Hong Kong
UK needs ‘more diplomacy’ with China but will always put security first – Lammy
David Lammy said it had been important to ‘restart dialogue’ with China, adding there had not been ‘sufficient contact’ under the last government.
Lammy raises human rights concerns in ‘constructive’ talks with China
Both sides stressed the need for ‘pragmatic’ engagement during the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Beijing.
Hong Kong rejects activist Jimmy Lai’s bid to have jury trial for libel case
Lai, the founder of the Apple Daily newspaper, was prosecuted under a sweeping national security law during Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.
Hong Kong court sentences former editor to 21 months in jail
Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen was sentenced to 21 months, while former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam was allowed to go free.
Hong Kong court to sentence former Stand News editors in landmark sedition case
The now-shuttered news outlet was one of the last that dared to criticise Chinese authorities.
Rolls-Royce ‘working closely’ with Cathay Pacific after engine part fails on flight
The Hong Kong-based airline has cancelled nearly 40 flights in Asia this week.
One man convicted over pro-democracy protests terror plot
Six other defendants were acquitted over the plot to ambush and kill police officers in Hong Kong.
British judge on Hong Kong’s top court quits media freedom group advisory panel
Lord David Neuberger is a former president of the Supreme Court in the UK.
Hong Kong welcomes the birth of its first locally born giant pandas
Visitors will have to wait for a few months for their public debut.
Hong Kong invokes new law to cancel passports of six UK-based activists
Pro-democracy activists including Nathan Law and Simon Cheng were among those affected.