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By , Published July 12, 2021
The fortunes of Hong Kong’s opposition camp, once a robust and potent force, have plunged dramatically in the year since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city.
Most of the camp’s prominent leaders have either been jailed or remanded in custody for their participation in the 2019 anti-government protests or for activism, while some have fled overseas. A number also announced they had quit politics for good.
Police warned repeatedly there would be no tolerance for law breaking and they would act decisively against potential offenders, whether of the national security law or other ordinances, to maintain order in Hong Kong.
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Indian seafarers left in limbo as coronavirus restrictions create chaos in shipping industry Illustration: Ka-kuen Lau
This is the fourth in a series of stories about the impact of India s Covid-19 crisis on the Indian and Chinese economies and the global initiative to restructure supply chains.
O.F., a 44-year-old mariner who works for a Hong Kong-based shipping management firm, planned to be in Goa only until April, as part of a four-month break from his last seafaring stint which lasted for nine months.
But as of last week, he remained in his hometown on India s west coast, a casualty of the country s surge in Covid-19 cases that has resulted in some shipping companies shunning Indian crew for their vessels.
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Tall order for Paul Chan’s budget: help Hong Kong’s needy, save stricken businesses, revive economy amid Covid-19 pandemic Denise Tsang and Cannix Yau denise.tsang@scmp.com, cannix.yau@scmp.com Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan has already dropped hints that his hands will be tied by the city’s record budget deficit and shrinking reserves. Illustration: Ka-kuen Lau
In his 70 sq ft cubicle in Cheung Sha Wan, renovation worker Xu Guiquan, 62, struggles with feelings of desperation as he has been mostly out of work since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Hong Kong early last year.