Activist Tam Tak-chi’s lawyer quotes Gandhi as Hong Kong top court hears appeal against conviction, sentence
[HKFP] - 01/10/2025
A Hong Kong lawyer has quoted prominent Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi in a landmark appeal against the conviction and jail sentence of activist Tam Tak-chi under a since-repealed sedition law. The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) on Friday heard its first challenge ever against a conviction and (…)
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[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
PolyU receives nearly HK$92mil in research funding
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[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
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[HKFP] - 10/01/2025
Hongkongers report tremors after quake near Shanwei
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[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
Outgoing US ambassador to Japan calls China, North Korea and Iran ‘axis of autocrats’
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[HKFP] - 10/01/2025
Hong Kong social worker denied legal aid for challenge against gov’t approval of tech hub development
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[HKFP] - 10/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 10/01/2025
Customs ramping up battle against space oil drug
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[RTHK] - 10/01/2025
