HONG KONG, April 1 Hong Kong’s government said today it rejected “unfounded and ridiculous” allegations made in policy reports from Britain and the United States of a deteriorating political and legal situation due to the city’s sweeping national security law. The United States and.
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The first Hong Konger to be charged under Beijing’s national security law can be tried without a jury, a senior judge said today. Reuters pic
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HONG KONG, May 20 The first Hong Konger to be charged under Beijing’s national security law can be tried without a jury, a senior judge said Thursday in a ruling that cements the financial hub’s fast-changing legal traditions.
Tong Ying-kit, 24, was charged with two crimes under the new law a day after it came into effect after he allegedly drove his motorbike into a group of police officers during a protest.