... arrie Lam proudly proclaims a similar inflexible mindset by insisting that she will not change her mind ‘no matter how much political criticism I’m getting’ over new extradition legislation. Both of t ...More
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... ely to be proposed to the Legislative Council in the form of a policy statement, Lee said, adding that they are aimed at alleviating public concerns and striking a good balance following opinions and ...More
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... al July 1 pro-democracy protests. Meanwhile, it is also widely expected that the Legislative Council Complex could become another battleground on June 12, when the legislature is scheduled to resume s ...More
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... scholars, pro-establishment figures, notably businessmen, foreign dignitaries and, for the first time in living memory, even some senior judges (albeit anonymously to an international news outlet), ha ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-31
Fugitive tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung has withdrawn his application for a judicial review of the proposed extradition law amendments. Sit, Fung, Kwong and Shum, the law firm representing Lau in the leg ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-30
Following a call by the Civil Human Rights Front for a June 9 mass protest against the government's extradition bill, the city’s lawyers are preparing to stage a separate march of their own next week ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-30
... capacity properly to ensure optimum supply to the market. The company's fortunes improved recently, yet it still has a long way to go before it can catch up with the current No.1 Chinese player, Huaw ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-29
... rment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), who chairs the Legco security panel, had planned to invite Lee to meeting, media reports have said. Chan issued an advance notice that there will be staff from t ...More
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... share our project and be the most charismatic, creative and competent possible,” Macron told reporters as the summit ended in Brussels. “It is important for me to have gender balance, that we name two ...More
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The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC) has sought more safeguards in the government's proposal to amend the extradition laws even as it expressed support to the "underlying principle" of th ...More
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... ir rights protection. However, when asked about a suggestion that clauses be added to the amendment bill that would require jurisdictions to guarantee fair trials for fugitives, Cheng said the governm ...More
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... ten back. Pro-Europeans supporting the European Union’s establishment parties also lost out. And the politicians who invented the Spitzenkandidaten process in an attempt to influence the choice of the ...More
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... tangible proof that European democracy is alive and well,” Margaritis Schinas, chief spokesman of the executive European Commission, told reporters. “The populists didn’t win this election.” Facing a ...More
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... ed in the protest, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the June 4 incident, double the number seen last year, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The turnout was also the highest recorded by the pro- ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-27
The prospect of a “no deal” Brexit was fast becoming the central battle of the race to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, with environment minister Michael Gove becoming the eighth candidate ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-27
Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc’s elections showed on Sunday, though far-right and nationa ...More
EJ Insight2019-05-27
It’s the most sensitive day of the year for China’s internet, the anniversary of the bloody June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protests at Tiananmen Square, and with under two weeks to go, China’s robo ...More
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