The death of Liu Xiaobo deprives China’s dissident movement of a crucial figurehead at a time when political activism on the mainland is being forced ever deeper underground, and pro-democracy forces in Hong Kong are under threat. The world had not heard from Nobel laureate Liu since he was jailed in 2009 for writing a … Read more
Pro-democracy activists and hundreds of supporters marched in Hong Kong Saturday ahead of a vote for the city’s next leader which they reject as a sham. Hong Kong’s next chief executive will be chosen by a pro-China committee on Sunday morning with former deputy leader Carrie Lam widely seen as Beijing’s favourite for the job, … Read more
Ko Oi-sum’s simple village home on the northwestern edge of Hong Kong is surrounded by trees planted by her mother — she dries the leaves to make tea, espousing their health benefits. But this ramshackle rural community of narrow alleyways, humble houses and freely roaming cats and dogs, is now under threat. Residents have been … Read more
Two young lawmakers disqualified by Hong Hong’s High Court from the city’s legislature have vowed to appeal the judgment. The court on Tuesday disqualified lawmakers Sixtus “Baggio” Leung and Yau Wai-ching in the wake of an intervention by China that critics said undermined Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy. Leung and Yau said at a press conference … Read more