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AFP (Agence France-Press): Hong Kong security law jeopardises freedoms
2002-12-13
'At risk are the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; the right to freedom of expression; and the right to peaceful assembly and to freedom of association, the London-based human rights organisation Amnesty International said in a statement. The Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF - Reporters Without Borders) and the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) also both warned that the proposed legislation would restrict the freedom of journalists.' -
Far East Economic Review: HONG KONG: Business: The Biggest Victim
2002-12-13'Moves to outlaw sedition and subversion have generated a storm of protest. Even bankers and businessmen are criticizing proposals that may end Hong Kong's freedoms and change the way that business is done.' -
Apple Daily: Lawyers Take to the Streets to Distribute Flyers Against Article 23 (Excerpt)
2002-12-12
Many well-known lawyers of Hong Kong come to Mong Kok to distribute flyers against Article 23 in the cold and rain -
Reuters Reports that United States and Britain Express Concerns Over Hong Kong's Proposed Subversion Law [Excerpt]
2002-12-12'Hong Kong's government is aiming to enact by July a tough anti-subversion law...But the issue has inflamed rights activists and legal circles, which worry the law may roll back civil liberties and be exploited by authorities to target anyone they did not like.' -
Apple Daily Reports that Medium and Small Enterprises Are Expressing Concern that Article 23 Will Have a Negative Effect on Business (Photo)
2002-12-12Apple Daily reported on December 6 that after foreign merchants and foreign capital banks openly expressed their concerns about the enactment of Article 23 of the Basic Law, even the chamber of commerce for medium and small enterprises, which previously supported the government with respect to this legislation, also expressed concern that the legislation would negatively affect the business environment. -
The Times: Fears for freedom as Hong Kong awaits security law
2002-12-10Officials recently began putting together the law, stirring concerns that even some financial information or commentary could be deemed illegal, given the broad definition of such crimes in mainland China. -
China Would be in Danger of What?
2002-12-09Some leaders of China are terrified by the potential disclosure to the public of the corruption and the cruelty of the party. The only way to avoid this danger is to firmly impose the autocratic mechanism implemented in Mainland China. -
Observer Worldview Extra: Losing liberties in Hong Kong (Excerpt)
2002-12-09Civil liberties campaigners believe that the new laws could be used to punish critics of the Chinese government, journalists and newspaper editors who publish anti-government stories, and political dissidents...Rumours also surfaced on Monday that a number of foreign banks were discussing scaling back their operations in Hong Kong because of fears that the new laws would restrict the flow of information in the territory. -
Apple Daily: Statement by Professors in Hong Kong Calls Article 23 a “Tremendously Fearful” Threat to Freedom of Press (Photo)
2002-12-09Full-time professors from the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong published a joint statement pointing out that the proposed Article 23 is a “tremendously fearful” threat to freedom of the press -
AFP (Agence France-Press): Hong Kong Democrat labels anti-subversion law "evil"
2002-12-08'Martin Lee, Hong Kong's most prominent opposition politician, on Thursday branded proposed anti-subversion legislation "evil" and said he would oppose it with all the means at his disposal...A number of foreign governments, including the United States and the United Kingdom, Hong Kong's former colonial power, have also voiced concern.' -
AFP (Agence France-Press): Human rights warning over Hong Kong anti-subversion laws
2002-12-08'"There is no question that this proposed legislation threatens individual liberties in a profound and sustained way," D'Souza, who is visiting the territory, told reporters. "That cannot but have a highly detrimental effect on Hong Kong as a society."' -
BBC: HK banks worried by subversion bill
2002-12-07'Several foreign banks in Hong Kong are deliberating whether to scale down their presence in the territory if its government enacts proposed new treason laws.' -
AFP (Agence France-Press): Japanese husband worried about health of jailed Falun Gong wife
2002-12-06"Kaneko, who is not a Falun Gong follower, said he visited her in August and was shocked to find bruises on her inner forearms. "Her bruises were black and they were obviously caused by internal bleeding, " he said, adding: "She was extremely skinny and appeared to have no energy, although she used to be a very perky person."" -
BBC: Unlikely allies against HK subversion bill
2002-12-06"The recently-appointed Catholic Bishop for Hong Kong, Joseph Zen, has said the regulations currently being drawn up threaten Falun Gong's freedom to practise in the territory." -
New York Times: China Has World's Tightest Internet Censorship, Study Finds
2002-12-06'China has the most extensive Internet censorship in the world, regularly denying local users access to 19,000 Web sites that the government deems threatening, a study by Harvard Law School researchers finds.'
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