Several weeks have passed since Beijing forcefully implemented the National Security Law in Hong Kong, effectively ending the region’s autonomy and reducing it to yet another communist-controlled city. As a consequence, a city that has been regarded as the financial hub of East Asia is at risk of losing the trust of the international business ...
After China implemented the national security law in Hong Kong, there have been reports that numerous people in the city are looking to migrate to other nations. Countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan have already announced plans to welcome fleeing Hongkongers. According to an estimate by the UK’s Foreign Office, almost 200,000 Hongkongers ...
On July 6, the netizens launched a silent protest at the APM shopping mall in Kwun Tong. During this period, riot officers entered the mall and intercepted multiple citizens, arresting five men and seven women. After being released the same day, Miss Lu asked the Hong Kong government why it was even afraid of a ...
Beijing’s National Security Law is making life tough for the people of Hong Kong. While earlier, they could criticize the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and talk freely about human rights, such activities will now land them in prison under charges of subversion, undermining the state, and so on. The surprising thing is that the law ...
The government of Australia has announced that it will grant an extension of 5 years to Hongkongers who hold visas. The decision comes on the back of Beijing’s move to implement the national security law in Hong Kong despite residents strongly protesting against it. Helping Hongkongers “If you’re a temporary visa holder, your visa will ...
In the summer of 2019, unrest was gripping Hong Kong on account of the controversial extradition act. At his home, Hong Kong cartoonist Liu Guangcheng was watching live broadcasts of the protest. One particular scene that disturbed him and made him break through his inner struggle was when he saw a first aid responder being ...
Since the 1997 handover, July 1 has been a statutory holiday in Hong Kong. Annual protest marches initiated by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) have been held on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China. This year, for the first time ever, the Hong Kong police banned the annual protest march. At the ...
With the National Security Law in effect, Hongkongers faced the question of whether or not to carry on with the July 1 parade, an annual event marking the 1997 handover of the city from the UK back to China. To begin with, this was the first time that the people of Hong Kong did not ...
In May, the Chinese government passed the proposal to implement a national security law in Hong Kong. Beijing wants to target people who are involved in activities like promoting democracy, freedom of speech, and so on with charges of secession, terrorism, subversion, etc. And now, it seems as if Beijing will even be able to ...
With Beijing deciding to impose the National Security Law in Hong Kong, damaging the democratic foundations of the city, many Hongkongers are planning to flee to other nations. And to many people desperate to leave Hong Kong, Taiwan is a natural destination since it shares a similar culture and values. The government recently announced a ...
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