Tag: Hong
The 33-year-old Tiananmen massacre is no longer allowed to meet in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims
Critics say the authorities are using the corona as an excuse and want to defeat dissidents as China tightens its grip on Hong Kong. The sports fields at Victoria Park,…
Tight watch on Hong Kong anniversary
Today is the 33rd anniversary of the deadly violence by the Chinese military in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The incident has long been noticed in Hong Kong – but now…
still no commemoration in Hong Kong
For the second year in a row, the Hong Kong executive cordons off Victoria Park for the Tiananmen anniversary. No question of giving way to the vigil in memory of…
In Hong Kong, a local journalist recounts the death of press freedom
Hong Kong has long been considered the journalistic heart of Asia, spearheading press freedom in the region. Its geographical position and unique political system had attracted the offices of the…
Pro-democracy cardinal arrested then released in Hong Kong
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, arrested on Wednesday May 11 under the national security law, was released on bail a few hours later by the pro-Beijing authorities in the territory. In a…
Hong Kong: who is John Lee, ex-policeman and new chief executive dubbed by Beijing?
Calling “open, fair and honest” elections in which a single candidate is elected by a carefully chosen committee already seems to tell us something about the personality of the new…
Hong Kong Foreign Press Club suspends human rights awards
The organization fears to unintentionally break the law ” by crossing ” new red lines established by Beijing. This is the first time in 26 years that the foreign press…
explosion aboard an oil tanker near Hong Kong
A tanker exploded on Saturday evening 300 kilometers east of the coast of Hong Kong. The incident left at least one dead according to a still provisional report and a…
The zero-Covid strategy: what are its challenges in China and Hong Kong?
News Posted on 03/24/2022 at 10:50 p.m., Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) In China and Hong Kong, a policy of eradicating the…
Chen Jiang Hong, between Pasolini and Lao Tzu
Its ordinary is made of black, ocherof blue and of Red. With a border between abstraction and the figurative that he crosses cheerfully, even when a lotus flower teases his…