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Police set up traffic instructions outside West Kowloon Court. Photo: Sun Yeung
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits to lobbying for international support

Ex-media boss says at national security trial that belief sanctions could topple Communist Party is ‘more than ridiculous’.

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Jimmy Lai trial

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

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Jimmy Lai trial

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

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.

Jimmy Lai is brought to West Kowloon Court in a prison vehicle on Friday morning. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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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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Jimmy Lai testified for more than six hours on his first day in the witness box. Photo: AP
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 politics

Foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong hits out after top UK official meets Lai son

Ministry’s office in Hong Kong lashes out after meeting between British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Sebastien Lai in London last week.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong security chief accuses ex-lawmaker of glorifying sedition in article

Chris Tang warns Ming Pao, which ran lawyer Margaret Ng’s article, against becoming platform for inciting or supporting illegal activities.

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The opinion piece published by Ming Pao is believed to refer to former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong courts

Jailing of Hong Kong editors will have chilling effect on media, experts say

But Stand News case is unlikely to have significant impact on industry given increased caution journalists now take in doing their jobs, they say.

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Patrick Lam, Stand News ex-acting editor-in-chief, leaves the District Court on Thursday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong politics

Western media urged to stop telling ‘one-sided stories’ on Hong Kong, mainland

Beijing is considering further easing mainland entry requirements for Hong Kong’s non-permanent residents, spokesman indicates.

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Hong Kong courts

Hearing over media access to car registration database begins in Hong Kong

Revamped policy inconsistent with ruling by Court of Final Appeal, lawyer for Hong Kong Journalists Association says.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong rules same as overseas, John Lee says after journalist denied entry

Post learns Associated Press journalist Louise Delmotte refused entry as tourist on September 14, after earlier being denied work visa extension.

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The Associated Press has said no reason was given for the entry denial. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Crime in Hong Kong

Wikipedia user banned for ‘alleged trolling, doxxing’ of Hong Kong reporters

Police chief Raymond Siu says force has received two reports related to claims that dozens of reporters, their family members and employers have been harassed.

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Wikipedia says the global ban is an “extremely rare action”. Photo: Shutterstock
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong government hits out at UK lawyers for Jimmy Lai over UN appeal

Lawyers have defamed judicial system with false claims about Lai’s treatment in prison, government says.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong journalists’ union says massive harassment campaign targeting reporters

Undersecretary for security says he is unaware of claims, urges anyone being threatened to ‘come out and report [it]’.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post passes 4 million subscriber mark on YouTube

Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam praises major milestone for channel, which offers content ranging from quick updates to award-winning documentaries.

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The channel began in 2010, but did not see accelerated growth until the Post’s digital transformation in 2018. Photo: Nathan Tsui
Hong Kong

Editorial | Ruling on satirical Hong Kong TV show underlines city’s judicial independence

Such material, if consistent with the law and the broadcasting rules, still has a place in the city.

Hong Kong courts

Opinion | No threat to Hong Kong press freedom after court ruling on Stand News

The judgment sets out the reasons for finding the media outlet guilty of sedition, a crime in Hong Kong since colonial times.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong authorities reject coalition’s claims about state of media freedom

Media Freedom Coalition says conviction of editors for sedition falls against wider backdrop of increased media self-censorship.

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Former Stand News acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam (left) and ex-editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen have been found guilty of sedition. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court quashes watchdog’s finding against RTHK show mocking police

Court of Appeal hands press unions partial victory in case of Headliner episode that satirised force’s excessive self-protection during Covid.

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An episode of RTHK’s satirical current affairs programme Headliner shows a policeman wrapped in binliners to protect himself from Covid-19. Photo: RTHK
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong security chief slams Wall Street Journal for ‘fact-twisting’ editorial

Secretary for Security Chris Tang pens open letter against opinion piece that criticised city’s recent conviction of two editors of Stand News.

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Hong Kong courts

How did Hong Kong judge decide Stand News was localist site used to smear Beijing?

Lengthy judgment in recent court verdict sets out danger posed by 11 seditious articles published amid tensions of 2019 social unrest.

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Hong Kong courts

Verdict in sedition case against Hong Kong’s closed Stand News set for Thursday

Verdict, originally slated for last October, was adjourned three times pending appellate court ruling on separate sedition case.

A verdict in the sedition case against former Stand News chiefs is expected on Thursday. Photo: Handout
TV shows and streaming video

TV gold? When TVB battled ATV to screen the 1988 Seoul Olympics

TVB obtained a High Court injunction to stop ATV’s monopoly on screening the 1988 Olympics in Hong Kong – but a multimillion-dollar deal allowed both to broadcast the games

Deacon Chiu Te-ken, Chairman of Asia Television Ltd (ATV), displays an advertising package for the Seoul Olympic Games in 1987. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Trio’s Instagram clip hasn’t clouded view, Hong Kong reporter tells assault trial

Prosecution witness says three defendants hurt his eyes and ears by shooting jets of water at him with ‘relatively powerful’ toy guns.

Hong Kong politics

The Wall Street Journal told staff to ‘avoid press freedom advocacy in Hong Kong’

Selina Cheng clears the air over her dismissal after city’s security chief suggested newspaper wanted to distance itself from union

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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