Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen among six fined over fund for protesters
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters One of Asia’s most senior Roman Catholic clerics, Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded fund for pro-democracy protesters and fined $HK4,000 on Friday by a Hong Kong court. The May arrest of Zen and four others by the city’s national security police had triggered criticism from some Western […]
Hong Kong Catholic cardinal denies charges over relief fund
Hong Kong, ChinaAP Former Hong Kong Catholic leader Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others have denied charges for allegedly failing to register a relief fund aimed at financially assisting protesters who faced legal costs during the 2019 anti-government protests. The six, which also include singer Denise Ho and former opposition lawmakers Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho, […]
Hong Kong police file complaints to lawyer groups over national security case
Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong police said on Thursday they had filed complaints to the city’s main professional legal bodies over a national security case involving a fund that had assisted pro-democracy protesters to pay for legal services. Five trustees of the now-disbanded 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund were arrested by police this week, including […]
Updated: Hong Kong police bail Catholic cardinal arrested on national security charge
Updated: 7.45am (AEST), 12th May, 2022Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, and three others who helped run a now-disbanded Hong Kong fund for protesters were arrested by on charges of “collusion with foreign forces,” and later released on bail. Zen, a 90-year-old former bishop of Hong […]
Activists push US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill
Washington, DCReuters Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is not a plea for so-called foreign interference. This is a plea for […]