Hong Kong government wields emergency law to ban mask-wearing and facial covering at public assemblies. Photo: Protester in London wears a hard hat with “Free…
A month-long protest against the extradition bill has turned violent in recent weeks with rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets fired on the busy…
The Hong Kong police stand accused of breaching the normal procedures by arresting protestors with the assistance from the Hospital Authority (HA), prompting the legal…
Two million Hong Kongers, nearly one-third of the city’s population, swarmed into the streets on Sunday, forcing the chief executive to finally offer her apology…
The next reading of Hong Kong’s proposed extradition law is on hold as a big part of Hong Kong gathered in Admiralty to express their…
In a historical march, more than 1 million Hong Kongers took to the streets yesterday to protest against the government’s extradition bill that would allow…
By Alfred Romann International concern continues to mount around Hong Kong’s new extradition law, a piece of legislation that was born out of a legal…
In an unprecedented move, the Hong Kong government will submit a controversial proposal to amend the city’s extradition law directly to the Legislative Council (LegCo)…
Hong Kong’s police chief is calling for a specific law in the city to fight ‘upskirt’ photo-taking after the top court ruled that the charge…
An Uber driver leaking a video of two celebrities in the back seat has sparked debate on whether this is a breach of privacy law…
The Progressive Lawyers Group of Hong Kong, in its inaugural report, elaborates on the implementation of the rule of law in the city and warns…
H In amending a controversial extradition law, the Hong Kong government removed nine types of commercial crimes for which extradition would be allowed, but warnings…
Concern has increased within the business community in Hong Kong since the government proposed amendments to extradition legislation to allow the SAR to transfer suspects…
Hong Kong legislators were set Friday to debate a proposal from the Security Bureau that would allow extraditions to Taiwan, Macau and mainland China for…
A survey by local think tank The Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre found that only 35 percent of the Hong Kongers are satisfied with the general…
Hong Kong’s justice chief Ms Teresa Cheng came under fire over the Christmas holidays for a controversial decision by the Department of Justice to drop…
The Law Society of Hong Kong has proposed restricting the work of non-Hong Kong lawyers and increasing the ratio of local to foreign lawyers in…
On Monday, Macau proposed to form a national security commission to further uphold national security in the special administrative city. The commission will examine how…
In an unprecedented move, the Hong Kong government is considering banning a political party. It is the first and the most severe attempt against separatists…
公民實踐培育基金於上周六在香港大學舉行了名為「誰帶頭摧毀廉署和法治」的公眾論壇，多名前政府官員和法律界重量級人物均有出席，不少焦點落在已退休多年、特意由倫敦來港出席論壇的前廉政專員施百偉（Mr. Bertrand de Speville），《港報》在此與讀者重溫論壇的部份語錄。 （撰文、攝影：Salice Wong）
社民連主席吳文遠、副主席陳德章，及本土民主前線梁天琦分別入稟高院申請司法覆核，望推翻選管會要求立法會選舉參選人簽署「確認書」的決定。高等法院明將處理申請。而香港大學法律學院楊艾文教授指選管會有關新候選人確認書的理據難以令人信服，法理上並無需要。
Professor Simon Young of the University of Hong Kong challenges legality of an additional confirmation form required by the EAC and its authority to invalidate…
The chief executive says it’s time to review the cross-border notification mechanism and will assign officials to take follow-up action. Photo: Jeni Zhi
In a rare comment on Hong Kong’s internal politics, Nepalese Consul Baliram Prasad Dhami spoke out on the issue of creating refugee camps in a…
香港可能有人同情暴力的聖戰襲擊，而成功的恐襲幾乎必定是跨越國界。香港的網絡貫通東西方，正正令此城面臨恐襲威脅。單靠香港警隊難以保障我們安全。 本文由港報記者Benny Kwok翻譯。原文見於此處。
York Chow’s final call as chairman of the EOC seeks to better protect the rights of minority groups. As comprehensive as the report is, it…
While Hong Kong may have local sympathisers to violent jihad, effective plots almost always have a transnational dimension. Hong Kong’s East-West connections put it at…
Those seeking justice for late blind footballer, Terry Lam Wing-shun (林榮順), have decided that government departments will be pushed into action only if the Ombudsman…
