Tag: Hong Kong
Hong Kong announces taking exceptional measures to try to stem the 5th wave of Covid-19
In Hong Kong, where the fifth wave of Covid-19 is proving to be incomparably more powerful than the previous ones combined, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Tuesday evening her…
“Hong Kong, Fallen City”, by Lau Kwong-Shing, a critique of repression
Comics Hong Kong, Fallen City, published by Rue de l’Échiquier, questions with acuity the shift from democracy to dictatorship. It is a manifesto in favor of freedoms and human rights,…
Hong Kong dignitaries sent to quarantine after party
In Hong Kong, dozens of senior officials were sent to a quarantined camp for participating in a party without respecting barrier gestures. The photo posted on social networks might seem…
one of the last independent media announces its closure
Since the adoption of the ultra-repressive national security law passed by order of Beijing, the independent press can no longer work in Hong Kong. After the police raid on a…
Hong Kong returns to traditional port swimming after two years of hiatus
Hong Kong has revived today a sporting tradition dating back more than a century, that of swimming across Victoria Harbor, the port that separates Hong Kong Island from its mainland.…
opening of the trial of 47 pro-democracy figures for “subversion” after the primaries
In Hong Kong, almost all the political figures who were in the camp of the pro-democracy opposition find themselves in court again Monday, November 29. After nearly ten months in…