Author Archives: biglychee

This is not a NatSec case, so who knows – he might not end up in prison. Or does a Wen Wei Po ‘soft resistance’ accusation tip the balance? … Pong Yat-ming appeared at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on … Continue reading →

Lingua Sinica report on Chinese diplomats in France complaining about a Taiwanese-German play showing at a Strasbourg theatre… When theater director Barbara Engelhardt did not respond, the deputy consul general wrote directly to the City of Strasbourg, the theater’s principal … Continue reading →

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung continue to argue for acquittal in their subversion trial… Defence counsel Erik Shum, representing Lee, told the court on Wednesday that the prosecution must establish that calling for an end to one-party rule is tantamount … Continue reading →

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung seek early acquittals on subversion charges relating to their role in the HK Alliance. From HKFP… Barrister Erik Shum, representing Lee Cheuk-yan, argued on Monday that prosecutors erred in saying that there are no “lawful … Continue reading →

There’s nothing we like more than seeing a property speculator having to cut his asking price, preferably by a lot… Known colloquially as the “Ten Billion Shop King” for compiling one of the city’s largest caches of street shop and … Continue reading →

In Japan Times, an International Women’s Day op-ed from activist Frances Hui… Denied bail, [Chow Hang-tung] continues to challenge Hong Kong’s authorities even from prison, most recently by bringing a judicial review against a dress code that forces female inmates … Continue reading →

The national security trial of Bill Yuen and Peter Wai in the UK gets underway… The two men, who hold dual British and Chinese nationality, are accused of agreeing to undertake information gathering, surveillance and acts of deception likely to … Continue reading →

The UK trial of the HKETO staffer begins… Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen, 65, and Chi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, are alleged to have carried out surveillance on Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners claiming asylum in the UK. They are charged with … Continue reading →

This could be interesting… …Bill Yuen, a manager of Hong Kong’s trade office in London, and Peter Wai, a former UK border officer … have been accused of gathering intelligence and conducting surveillance against Hong Kong democracy activists in the … Continue reading →

HKFP reports… A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 68-year-old retiree to eight months in jail for sedition under the city’s homegrown security law, after the man published more than 100 Facebook posts criticising authorities and calling for a boycott … Continue reading →