Tag: Hong Kong

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of organising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during last year’s anti-government protests. Wong, who was just 17 years old when he became the face of the 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement democracy protests, faces a maximum five-year

Source:-bbc The legislation has been widely criticised since it was imposed by Beijing in June after months of huge pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last year.In the letter made public on Friday, experts said the law breached international legal obligations.They also voiced concerns it could be used to prosecute political activists.The law, which criminalises secession,

Source: news18.com Hong Kong: Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific warned staff on Monday that they could be fired for supporting “illegal protests”, as the firm comes under pressure from Beijing over pro-democracy demonstrations. The flagship carrier’s stock plunged more than four percent in Hong Kong trade on Monday after Beijing imposed new rules banning airline staff

Source: bloomberg.com Singapore’s Minister of Law and Home Affairs doesn’t believe the island city-state stands to benefit from any instability in Hong Kong, as protests stretch into a third month. The rival financial centers are widely seen as investor-friendly havens from which to tap into fast-growing Asian markets. Since protests started in June, sparked by a proposal