Author Archives: biglychee

‘Strengthening legal clarity’

The Hong Kong government plans to allow the chief executive… …to certify any criminal act as a national security case, in a legal update that would be binding on the courts.  …The chief executive is already empowered to issue certificates … Continue reading

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Prosecutors can’t let go of Lam

The government tries to overturn the acquittal of former ICAC investigator and Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting of ‘perverting the course of justice’ while asking someone to delete possibly incriminating photos of participants in a 2019 protest…  [Assistant Director of … Continue reading

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Sedition at Sogo

From HKFP, a fully illustrated account of how the HK Police spent June 4 in Causeway Bay, apparently setting up a roadblock on a pedestrian-only street… Another woman was seen gesturing “six” and “four” with her hands at around 6pm … Continue reading

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Odd couple

A break from the mundane usual, courtesy of the couple who have given birth to three children at home with no professional medical care. The first, born in Finland, died. The second, also born in Finland, was taken into care … Continue reading

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Even ‘all-patriots’ feel stifled

There was a time when government officials would dread having to answer questions in the Legislative Council. Pan-democrat lawmakers – and even the occasional ‘pro-business’ one – would maul them if the quality of governance was failing to match public … Continue reading

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GDP to boom thanks to lower financial burden on yacht owners

Millions of yacht owners dance in the streets upon hearing that they can now sail their boats between Hong Kong and half a dozen Pearl River Delta cities with less paperwork. Is weaving in and out of container ships the … Continue reading

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Quick lesson on Streisand effect in The Times

The UK’s most prestigious paper picks up the story the Hong Kong Justice Dept wants the press to ignore. (Paywalled, ironically.)   Chau led the prosecution team at Lai’s trial last year, telling the court that the state did not need … Continue reading

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No questions, please

Further to the leaked memo on leaks to Frances Hui about new DPP Anthony Chau and his junior Crystal Chan… …Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung confirmed on Wednesday the existence of the internal memo sent by Secretary for Justice … Continue reading

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Crime and punishment

From the CFHK… Last weekend, #HongKong was rocked by the kind of scandal the city’s once-free tabloid press — namely the now-defunct Apple Daily — would’ve aggressively exposed: the misuse of public funds by one of Hong Kong’s top public … Continue reading

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Sesame Street was brought to you today by the word ‘Enochlophobia’

An LGBTQ radio show previously scrapped by government-run RTHK is cancelled by another station… Hong Kong’s Metro Radio has abruptly halted plans to relaunch radio programme We Are Family, an LGBTQ show axed by government-funded broadcaster RTHK three years ago, … Continue reading

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