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Around 100 white-clad men with rattan and wooden sticks injured 45 people at Yuen Long MTR station on the night of July 21, 2019. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong businessman found guilty of rioting at Yuen Long MTR station in 2019

Tang Ka-man, 46, is the 10th person convicted of taking part in a riot with a white-clad mob that attacked protesters and commuters.

Hong Kong court upholds rulings in favour of equal housing rights for gay couples

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing official’s speech signals Hong Kong has never been ‘independent’: experts

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Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai wanted to lure readers with ‘negative’ mainland China news

Former media boss says English-language coverage did not need to be ‘balanced’, as he denies trying to trigger Western sanctions.

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A former top aide to Jimmy Lai has said the ex-media boss wanted spark sanctions from the US. Photo: Winson Wong
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai failed to get Pence, Pompeo to subscribe to Apple Daily – as it happened

Lai was told top US officials had security protocols preventing them from officially subscribing to app, and he confirms none ever did.

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13 ex-insurance agents in Hong Kong plead guilty in HK$52 million fraud case

Anti-corruption watchdog says former branch manager at FWD Life Insurance orchestrated fraud that relied on false insurance policy applications.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong 47: Beijing slams West over ‘hypocritical double standards’

State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says Benny Tai and others in subversion trial were ‘far from being genuine advocates’ for democracy.

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Police stand guard as people line up outside West Kowloon Court on Tuesday. Photo: Elson Li
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sought US support for protests but denies inciting hatred

Former media boss tells court he had capitalised on ‘anti-China sentiments’ during the pandemic to boost his US readership.

Hong Kong national security law

No remote hearings for national security, criminal trials under Hong Kong bill

Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill, gazetted by the government on Friday, will have first reading early next month.

Bomb plot aimed at forcing border closure during Covid, Hong Kong court hears

Smoke bomb detonated in hospital and two explosives placed on MTR train, court hears as trial of eight defendants begins.

Police officers at Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan after a smoke bomb detonated inside a male toilet in the emergency department on January 27, 2020. Photo: Handout
Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai says some violence ‘inevitable’ in Hong Kong protests – as it happened

Ex-media boss denies encouraging violence or glorifying ‘valiant’ faction, instead wanted restraint by some protesters.

An artist sketch of Jimmy Lai in court on Friday. Illustration: SCMP
Hong Kong national security law

Beijing voices support for jailing of 45 opposition activists

Central government’s liaison office also condemns US and other countries for ‘attacks’ against judicial system.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies pushing staff to draft sanctions list for US

Judges grill former media boss on ‘confidential’ US message he forwarded to staff and friends in opposition camp.

Jimmy Lai trial

Lai says no ‘serious violence’ at storming of Hong Kong Legco – as it happened

Former media boss also rejects claims from ex-Apple Daily staff over grip on editorial direction, creation of sanctions list targeting Hongkongers.

Former media boss Jimmy Lai has denied leveraging his connections to sway foreign policy on Hong Kong or mainland China. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong politics

How did judges decide prison sentences handed down in Hong Kong 47 trial?

Sentences ranging from four years and two months to 10 years for conspiracy to commit subversion were proportionate with severity of crime, experts say.

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Jailed opposition activists are taken from West Kowloon Court in a prison vehicle to start their sentences. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong national security law

Editorial | Subversion sentences close difficult chapter as Hong Kong rule of law prevails

Justice neither delayed nor denied in Hong Kong’s longest-running national security case that saw jail terms for 45 opposition figures.

Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits donating to groups but denies having agenda

Former media boss goes into witness box for the first time and gives 6½ hours of testimony in his high-profile national security trial.

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Explainer | US threatens sanctions: what Hong Kong can expect after the jailing of 45 activists

The Post reviews how Hong Kong was caught in China-US geopolitical crosshairs and the impact of restrictive measures on the city.

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Former academic Benny Tai has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for organising an unauthorised legislative “primary” election. Photo: Winson Wong
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Recap | Car hits children outside school, toxic smog visible from space: 6 news videos

From a harrowing car incident in China to a toxic smog cloud visible from space, explore six stories from the video team at the South China Morning Post.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Lai wanted Trump to stop Hong Kong security law with ‘call to Xi’ – as it happened

Former media boss takes stand for first time in national security trial, outlining ties with US officials past and present as well as ex-Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong slams US over fresh sanctions vow after activists jailed

US ‘taking steps’ to impose visa restrictions on ‘multiple Hong Kong officials’ after 45 activists jailed in landmark national security trial.

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The jailed opposition activists and politicians are taken back to prison after sentencing on Monday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

45 Hong Kong activists jailed for 4 to 10 years over plot to topple government

Former legal scholar and ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai receives 10-year prison term.

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The defendants head back to jail in a prison vehicle. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong 47: when will jailed activists in security trial be released?

Claudia Mo among four set to be released in six months, after spending nearly four years in custody, but others still face years behind bars.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong 47: court rules subversion plot as severe as violent attack on government

Threat of unofficial ‘primary’ election justifies stiff sentences on 45 former politicians and activists, three High Court judges say.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong 47: supporters bid farewell to jailed opposition figures

Those who made it into packed public gallery said their goodbyes.

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A supporter of one of the defendants, social worker Hendrick Lui, holds up a protest sign outside West Kowloon Court in Cheung Sha Wan before the sentencing hearing. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong 47: Benny Tai jailed for 10 years over plot to overthrow government

‘Clear message’ sent over seriousness of offences, minister Chris Tang says, as government considers appeal to push for longer jail terms.

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Police stand guard outside West Kowloon Court as Hong Kong’s landmark subversion trial draws to a close. Photo: Sam Tsang
Jimmy Lai

Opinion | Those sympathetic to Jimmy Lai must stick to the facts

A London-based legal team’s claims about the treatment of the former media tycoon in prison ignore salient information.

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Hong Kong protests

Explainer | Why Hong Kong prosecuted ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plotters under anti-terrorism law

Defendants were charged under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, which was invoked for the first time since it was enacted in 2002.

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9 September, 2024
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