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5 men allegedly behind plot against Hong Kong police had planned earlier attack

Prosecutors say plot mastermind Ng Chi-hung’s team had thought of using violence against police as early as July 2019.

Prosecutors say plot mastermind Ng Chi-hung’s team had thought of using violence against police as early as July 2019

2 Aug 2024 - 6:22PM

Editorial | Emblem an expensive lesson for Hong Kong university

2 Aug 2024 - 6:45AM

Bomb plot against Hong Kong police hatched 3 weeks before planned attack: trial

1 Aug 2024 - 5:32PM

Hong Kong jury told to weigh bomb plot leader’s evidence despite fund misuse

Prosecutor says testimony from Dragon Slaying Brigade leader Wong Chun-keung should not be entirely dismissed.

30 Jul 2024 - 10:18PM

A van carries the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” group, including its leader Wong Chun-keung, to court. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

3 Hong Kong men jailed for up to 12 years for ‘sinister’ plot to bomb police

Trio’s plot equivalent to declaring war on police, High Court judge says.

30 Jul 2024 - 6:08PM

Remanded Hong Kong activist convicted over unapproved prison complaint letter

Court finds Owen Chow guilty of giving unauthorised complaint letter about prison conditions to lawyer to send to watchdog.

29 Jul 2024 - 7:34PM

Exclusive | No protest requests in Hong Kong rejected since 2022: security chief Chris Tang

Security chief says Hongkongers may have resisted protesting in recent years as authorities offered more effective channels for registering views.

26 Jul 2024 - 12:06PMvideocam

Hong Kong’s security chief has said authorities have focused on dialogue and listening to different groups’ opinions to address concerns. Photo: Sam Tsang

Opinion | Like Hong Kong, US must heed lesson: corrosive politics breeds hate

Inability or unwillingness to engage in dialogue, compromise and recognise shared interests can foster an environment ripe for radicalisation.

26 Jul 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hongkonger pleads guilty over role in 2019 protests 4 years after initial arrest

Issac Lee convicted of taking part in unlawful assembly after being rearrested upon return to city from UK.

24 Jul 2024 - 4:18PM

Still room for Hong Kong-EU cooperation as Asean, Mideast no substitute: diplomat

Thomas Gnocchi, outgoing head of EU office in Hong Kong, also urges city to uphold its uniqueness to maintain appeal to businesses.

22 Jul 2024 - 10:43AM

Thomas Gnocchi, outgoing head of EU office in Hong Kong, will leave the city next month following a four-year stint. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Opinion | Trump shooting a reminder in Hong Kong of harm of divisive speech

Words can kill. While political violence cannot be condoned, we need to recognise that it’s not only the drawing of the gun that we condemn.

21 Jul 2024 - 3:00PMvideocam

Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on July 15. Photo: Reuters

5 Hongkongers jailed for revenge attack on man who bit ex-politician’s ear

Court rules that the five had no justification for retaliation against Joe Chen, who attacked a district councillor and three others in 2019.

20 Jul 2024 - 6:02PM

Hong Kong activist to pay HK$100,000 over court bid to contest protest song ban

Court of Appeal denies request from jailed activist Chow Hang-tung to challenge decision barring her from contesting song injunction order.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:06PM

Hong Kong court remands student 4 years over alleged role in 2019-20 unrest

Issac Lee is charged with taking part in an unlawful assembly on June 30, 2020 in Kwun Tong’s APM shopping centre.

16 Jul 2024 - 5:41PM

Police officers on duty outside APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong, where anti-government protesters gathered for a lunch hour demonstration in 2019. Photo: Edmond So

Alleged Dragon Slaying member says he was mere observer in 2019 Hong Kong unrest

Christian Lee says his active participation in the brigade’s group chat related to protests was no more than ‘chit-chat’ with members.

15 Jul 2024 - 5:17PM

Clashes break out between riot police and student protesters at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Sha Tin in 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang

US President Joe Biden renews Hong Kong’s ‘emergency status’ in executive order

The original order, issued in 2020 by Donald Trump after the imposition of a national security law, removed the city’s preferential trade status and other privileges.

11 Jul 2024 - 10:34AMvideocam

Hong Kong 47: ex-lawmaker says ‘radicals’ forced her to back 2020 subversion bid

Helena Wong’s legal team seeks jail term limit of three years in landmark national security case, as other defendants make mitigation pleas.

10 Jul 2024 - 8:19PM

Hong Kong law clerk acquitted of wounding man who bit district councillor’s ear

Judge finds Eric Ko used proportionate force when subduing drunken man who bit politician’s ear during 2019 social unrest.

10 Jul 2024 - 5:31PM

Former businessman Joe Chen bit the ear of then district councillor Andrew Chiu in a drunken rampage in 2019. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong bomb plot defendant claims police forced him to make false statements

Alleged core member of ‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ Christian Lee says police told him to memorise names of other defendants and firearm terms.

9 Jul 2024 - 9:19PM

Outside In | Still too soon for Hong Kong to declare its economy out of the woods

True, no one has ever bet against Hong Kong and won. But it would be a foolhardy administration that underestimates the challenges still faced.

6 Jul 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong 47: Joshua Wong seeks no more than 10 years’ jail for role in plot

Joshua Wong, 27, appears in court with five other opposition figures to seek lighter sentences for their roles in scheme tied to unofficial primary election.

5 Jul 2024 - 8:45PM

A prison van brings defendants to West Kowloon Court on Friday. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

New head of Hong Kong social worker body named after controversial revamp

Herman Hui, appointed chairman of Social Workers Registration Board for three-year term, says he will try to increase transparency

5 Jul 2024 - 9:46PM

Authorities have accused the board of failing to take firm action to prevent people convicted of national security offences from registering to join the profession. Photo: Jelly Tse

Explainer | Will cut in elected members of Hong Kong’s social workers’ board hurt autonomy?

Critics react to social work board changes after claims it has failed to get tough on professionals convicted of national security offences.

4 Jul 2024 - 12:33AM

Explainer | Wedding bells behind bars? The Post examines rights for Hongkongers in jail

Prisoners can get married behind bars, get out under supervision for funerals of loved ones and women inmates can keep young children with them.

4 Jul 2024 - 1:22AM

Several people searched near scene of 2021 attack on Hong Kong police officer

Activist and three friends stand silently outside Sogo department store in Causeway Bay.

2 Jul 2024 - 12:39AM

Police officers patrol the streets around Sogo on Monday evening. Photo: Emily Hung

Hong Kong activist singer Denise Ho’s concert probed over noise concerns

Cantopop star Denise Ho’s online performance at the former Mount Zero Bookshop was halted twice on Sunday.

1 Jul 2024 - 8:25PM

In 2022, Ho was among five former trustees of the now-disbanded 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which was set up to help those involved in the 2019 anti-government protests. Photo: Facebook/HOCC

Permits and pandas: Hong Kong gets 2 gifts to mark July 1 handover anniversary

July 1 celebrations under way; Beijing says Hong Kong’s non-Chinese permanent residents can apply for mainland travel permit valid for 5 years.

3 Jul 2024 - 12:55PM

Exclusive | Hong Kong police to deploy 4,000 officers on July 1 amid warning over seditious acts

Sources warn that anyone seen wearing seditious clothing on 27th anniversary of city’s return to Chinese rule could face arrest.

27 Jun 2024 - 9:45PM

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Hong Kong protests

The Hong Kong protests began in 2019 in opposition to a proposed extradition law that would have allowed the transfer of fugitives to mainland China, among other jurisdictions. The demonstrations escalated into a much wider and prolonged anti-government movement that resulted in increasingly violent clashes between protesters and police across the city. The social unrest continues to simmer amid the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down parts of the city.