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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is facing a life sentence for allegedly conspiring with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials. His son, Sebastian Lai, says Canada has an ongoing role in supporting his father and reminding others what democracy looks like in the region. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.7388163 CBC | World News
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Dozens of activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Dozens of prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement. CBC | World News
Read More »Ronnie O’Sullivan granted residency in Hong Kong after coming through ‘migrant scheme’
Ronnie O’Sullivan cited the ‘low tax’ for foreigners as one of the driving factors. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Emma Raducanu pulls out of Hong Kong Open and left red-faced days after statement
Emma Raducanu’s miserable end ot 2024 continues with her latest withdrawal. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Wall Street Journal reporter says she was fired over press freedom advocacy in Hong Kong
When Selina Cheng was elected as the head of a Hong Kong press freedom association, she didn’t expect her very first press conference would be about getting fired from her own job. CBC | World News
Read More »Former chief justice Beverley McLachlin to step down from controversial Hong Kong court
Former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin has announced her retirement from the controversial Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists, but acquits 2 in subversion trial
Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city’s rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian women 6th at Hong Kong 7s after narrow loss to Fiji
The Canadian women finished sixth after losing the fifth-place rugby playoff 19-15 to Fiji at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. Canada’s men were 12th, beaten 26-17 by Britain in the 11th-place playoff. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid fears it will further erode civil liberties
A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong’s new security law expands scope abroad. What to know about the Article 23 laws
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent. It even has potential implications for exiles living in countries such as Canada. Here’s what’s in the law. CBC | World News
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