong through their distribution deal with … Read more
Given the uncertainty around movie theaters opening further in the new year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, another would-be box office blockbuster may head to streaming instead of theaters next year. Warner Bros.’ highly-anticipated Godzilla vs. Kong, which pits the iconic creatures Godzilla and King Kong against each other, is likely heading to a streaming service, … Read more
Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 138 products and services – including food, drink, clothing and household supplies in around 130 cities worldwide – to draw up the ranking of the most and least costly metropolises. Damascus, the capital … Read more
Four Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians have been ousted under new Chinese laws that disqualify those deemed ‘a threat to national security.’ Hong Kong’s government ruled on Wednesday that Dennis Kwok, Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung would ‘lose their qualification as legislators immediately’. Hours later the remaining 15 politicians from the legislature’s pro-democracy camp … Read more
Four Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians are removed from power under new Chinese laws that disqualifies lawmakers deemed ‘a threat to national security’ Comes after Beijing ruled any politician can be removed without court approval Latest blow to democracy since imposition of sweeping security law in June China’s leaders have called it a ‘sword’ hanging over the head … Read more
A young Hong Kong activist has been detained under Beijing’s sweeping security law while he was allegedly trying to seek asylum at the US consulate. Tony Chung, 19, was led away from a coffee shop opposite the consulate in the city by unidentified men, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a staff reporter who … Read more
Up to one million people from Hong Kong could emigrate to the UK in the next five years under new visa arrangements, according to official estimates. Some 500,000 could arrive in the first year after the visa becomes available in January, the estimations from Home Office officials suggest. Plans were set out to allow British … Read more
A Hong Kong teacher has been disqualified for allegedly promoting the city’s independence from China in class and discussing freedom of speech with their pupils. The Education Bureau said the unnamed teacher had been struck off for ‘deliberately disseminating pro-independence messages’, a move hailed by the authorities as a blow against ‘black sheep’ working in the … Read more