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Tech giants threaten to quit Hong Kong over proposed data laws
A letter sent by an industry group that includes the Internet firms said companies are concerned that the planned rules to address doxing could put their staff at risk of criminal investigations or prosecutions related to what the firms' users post online. Doxing refers to the practice of putting people's personal information online so they can be harassed by others, the report said.
'Anyone who bullies China will face broken heads and bloodshed': XI Jinping at Communist Party’s centenary gathering
Speaking from the balcony of the Tiananmen Gate, Xi underlined the achievements of the Chinese Communist Party and talked about the role of the CCP in establishing China as a global power. Talking about Hong Kong, Xi said that Beijing helped restore order after large anti-government protests had erupted in the autonomous city in 2019.
Jimmy Lai appears in Hong Kong court again for illegal assembly
The 73-year-old Jimmy Lai, who is already in jail for other alleged offences, is accused of inciting others to participate in the unauthorised assembly in Victoria Park last year, Xinhua news agency reported. The 20 defendants appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Friday. While two of the defendants prepared to confess, eight others pleaded not guilty and the rest 10, including Lai, were yet to decide.
Organiser of HK Tiananmen Square massacre vigil arrested
Richard Tsoi, secretary of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKA) told dpa news agency that Chow was arrested at 8 a.m. at Central Police Station. The police announced a ban on Tiananmen commemorations last week, which they said was because of the pandemic. They said that anyone breaking the ban could face five years in prison, and one additional year for publicizing an event.
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