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Saturday 18 September 2021
The move comes as China and the United States are at odds over a range of foreign policy and trade issues.
Police are investigating Olympic Games fans who booed China’s national anthem during a public screening at a shopping centre.
The arrests come after months of massive anti-government protests rocked the territory.
Apple Daily was founded by tycoon Jimmy Lai in 1995.
Police searched the newspaper’s offices in another move sparking concern about the future of the free press in the territory.
Organisers of the June 4 Museum said they were seeking legal advice.
The 73-year-old is currently serving a separate 14-month jail term for convictions related to other unauthorised rallies in 2019.
So-called “exit bans” are often used in mainland China against activists who challenge authorities and have impacted business figures like Irishman Richard O’Halloran.
1.7 million people turned out for the demonstration in 2019.
The amendments to Hong Kong’s constitution will give Beijing more control over the make-up of the city’s legislature.
Police arrested 55 of the city’s best-known pro-democracy campaigners last month.
Jimmy Lai is one of several activists facing long-jail terms over new laws prompted by the Hong Kong anti-government protests.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the law “makes a mockery of justice”.
One pro-democracy lawmaker said the removal of their colleagues could sound the “death knell” for Hong Kong’s democracy.
The move follows a resolution passed in Beijing partly aimed to combat supporters of Hong Kong independence.
Those arrested include current and former opposition legislators.
He’s the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a new national security law imposed on the city.
Irish journalist Aaron Mc Nicholas has returned from the territory and here, he documents the daily challenges faced by journalists and other activists in a politically tense Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong government first banned the wearing of masks last year.
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers defied a ban on rallies in June to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.
Hong Kong elections were due to have taken place today but were postponed for a year by the authorities.
The government expects five million people will take part in the programme.
The semi-autonomous financial hub has long been a major global media centre but its reputation as a press haven is slipping.
Genetic sequencing of the virus showed the patient was infected twice by different strains of Covid-19.
Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill allegedly said they respected and understood new Hong Kong security laws.
The newspaper said its circulation is up from 70,000 to 550,000.
He was among seven people detained on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces.
The fresh sanctions from the US came after Donald Trump’s move against TikTok and WeChat.
The chief executive said Hong Kong has the support of the Chinese government in making the decision.
Hong Kong says only those who pledge allegiance to both local government and China can run.
The ambassador also hit out at concerns expressed by the UK and the US over China’s growing control over Hong Kong.
“We hope to let the world to know how we choose not to surrender, how we choose not to kowtow to China,” he said.
So far, 12 people have died after contracting the virus in Hong Kong – four in the last fortnight.
“Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China,” Trump said.
It warned some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached the new security law imposed on the city.
A vigil was held on 4 June after police ruled it could not take place due to coronavirus restrictions.
Locally transmitted cases hit 34 on Thursday, the highest daily total in three months
The new headquarters overlooks Victoria Square, where pro-democracy protests took place.
Under the new law, certain political views and symbols became illegal overnight.
Human rights groups have warned the law could target opposition politicians.
CONTROVERSY HAS RAGED following a decision by President Michael D Higgins to decline an invitation to attend a church service alongside Queen Elizabeth to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary is a political move.
Jeffrey Donaldson said it was a “retrograde step” in terms of reconciliation and added that he hopes the president will reconsider.
Unionists and the Alliance Party have asked for clarity after it emerged that Michael D Higgins would not be present at the event in Armagh next month.
The service has been titled as ‘marking the centenaries of the partition of Ireland and the foundation of Northern Ireland.’
He told reporters in Rome that what had started out as an invitation to a religious service had, in fact, become a political statement.
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