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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘very cautious’ in interviews after security law passed
But he says call for sanctions could not have been hidden, even as law would prompt public to ‘conceal’ their thinking in their actions.
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Elderly Pakistani missing for 6 days found dead near Hong Kong road
Body found next to lamp post close to a hill along Tuen Mun Road; source says man had dementia, diabetes and heart disease.
8 Dec 2024 - 11:12PM
Tuen Mun Road. Police are still working to uncover the man’s identity and the cause of his death. Photo: Google Maps
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Justice chief ‘matchmaker’ for Hong Kong, mainland and international lawyers
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam is leading a legal delegation to Guangdong that includes a record number of foreign lawyers.
7 Dec 2024 - 12:17AM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai wanted to grab US attention with security law prosecution
Unpublished letter reveals Lai felt he was targeted because he had ‘embarrassed’ Beijing by exposing its ‘hollow’ promises.
6 Dec 2024 - 9:38PM
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Bangladeshi woman accuses Hong Kong law firm of sexually harassing her
Equal Opportunities Commission issues legal proceedings on behalf of Khan Saima Begum, who claims boss at WT Law Offices sexually and racially harassed her.
6 Dec 2024 - 11:42PM
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‘Captain America’ protester loses appeal for early release in Hong Kong
Former food delivery worker Adam Ma filed the first legal challenge against the city’s domestic national security law.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:53PM
Adam Ma is known as the “second-generation Captain America” for dressing as the Marvel character in anti-government protests. Photo: Brian Wong
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Hong Kong police arrest passenger for allegedly stealing HK$11,000 on flight
Traveller reported cash and bank card missing from bag he had placed in overhead bin, latest in string of similar cases.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:39PM
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Hong Kong seizes HK$23 million worth of smuggled earphones, skincare goods
Officers find earphones and skincare products concealed in four machines inside shipping container.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:27PM
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Accidents and personal safety
Shipyard fire in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen put out after 4-hour battle
Boats being repaired were made of fibreglass so fire spread quickly, officials say.
7 Dec 2024 - 12:49AM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai tells court he could have fled Hong Kong in 2020 but chose to stay
Ex-media boss gave an interview right after the enactment of security law, saying that he would fight for democracy in a ‘different way’.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:32PM
Lai, 77, is standing trial on two conspiracy charges of collusion with foreign forces and a third of conspiracy to print and distribute seditious publications. Photo: AP
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Hong Kong man, 62, dies after being pulled unconscious from smoke-filled flat
Man was sent to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, where he was declared dead.
6 Dec 2024 - 3:36PM
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Jimmy Lai says he didn’t think at first national security law would be ‘end’ of Hong Kong
Ex-media boss also denies saying that he believed his arrest would trigger foreign intervention.
5 Dec 2024 - 11:17PM
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Hong Kong 47: ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and 2 others lodge appeals
Lam, activist Gordon Ng Ching-hang and former district councillor Michael Pang appeal convictions and sentences in city’s biggest national security trial.
5 Dec 2024 - 9:23PM
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Hermes seller shares details on bags stolen in HK$10 million Hong Kong burglary
Kelly 25 Epsom handbag with market value of HK$198,000 among 66 items stolen in burglary in Central’s New World Tower on November 30.
5 Dec 2024 - 7:54PM
The aftermath of the burglary at Ginza Xiaoma at New World Tower on November 30. Photo: Handout
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Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies inciting others to breach the national security law
Ex-media boss tells court he had always cautioned others to refrain from crossing the line and committing an offence.
5 Dec 2024 - 5:44PM
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Jimmy Lai says Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption’ after security law took effect
Lai had called for the US to impose ‘sanctions and punishments’ on China before the situation became ‘hopeless’.
4 Dec 2024 - 11:11PM
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Hong Kong logs 169 theft cases on inbound flights, losses hit HK$4.32 million
Security chief Chris Tang vows to crack down on surge of in-flight thefts, as figures for first 10 months surpass boom years of 2018 and 2019.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:24PM
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Hong Kong to consider reducing traffic accident fund payouts to curb abuse
Welfare minister Chris Sun says authorities to consider cutting number of compensated sick leave or hospital days claimable under fund.
4 Dec 2024 - 10:27PM
The fund provides financial assistance to victims of road traffic accidents or their surviving dependants. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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2 suspects accused of helping Abby Choi’s ex-husband flee Hong Kong to stand trial
Lam Shun and Irene Pun plead not guilty in Kowloon City Court to joint count of conspiracy to pervert course of public justice.
4 Dec 2024 - 4:42PM
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Jimmy Lai says Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption’ after national security law took effect
Woman briefly taken away and held in court building room after clapping at Lai’s remarks in past Radio Free Asia interview clip.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:24PM
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Hongkongers again being lured overseas and forced into illegal work, minister says
Law enforcement agencies have received 23 related requests for assistance so far this year, security minister Chris Tang says.
3 Dec 2024 - 8:10PM
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