Monday, September 24, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-independence party officially banned by Hong Kong gov’t in historic move restricting freedom of assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/24/breaking-pro-independence-party-officially-banned-hong-kong-govt-historic-move-restricting-freedom-assembly/

Related:
Hong Kong issues unprecedented ban on Andy Chan’s separatist National Party, citing security risks
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165439/hong-kong-issues-unprecedented-ban-separatist-party

国务院港澳办就支持港府依法禁止“香港民族党”运作发表谈话 (Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on party ban: Regardless of violence, all “Hong Kong independence” views are threats to national security)
The Paper, September 24, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2470947

【禁民族黨運作】李家超:涉及非法社團罪行即時適用 不公布行動細節 (HK Security Bureau: Hong Kong National Party is deemed unlawful effective immediately, related criminal offences apply)
The Stand News, September 24, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/禁民族黨運作-李家超-涉及非法社團罪行即時適用-不公布行動細節/

高铁香港段首日通车:热闹与混乱的背后 “一地两检”忧虑仍在 (Hong Kong express rail link launches amid concerns over co-location arrangement)
BBC News, September 23, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45618599

Related:
Hong Kong is bound tighter to China (by bridge and bullet train)
The New York Times, September 22, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/world/asia/hong-kong-high-speed-rail.html

支聯會遊行到中聯辦要求釋放內地異見人士 (Hong Kong Alliance marches to Liaison Office, demands release of dissidents jailed in mainland)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1419575-20180923.htm