Tech giant’s move will make it more difficult for the Hong Kong government to collect data.

The Apple Daily founder denies police accusations that he contributed to a group that called for US sanctions, saying insinuations that he advocates for Hong Kong independence are a ‘trap’ by the Chinese Communist Party.

Lam Tai-fai represented the industrial functional constituency and is a member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Top lawyer Thomas So and former i-Cable executive Raymond Chiu also named to board.

Commerce chief Edward Yau, meanwhile, reveals officials and legal experts are studying World Trade Organisation rule book to see how US ‘Made in China’ move can be challenged.

Show on postponement of Legco elections aired on RTHK’s Channel 31 on July 31 but was removed from website and YouTube the following day.

Lai, 71, tells Apple Daily staff he has no regrets about founding the newspaper although it has made him a target of Beijing.

Jimmy Lai appears outside Mong Kok Police Station shortly after midnight to loud chants of ‘Support Apple! Support till the end!’ from supporters.

Founder of the tabloid-style newspaper detained in the most high-profile police operation under national security law since it was recently imposed by Beijing.

Sitting lawmakers Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung could see their political careers effectively ended in the coming weeks.

Hong Kong responds to the statement by US consulate that calls the national security law ‘ill-defined, vaguely worded and far-reaching’.

Tam Yiu-chung’s remarks come as he leaves for session with China’s top legislative body, where matter is expected to be discussed. Conundrum follows postponement of city’s elections for a year, creating so-called vacuum for legislature that needs to be filled.

Foreign Correspondents’ Club warns that restricting journalists by reducing their numbers will damage the city’s international standing and reputation.

The survey found that conflicts in the home between gay, lesbian and bisexual respondents and sometimes-unsympathetic relatives was a factor.

Former Basic Law Committee vice-chair Elise Leung says city does not have ability to resolve legal issues around vacuum created by end of Legco mandate.

Tong Ying-kit was remanded into custody over incident during July 1 protest. He is to apply for a writ of habeas corpus at the Court of First Instance in a bid to be released.

EU issues statement saying Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s decision to postpone Legislative Council vote for a year harms city’s standing as ‘free and open society’.

Executive Council member Ronny Tong says emergency sessions could bridge gap, while People’s Congress deputy Ip Kwok-him sees ‘caretaker legislature’ as inevitable.

Tropical depression slowly easing away but Hongkongers can still expect squally showers for the rest of the weekend.

Critics say the long arm of new legislation will have a chilling effect on politics in the city, as police release wanted list of suspects who have fled.

In email to colleagues, David Leung says he does not ‘see eye to eye’ with the secretary for justice’s running of the department, a situation that ‘has not improved’.

National security law objections and plans to leverage a first-ever Legco majority among reasons cited by officials who made the call.

This is the second in a three-part series looking at the build-up to the coming Legislative Council elections.

The city has seen triple-digit rises in infections every day since July 22, while a daily high of 145 was set on Monday.

Some 115 of Friday’s 123 cases were local, 62 of which were linked to previous infections while 53 were from unknown sources.

Central government lashes out at London move paving the way for millions of Hongkongers to settle in Britain.

Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village in Chai Wan to be operational in a day and take in some 30 younger patients from city’s strained health care system. AsiaWorld-Expo, currently a testing site for air arrivals, could become treatment facility to house patients.

Law, who has left his native city, met US secretary of state at private exchange in London and says he raised human rights concerns in Xinjiang and Tibet.

Demonstrator’s placard at mall gathering read: Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times.

Spokesman says decision to follow Canada and Australia in suspending agreement could create loophole for criminals attempting to evade justice. 

Exco member Regina Ip warns any suspension by Britain would be mutual, affecting the handover of criminals between both jurisdictions.