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Bar Association Raises Alarm Over Judge Selection

Senior Hong Kong lawyers expressed alarm on Sunday at plans for the city's leader to select judges for national security... Read more

Astronomy Fans Venture Out For Partial Solar Eclipse

Hong Kong was treated on Sunday to its last major partial solar eclipse for another decade or so, with almost 90 percent... Read more

Restaurants Packed Amid Celebrations As Rules Ease

Local restaurants on Sunday were swamped by large crowds of diners celebrating Father’s Day on the first weekend since... Read more

Quick Vote On Security Law 'very Likely'

A prominent advisor to Beijing on Sunday said it’s “highly likely” that China’s top legislative body will approv... Read more

Cash-handout Registration Begins Across Hong Kong

The registration period for the government's HK$10,000 cash handout has begun, with Hong Kong permanent residents being ... Read more

Elsie Leung Praises Common Law Principles In Bill

A former deputy director of the Basic Law Committee, Elsie Leung, has praised the Common Law principles of Beijing's nat... Read more

People Have Lost Trust In Hong Kong: Kwok Ka-ki

Civic Party lawmaker Kwok Ka-ki has accused Beijing of destroying people's trust in Hong Kong, as the central government... Read more

So-called Referendum Fails To Attract Enough Voters

A poll organised by 30 trade unions and a students’ group to consider what actions to take in protest against the new ... Read more

CE Pleased That Central Govt Considered SAR Inputs

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the SAR government is working on the establishment of a national security committee as p... Read more

Covid Patient Dies In HK, One New Imported Case

A 78-year-old woman has died in Hong Kong from Covid-19, raising the number of deaths linked to coronavirus to five. ... Read more

'Three To Ten Years In Jail For Security Law Crimes'

A local deputy to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), Tam Yiu-chung, told the media that penalt... Read more

Late Surge Prompts Organisers To Extend Strike Poll

The organisers of a poll on whether to call for a general strike in Hong Kong said on Saturday that they extended the ti... Read more

'CE Choosing Judges A Blow To Judicial Independence'

The Bar Association’s vice chair, Anita Yip, says judicial independence will be seriously encroached if the Chief Exec... Read more

Alvin Yeung Sees Nightmare, Tam Yiu-chung Hails Move

Details of the new security law revealed on Saturday were described as a nightmare for Hong Kong by an opposition lawmak... Read more

HK To Establish New Commission For National Security

Hong Kong is to establish a committee headed by the Chief Executive – and supervised by the central government – to ... Read more