Hong Kong national security law (NSL)

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

25 Nov 2024 - 6:18PM

My Take | Ultimate aim of universal suffrage seems further away than ever

23 Nov 2024 - 8:32PM

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.

23 Nov 2024 - 1:27AM

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

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.

22 Nov 2024 - 7:30PM

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong should keep its cool in the age of Trump

Readers discuss the need to avoid getting caught up in US-China tensions, preventing crime on the airlines, the perks of living in Hong Kong, and a marketing expert’s optimism about the city’s future.

22 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

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.

22 Nov 2024 - 12:26AMvideocam

Legal scholar Benny Tai leaves the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre in 2021. He was deemed the scheme mastermind and jailed for 10 years. Photo: Winson Wong

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 11:15PM

Beijing slams Western threats of sanctions after 45 activists jailed in Hong Kong

Authorities will not waver in carrying out duties to safeguard Hong Kong despite repeated coercion and intimidation, national security office says.

21 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 9:41PM

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

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 8:30AMvideocam

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

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 1:06AMvideocam

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:05AMvideocam

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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US threatens new sanctions on Hong Kong officials

21 Nov 2024 - 11:22AM

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Hong Kong 47 and their jail time after longest national security trial

The 45 opposition figures found guilty of subversion for their roles in a plot to overthrow the government have learned their fates.

20 Nov 2024 - 4:20PM

SCMP Highlights

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.

20 Nov 2024 - 1:41PMvideocam

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 10:25AM

Police outside West Kowloon Court as Jimmy Lai’s trial resumes. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong

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.

21 Nov 2024 - 1:27AMvideocam

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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.

20 Nov 2024 - 12:18AMvideocam

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.

19 Nov 2024 - 11:31PMvideocam

Former legislator Claudia Mo was one of those handed the lightest sentence of four years and two months. Photo: May Tse

Sentences handed down in national security trial in Hong Kong

19 Nov 2024 - 8:29PM

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Hong Kong 47: supporters bid farewell to jailed opposition figures

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

19 Nov 2024 - 10:00PM

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.

19 Nov 2024 - 7:51PMvideocam

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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.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:30AMvideocam

Former media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in on February 9, 2021. Photo: Reuters

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.

18 Nov 2024 - 3:52PM

Police officers keep watch as protesters take to the streets on December 8, 2019. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong 47: dozens queue outside court ahead of sentencing of 45 opposition activists

Police have stepped up security since the weekend, ahead of final hearing in biggest prosecution under Beijing-decreed national security law.

18 Nov 2024 - 10:14PM