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On September 24, 2018, Hong Kong's security minister announced that the Hong Kong National Party would be banned, making it the first political party in the city to be declared unlawful under the Societies Ordinance. Officials said the party's advocacy of the city's independence from the rest of China posed a threat to national security and public safety. Critics countered the decision was meant to crack down on free speech and other liberties enjoyed in Hong Kong.
- Andy Chan says stance was form of protest after ruling left him without representation
- Meeting scheduled to last whole day wraps up after just 1½ hours
Date set for January 14, with Martin Liao, Chow Chung-kong and Joseph Yam to sit in hearing which one executive councillor says could be the first of its kind.
Date set for January 14, with Martin Liao, Chow Chung-kong and Joseph Yam to sit in hearing which one executive councillor says could be the first of its kind.
Rival protesters clash before march in support of banned Hong Kong National Party, while officers from Organised Crime and Triad Bureau record every word and say they’ll take action retrospectively if necessary.
Rival protesters clash before march in support of banned Hong Kong National Party, while officers from Organised Crime and Triad Bureau record every word and say they’ll take action retrospectively if necessary.
Basic Law Committee member Priscilla Leung says promoting city’s self-determination is no different to calling for independence
Basic Law Committee member Priscilla Leung says promoting city’s self-determination is no different to calling for independence
Education Bureau sends notices to all secondary schools and tertiary institutions as Beijing’s No 1 official for Hong Kong affairs commends decision to outlaw party, saying it posed risk to ‘national security and public order’.
Education Bureau sends notices to all secondary schools and tertiary institutions as Beijing’s No 1 official for Hong Kong affairs commends decision to outlaw party, saying it posed risk to ‘national security and public order’.
Following the unprecedented ban on the separatist party issued on Monday, local police make request to social media giant asking it to remove HKNP page.
Following the unprecedented ban on the separatist party issued on Monday, local police make request to social media giant asking it to remove HKNP page.
Statement from foreign ministry in Beijing comes after US, Britain, EU and Human Rights Watch take aim at decision to outlaw separatist group.
Statement from foreign ministry in Beijing comes after US, Britain, EU and Human Rights Watch take aim at decision to outlaw separatist group.
Some warn that banning separatist party creates a legal grey area and suppresses free speech, but other legal experts say move only concerns the party itself.
Some warn that banning separatist party creates a legal grey area and suppresses free speech, but other legal experts say move only concerns the party itself.
The Post has obtained Lee’s 20-page letter to the legal teams of Hong Kong National Party convenor Andy Chan Ho-tin and spokesman Jason Chow Ho-fai. In it the minister attempts to justify his unprecedented decision to outlaw a political party.
The Post has obtained Lee’s 20-page letter to the legal teams of Hong Kong National Party convenor Andy Chan Ho-tin and spokesman Jason Chow Ho-fai. In it the minister attempts to justify his unprecedented decision to outlaw a political party.
There was never any doubt that the government would eventually forbid the separatist faction; what matters now is that the outcome is fully justified by local laws and in line with the principle of ‘one country, two systems’.
There was never any doubt that the government would eventually forbid the separatist faction; what matters now is that the outcome is fully justified by local laws and in line with the principle of ‘one country, two systems’.
All the National Party boss has done is give Beijing the perfect excuse to toughen its hardline stance on Hong Kong with a security law
The overreactions to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club talk go both ways: Beijing may have made an international celebrity out of a nobody in Andy Chan, and those coming to his defence are blowing the threat to ‘free speech’ out of proportion.