James Pomfret

China, Hong Kong, Western Visayas

Special Correspondent at Reuters

@Reuters Special Correspondent covering China/Taiwan/HK. Focused on politics/policy. ex @CNBC, radio guy. Tips: pls DM for Signal or [email protected]

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Hong Kong to toughen national security checks for food, entertainment spots

2 weeks ago | bilyonaryo.com | James Pomfret |Jessie Pang

SOURCE: ReutersBy James Pomfret and Jessie PangHONG KONG, June 10 (Reuters) – Hong Kong will toughen screening of caterers and other food and entertainment businesses for potential violations of national security, which civil servants should accord top priority in deciding licence approvals, the city’s leader said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong to toughen national security checks for food, entertainment spots

2 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | James Pomfret |Jessie Pang

Published on 06/10/2025 at 02:09, updated on 06/10/2025 at 05:08HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will toughen screening of caterers and other food and entertainment businesses for potential violations of national security, which civil servants should accord top priority in deciding licence approvals, the city's leader said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong leader says sudden removal of China's top official in the city was "normal"

2 weeks ago | hoover.org | James Pomfret

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces second charge under national security law

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Jessie Pang |James Pomfret

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香港、民主活動家ウォン氏を追起訴、国安条例の外国勢力との共謀罪

3 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Jessie Pang |James Pomfret

６月６日、香港当局は、民主化活動家のジョシュア・ウォン（黄之鋒、写真中央）氏を再逮捕し、国家安全条例に基づき外国勢力との共謀罪で起訴した。２０２１年３月、中国、香港で撮影。（２０２５年ロイター/Tyrone Siu）［香港６日ロイター］ - 香港当局は６日、民主化活動家のジョシュア・ウォン（黄之鋒）氏を再逮捕し、国家安全条例に基づき外国勢力との共謀罪で起訴した。ウォン氏は、２０２０年９月の立法会（議会）選挙に向けて非公式の「予備選」を実施したことが国家転覆の共謀に当たるとして５６月の実刑判決を受けた。２７年１月に刑期を終えて出所する予定だった。裁判所に出廷したウォン氏は、新たな罪状が読み上げられると「わかりました」と答えた。香港の国家安全警察は声明で、「起訴可能な犯罪の収益であることが分かっている、またはそう信じられている財産を扱った」容疑で、２８歳の男を逮捕したと発表した。ロイターが閲覧した起訴状は、見た告発状では、ウォン容疑者は、亡命活動家のネイサン・ロー（羅冠聡）氏らと共謀して、外国や外国の機関、組織、個人に制裁や封鎖を行うよう求めたとしている。...
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Faces Second Charge Under National Security Law

3 weeks ago | usnews.com | Jessie Pang |James Pomfret

By Jessie Pang and James PomfretHONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong authorities once again arrested prominent activist Joshua Wong on Friday and charged him with conspiracy to collude with a foreign country under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Wong, 28, was originally set to be released in January 2027 from a 56-month jail sentence he is serving under the same law for conspiracy to commit subversion after he participated in an unofficial primary election.
Hong Kong leader calls sudden removal of top China official 'normal'

3 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | James Pomfret |Clare Jim

Hong Kong's leader John Lee said on Tuesday that China's recent removal of its top representative in the city, known for his hard-line policies on national security, had been a "normal" personnel change. In a surprise development, China announced late on Friday that Zheng Yanxiong, the director of China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong — Beijing's main representative office in the city with powerful oversight over local affairs — had been "removed" from his post.
Hong Kong leader says sudden removal of China's top official in the city was "normal"

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | James Pomfret |Clare Jim

Zheng Yanxiong, director of China's Hong Kong Liaison Office, speaks during the National Security Education Day opening ceremony in Hong Kong, China April 15, 2024.
U.S. blacklist on China is riddled with errors and outdated details

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | James Pomfret |David Kirton

Doris Au, a seller of door locks and hardware in Hong Kong for 25 years, received a letter from her bank, DBS Group, last June stating that her business account would be closed. The bank gave little explanation but subsequently froze the account, killing her business with international suppliers, she said.
First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years' jail for subversion

1 month ago | newswatchplus.ph | Jessie Pang |Anne Marie Roantree |James Pomfret

Hong Kong - The first batch of individuals jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of "47 democrats" accused of conspiracy to commit subversion were freed on Tuesday after being behind bars for more than four years. Four former pro-democracy lawmakers, Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan, were driven away in cars, with curtains drawn across side windows, from three separate prisons across Hong Kong around dawn.