13 Jul 2012

Local activists say the investigation into the death of June 4 dissident Li Wangyang failed to address their concerns and they planned to invite a foreign pathologist to scrutinise the report....

9:10PM
12 Jul 2012

A mainland report on the death of June 4 activist Li Wangyang will be released within a week, the leader of a local political party said yesterday.

7:51PM
30 Jun 2012

President Hu Jintao began a three-day visit in Hong Kong to mark the 15th anniversary of the city's handover to China by promising to 'walk more and see more' to get a feel for Hongkongers'...

6:56PM
12 Jun 2012

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A sea of candles lit up Victoria Park earlier this month as a record number of mourners gave public voice to their grief. It is China's only large-scale event to remember those...

5:22PM
6 Jun 2012

Hong Kong has a new role as a source of information on the Tiananmen Square crackdown and as an outlet for political voices forbidden in the mainland, local activists say, after a record number of...

4:47PM
2 Jun 2012

An activist whose legs were crushed by a tank during the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square has arrived in Hong Kong to join locals in activities marking the 23rd anniversary of the...

4:26PM

Hongkongers still feel strongly that those at fault in the Tiananmen crackdown should be made accountable - a reason why next Monday's anniversary vigil will likely draw more people than last year...

4:15PM

A new group of participants has emerged to bolster the ranks of local activists marching each year to demand Beijing's rehabilitation of the 1989 pro-democracy movement: mainland tourists.

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4:01PM

A new fund-raising station at Ocean Park's Grand Aquarium allows visitors to type messages to be displayed on a big screen. Money raised goes to the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation.

3:36PM

Hongkongers yesterday recalled Fang Lizhi as an inspirational leader and expressed disappointment that he was never able to return to the mainland from exile in the United States.

12:11PM

The setting up of a new alliance among groups supporting the business sector in the Legislative Council will not bring about a dramatic change in our political environment. But it is a sensible...

5:57PM

Szeto Wah was last night re-elected chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China for the 21st time. But unlike past elections, he did not attend the...

7:10AM

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