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Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to sedition and collusion charges
Armed policemen stand watch outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, where activist publisher Jimmy Lai's trial takes place, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Billy H.C. Kwok)
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Renewed strife in the Middle East highlights Hong Kong’s role in Iran sanctions busting efforts
The Ho King Commercial Centre, in Hong Kong's Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood, seen on December 21, 2023. Inside the 32-storey warren of offices is the registered address of Dirac Technologies, a company sanctioned by the United States for alleged ties to Iran.
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Former Hong Kong independence group leader seeks asylum in Britain
Independence activist Tony Chung is pictured in a street in Hong Kong, China January 8, 2019. Picture taken January 8, 2019. REUTERS/James Pomfret/File Photo
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Three Hong Kong activists jailed up to six years for ‘terrorism’ bomb plot
A police officer stands guard with a dog outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts during the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, in Hong Kong, China December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Lam Yik
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After the industry’s annus horribilis, Hong Kong wants to regain its crypto crown
In a photo provided by organizers, Crowds at ApeFest, a three-day event for NFT and cryptocurrency enthusiasts hosted by Bored Ape Yacht Club in Hong Kong in early November 2023. More than 20 people have reported burning eye pain and vision problems after attending a party here, organizers said on Nov. 7; ultraviolet lights may be responsible. (Yuga Labs via The New York Times) Ñ NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY CRYPTO EVENT INJURIES BY HOLTERMANN of NOV. 7, 2023. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED Ñ
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Beverley McLachlin’s strange lack of judgment on Hong Kong
The Editorial Board
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Western leaders call for the release of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai as his trial begins
Activist Alexandra Wong, also known as Grandma Wong, shouts slogans outside the West Kowloon court on the opening day of the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on December 18, 2023. Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to stand trial on December 18, where he faces internationally condemned national security charges that could send him to jail for life. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Canada’s Beverley McLachlin resists calls to leave Hong Kong court ahead of Jimmy Lai trial
British Columbia's legislature has ratified the appointment of a retired chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada to investigate allegations of spending abuses at the legislature. Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin listens to a question during a news conference, in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Hong Kong offers awards for arrests of activists abroad for breaching national security law
Chief Superintendent of Police (National Security Department ) Li Kwai-wah and Senior Superintendent Hung Ngan attend a press conference to issue arrest warrants for five activists Simon Cheng, Frances Hui, Joey Siu, Johnny Fok and Tony Choi, in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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Son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai lobbies UK foreign secretary for his release
TOPSHOT - Media tycoon Jimmy Lai (R) is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021, after being ordered to remain in jail while judges consider his fresh bail application, the first major legal challenge to a sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the city last year. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Casting a ballot in a Hong Kong election that exposes the political apathy caused by Beijing’s tightening grip
A man (C) walks past people handing out leaflets for candidates during the district council election in Hong Kong on December 10, 2023. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates
FILE - Pedestrians walk past an electronic billboard promoting the upcoming district council elections in Hong Kong, on Nov. 28, 2023. Residents went to the polls on Sunday, Dec. 10, in Hong Kong's first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing's guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
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Democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of Hong Kong police while in Canada
FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow releases from prison after serving nearly seven months for her role in an unauthorised assembly during the city's 2019 anti-government protests, in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she will remain in Canada
FILE -- The pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow is led to a waiting van following her arrest at her home in Hong Kong on Aug. 10, 2020. Many of the city’s democracy activists are facing jail terms amid a broad campaign to subdue opposition. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
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Hong Kong court hears final arguments in subversion trial of pro-democracy activists
A pro-democracy activist known as "Grandma Wong" protests outside the West Kowloon courts in a cordoned off area set up by police as closing arguments open in Hong Kong's largest national security trial of 47 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
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Hong Kong activists in Canada want hotline due to ongoing intimidation
A police officer watches as pro-China counter-protesters shout at Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protesters holding a rally, in Vancouver, on Saturday August 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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The Biden-Xi summit is on – thanks to a trilateral effort to save face
Frank Ching
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Supporters celebrate opening of Gay Games in Hong Kong, first in Asia, despite lawmakers’ opposition
Participants hold the rainbow flag at the AIDS Quilt Memorial Ceremony, ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. The first Gay Games in Asia are fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the regional financial hub, following recent court wins in favor of equality for same-sex couples and transgender people. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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