The draft legislation on Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law raises the threshold for commutation and may affect defendants under the National Security Law | Cross-Strait | Central News Agency CNA
2024/3/9 15:13 (updated at 3/9 15:48) The picture shows the Chinese flag and the Hong Kong regional flag. (China News Service) (Central News Agency, Taipei, 9th) The Hong Kong government raised the threshold for prisoner commutations in the draft legislation on Article 23 of the Basic Law. Under current legislation, prisoners can have their sentences […]
Tsai Ing-wen: The CCP tore up its promise of one country, two systems and once again suppressed the freedom of the press in Hong Kong
Washington— Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen expressed great concern over the arrest of high-level officials of Hong Kong’s “Stance News” and the forced closure of the website, saying that this was the CCP’s torn up the promise of one country, two systems and once again suppressed the freedom of the press in Hong Kong. On Wednesday, […]
Stance News was forced to shut down another example of the collapse of Hong Kong’s democracy
Washington— Hong Kong’s pro-democracy online media “Stance News” announced its closure on Wednesday (December 29). Earlier in the day, Hong Kong police officers from the National Security Department raided the website’s office, frozen its assets, and arrested six former and current senior officials on suspicion of “conspiracy to publish seditious publications.” “Stance News” senior officials […]
