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Landmark Trial Opens for Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
Photographers take picture of the members of League of Social Democrats scuffling with police outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts ahead of the national security trail for the pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, Monday Feb. 6, 2023.
AP / Anthony Kwan
2023-02-07, Voa News
Hong Kong's largest national security trial since the sweeping National Security Law was imposed by Beijing is underway with a cross-section of pro-democracy figures...
Unemployed, Homeless Man Suffers Stroke After COVID-19 Vaccination, Risk Another Jab for Work
Doctor making Covid inscription with red capsules
Creative Commons
2023-01-11, The Epoch Times
During the three-year pandemic, a 50-year-old laborer in Hong Kong lost his job, was...
‘Just another Chinese city’: Xi’s Hong Kong visit marks its new era under Beijing’s control
China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after arriving for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022
AP / Selim Chtayti
2022-06-30, The Los Angeles Times
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Even before he set foot in Hong Kong, ChinesePresidentXi Jinping’s intent was clear: to usher in the city’s next chapter under the firm grip...
No evidence shows killer acquainted with two victims in Plaza Hollywood butchering2023-06-03
Hong Kong Standard: There was no evidence that showed a 39-year-old man with mental disorder record was acquainted with the two young women he brutally stabbed to death in Plaza Hollywood on Friday afternoon, according to police. Speaking at a briefing at midnight on...
Hong Kong trio jailed for up to 5 years, 2 months for rioting as police ...2023-06-02
South China Morning Post: West KowloonCourt judge tells men they were involved in serious offences that endangered public safety. ......
HK's 'secret sauce': Will it work?2023-06-02
China Daily: Hong Kong is eyeing nonlocal labor as a "secret sauce" for jump-starting the city's pandemic-battered economy. But unionists and experts hope the government won't neglect local labor rights and innovative technologies when addressing the manpower shortage. Liu...
Young woman arrested and charged with seditious intention2023-06-02
Hong Kong Standard: A 23-year-old woman was on Thursday arrested by national security police and charged today (Fri) with “doing an act with seditious intention,” according to...
15 best new restaurants in Hong Kong in June 2023 for pizza, Thai food, pasta, ...2023-06-02
South China Morning Post: The best new restaurants opening in Hong Kong in June 2023 include one offering innovative Thai cuisine, and the first Kowloon outpost of pizza and doughnuts chain Dough Bros. ......
Hardcore quartet Ex Everything makes live debut at the Chapel this weekend2023-06-01
San Francisco Examiner: Ben Thorne and Jon Howell — the bassist and guitarist for hardcore quartet Ex Everything — first met inside an airplane in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood. Well, kind of. Thorne was playing for the noisy alt-country outfit Low Red Land and Howell was in the...
Hardcore quartet Ex Everything to make live debut at the Chapel2023-06-01
San Francisco Examiner: Ben Thorne and Jon Howell — the bassist and guitarist for hardcore quartet Ex Everything — first met inside an airplane in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood. Well, kind of. Thorne was playing for the noisy alt-country outfit Low Red Land and Howell was in the...
Charity walk finds top fundraisers2023-06-01
Hong Kong Standard: The Community Chest's Walks for Millions in November last year and January have raised more than HK$15 million to help 24 Chest's member agencies that provide family and child welfare services. The two walks...
Man jailed 22 months for procuring two 12-year-old girls to become prostitutes2023-06-01
Hong Kong Standard: A 26-year-old man was on Thursday jailed for 22 months for luring two 12-year-old to prostitute themselves and sell their virginity. The man was arrested as police sent a female officer to go undercover and meet with him by pretending to be a young girl. ...
How ‘begpackers’ became some of Asia’s most disliked travelers2023-06-01
Auburnpub dot com: Hong Kong (CNN) — When Hong Kong resident AshleyJames first started seeing “begpackers” on the streets of his city in spring of 2023, he had two simultaneous thoughts: leisure tourism had returned to Asia, and it was time to make some memes about it. James, a...