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Hong Kong turns away German activist as US warns of growing risks

Sep 9, 2024 | rfa.org | Chen Zifei |Tashi Wangchuk |Pan Jiaqing |Alice Yam

Read coverage of this topic by RFA Mandarin, RFA Tibetan or RFA Cantonese. Authorities in Hong Kong have interrogated and denied entry to a German rights activist amid warnings from the United States of growing personal and business risks for those traveling to the city. Immigration officers turned away rights activist David Missal, deputy managing director & press officer for the Berlin-based Tibet Initiative Germany, after he arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on Sept.
Once a safe haven, Hong Kong is now ‘exporting its own refugees’

Aug 27, 2024 | rfa.org | Chen Zifei |Alice Yam

The ongoing crackdown on political dissent in Hong Kong has turned the city, where millions once took refuge from Chinese Communist Party rule, into an “exporter of refugees,” according to exiled former pro-democracy lawmaker Nathan Law. Law, who had his passport revoked in June along with other “wanted” overseas activists, said his father was a refugee who settled in Hong Kong after fleeing Communist Party rule in mainland China.
Head of embattled Hong Kong journalists' union to step down

May 20, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

Ronson Chan, an outspoken critic of diminishing press freedom who currently chairs the embattled Hong Kong Journalists' Association, has said he won't run again for office in union elections at the end of next month, saying he had been told that the organization would continue to be targeted by the authorities if he didn't step down. "I was going to fight for a last term ... [but] I have decided not to run for re-election," Chan announced via Facebook on May 14.
Cantopop star Denise Ho to play online gig, citing venue issues

May 1, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

Pro-democracy activist and Cantopop star Denise Ho has announced an online performance this month after being unable to get a venue in Hong Kong to agree to a booking, highlighting the chilling effect of stringent security legislation on the city's once-vibrant arts scene. “It’s hard to do a normal show in this abnormal place,” Ho, an outspoken supporter of Hong Kong’s 2019 pro-democracy movement, wrote in an April 29 Facebook post.
Attend flag ceremony or miss key math exam, Hong Kong student told

Apr 17, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

A Hong Kong school forced at least one high school examination candidate to stand through a lengthy flag-raising ceremony and official speech to mark China's "National Security Education Day" right before their exam, threatening not to let him enter the examination hall if he didn't comply, according to a prominent education blogger.
Hong Kong loses 10,000 civil servants amid political crackdown

Apr 15, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

Hong Kong's civil service has hemorrhaged more than 10,000 employees in recent years, in the wake of a city-wide crackdown on public dissent that has forced them to censor what they say on social media and take an oath of loyalty to Beijing.
Hong Kong denies entry to campaigner en route to Jimmy Lai trial

Apr 11, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

An advocacy worker for the Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders has been denied entry to Hong Kong, en route to monitor the national security trial of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai. Taipei-based Aleksandra Bielakowska was held for six hours, searched and questioned after arriving at Hong Kong's International Airport on Wednesday, the group said in a statement.
Hong Kong pushes ahead with ‘Article 23’ security law

Mar 7, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam |Gao Feng

Hong Kong's government announced on Thursday it will push ahead with stringent new security legislation known as "Article 23," aiming to pass it as soon as possible -- a process that could still take weeks. "[Hong Kong] has to enact the Basic Law Article 23 legislation as soon as possible – the earlier the better," the city's leader John Lee said on Thursday.
Hong Kong official slams groups' criticism of new security law

Feb 21, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

Hong Kong security chief Chris Tang has lashed out at the London-based rights group Hong Kong Watch after it issued a statement signed by 86 groups saying that forthcoming security legislation would have “devastating consequences” for human rights in the city. The new legislation, called Article 23, criminalizes treason, insurrection, the theft of state secrets and other national security offenses.
Japanese dance group’s take of a TikTok dance hit irks Hong Kong

Feb 15, 2024 | rfa.org | Alice Yam

The popular Japanese dance group Avantgardey has ignited the wrath of Hong Kong people with a performance of a popular Chinese dance move. Avantgardey, a finale performer for the Lunar New Year night parade event organized by the Hong Kong government, had posted photos and videos of the group’s activities across the city, including footage of the group performing the dance kemusan, also known as “subject 3” dance.The post was taken offline an hour after it was uploaded on Wednesday.