Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘surprised’ that election officers were not on US sanctions list, court hears
[HKFP] - 12/16/2024
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security trial that he was “surprised” local electoral officers were not included on a list of government officials sanctioned by the US in July 2020. The 77-year-old mogul continued to take the witness stand on Monday, the (…)
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[South China Morning Post] - 16/12/2024
Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘surprised’ that election officers were not on US sanctions list, court hears
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security trial that he was “surprised” local (…)
[HKFP] - 16/12/2024
China vows ‘healthy and stable’ ties with South Korea after Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment
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[HKFP] - 16/12/2024
Hong Kong’s Golden Scene Cinema denies closure rumour, pledges to stay open
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[HKFP] - 16/12/2024
Hong Kong 47: Activist ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung seeks to overturn conviction, sentence in national security case
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[HKFP] - 16/12/2024
Privacy not a problem with smart ballot boxes: govt
The government on Monday sought to alleviate privacy concerns over the potential future use of smart ballot boxes (…)
[RTHK] - 16/12/2024
Hong Kong officials’ rising pay doesn’t square with our financial winter
We are facing bleak times, and the government has a perception problem. Will top officials take a pay cut, as (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 16/12/2024
Call for Hong Kong homebuyers to hire surveyors to check for illegal features
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[South China Morning Post] - 16/12/2024
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits Apple Daily was ‘too radical’ towards authorities
But former media boss tells court he believes he and his tabloid ‘on the right side of history’.
[South China Morning Post] - 16/12/2024
Woman arrested over alleged theft of panda installation from Hong Kong Christmas exhibition
A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a panda installation, one of two reported missing (…)
[HKFP] - 16/12/2024
Kowloon Walled City exhibition moves to Kai Tak
An enhanced interactive exhibition dedicated to the now-demolished Kowloon Walled City has moved from the airport to (…)
[RTHK] - 16/12/2024