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What’s at Stake as 2 Hong Kong Journalists Await a Verdict in Sedition Trial?
By Kanis Leung
The journalists were charged with conspiracy to publish seditious materials under a colonial-era law two years ago.

After Fleeing Repression, Hong Kongers in Exile Face Financial Blockades
By Megan Khoo
The denial of Hong Kongers’ savings is just one piece of the puzzle of transnational repression against the Hong Kong diaspora.

How Should the World Perceive Today’s Hong Kong?
By Michael Mo
Hollowed out by Beijing, the city, once the world’s freest society, should be viewed as an example of the state of post-authoritarianization.

The Wall Street Journal Owes Hong Kong Reporters an Explanation
By Christopher Siu-tat Mung
Selina Cheng was let go by WSJ only two weeks after being elected as the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

What’s in Hong Kong’s Proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill?
By Charles Mok
The new law seeks to regulate critical infrastructure operators responsible for “continuous delivery of essential services” and “maintaining important societal and economic activities.”

Hong Kong Is Chiming in on China-US Tech Competition
By Sunny Cheung
Hong Kong’s investments in semiconductors and technology highlight a deliberate strategy to align with China’s objectives while exploiting gaps in U.S. regulations.

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
By Eric Wear and Anouk Wear
Hong Kong's vague and ambiguous concept of “national security,” imported from the mainland, is applied to arts and culture.

A Changed Hong Kong Is Stamping out Memories of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
By Yaqiu Wang
As the anniversary approached, authorities heaped new charges on a jailed vigil organizer.

14 Pro-Democracy Activists Convicted, 2 Acquitted in Hong Kong’s Biggest National Security Case
By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo
Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government by securing the legislative majority necessary to veto budgets.

How a Primary Election Led to Hong Kong’s Biggest National Security Case
By Kanis Leung
In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged under the Beijing-imposed national security law for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. The first verdicts are due this week.

Independent Trade Unions’ Diminished Voice Threatens Labor Rights in Hong Kong
By Christopher Siu-tat Mung
Under the government’s strict control, independent unions have been devastated, labor protests are prohibited, and opposition to the government’s labor policies has become rare.

Protest Song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Now Banned in City After Appeals Court Overturns Ruling
By Kanis Leung
“Glory to Hong Kong” was often sung by demonstrators during huge anti-government protests in 2019.