In long-awaited report, Independent Police Complaints Council says officers only used force in reaction to last year’s violent disturbances.
Hong Kong Law Society president Melissa Kaye Pang insists she was only expressing her views in a personal capacity when rallying support for candidates vying for spots on the body’s governing council.
More than 200 city residents set to make it onto the flight ‘tentatively scheduled’ for Sunday, but thousands more stuck without knowing when they can come home.
But officials say plans to restore some normality in city have not changed.
Civil Rights Observer, which interviewed 45 arrestees, suggests force may have violated international treaties against torture.
Two opposition legislators in Hong Kong say they are ready to make formal allegations of assault, pro-establishment side also considering filing complaints.
Pro-establishment camp regains control of House Committee but rivals vow to hold own sessions and elect new chair after walkout following ejection of members.
Opposition will filibuster and use legal opinion from constitutional experts to accuse pro-Beijing heavyweight Starry Lee of conflict of interestLee’s camp bracing for violence, with alternative conference room as backup for stormy meetings.
Former Legco president Andrew Wong warns that legislature could end up with two parallel meetings convened by rival camps if special House Committee sitting held.
Expectant fathers and families struggling with medical issues are among those pleading for the government to bring them home soon.
City’s health minister says this is to avoid doubling the 14-day isolation period of arrivals if they have valid proof of having served a similar stint in their previous location.
April ruling left few happy, with justice department and opposition lawmakers eager to settle issues at Court of Final Appeal.
Nearly 200 city residents flying back from South Asian country on own accord must stay at government-run Chun Yeung Estate for 14 days. Some returnees demand home quarantine as tensions rise over food provisions, with many fasting during the day for Ramadan.
Health expert says it is too early to declare that the coronavirus crisis is under control after city confirms two cases among those repatriated from Pakistan.
Milkshake murderer Nancy Kissel, British banker Rurik Jutting, and yoga ball killer Khaw Kim Sun all among McCoy’s clients, but he was also constitutional law expert and well known for human rights cases, defending Occupy ringleaders and others.
Audit Commission criticises six-year delay in the implementation of a long-term electronic historical record that will be publicly available.
Legislation should be brought in line with international treaties that Hong Kong has signed up to, special rapporteurs suggest.
Chief executive says there is no cap or minimum on appointment tenures, citing examples of members previously not reappointed after two years.
Bar Association chairman Philip Dykes wants government to say if not being bound by Basic Law means liaison office could control the city’s prosecutors and judiciary.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam expects civil servants to return to work, while libraries, museums and sports grounds will all reopen. But no confirmation on whether social distancing measures will be eased.
Judge Kwok Wai-kin jailed man for 45 months for stabbing reporter and two others but also said black-clad protesters had ganged up like a ‘terrorist army’.
Former chairwoman Starry Lee vows not to bow to opposition demands that she drop her re-election bid.
Secretariat confirms Andrew Leung sought external legal advice last month on ‘unprecedented situation’.
Group of rapporteurs goes public after receiving no response to February inquiry, which cited cases involving alleged police violence.
Carrie Lam denies tightening control over the civil service and relations with mainland China.
Professor Albert Chen, a member of the Basic Law Committee, argues Article 22 covering the central authorities’ role in the city must not be narrowly interpreted.
Others held include former lawmakers Martin Lee, Albert Ho, Lee Cheuk-yan, ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung and Au Nok-hin.
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng says city cannot allow any ‘misleading statements’ after report anonymously quoted three ‘senior judges’ expressing concern over meddling in future judicial appointments.
‘Only natural’ for central government agencies to weigh in on opposition’s ‘attempt to hijack Legco’, foreign affairs body says.
An elderly man was arrested after the assault, which came during a protest over statements by the office aimed at opposition lawmaker Dennis Kwok.
