The group of Hongkongers who championed democracy without regard to the Basic Law and the underlying concept of ‘one country, two systems’ cannot be seen as patriots.
City leader Carrie Lam explained her decision to push ahead with the poll, saying it would be ‘far easier to put in place disease-control measures’ for the relatively small-scale vote.
Source identifies individual as Gordon Ng, one of 47 opposition activists arrested in January last year, while consular officers sought to offer assistance several times but were denied, Canberra says.
Chief executive says the results of a probe into 15 officials who attended an infamous birthday party visited by two coronavirus patients will be announced before the start of the Lunar New Year.