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The SAR is going all out to turn itself into a regional innovation-technology pivot, but industry experts say there's still a long way to go for the city to ...

"The presence of big mainland and overseas companies in Hong Kong will be good. More than that is to make local people see the prospects, and then more people will get into this industry to make it even better." "And what a government can do is to motivate strategic investors and create success stories for them in certain areas." In the I&T blueprint, things like promoting science education in schools have been put on the agenda, but arousing students' interest should be accompanied by measures to offer them enough meaningful jobs and promising careers, he says. Scaling up local companies' applications to become commercially viable, and forming a sustainable business is one way the government can make a startup more successful in the long term, Leung suggests. Leung points to his early working experience at Motorola, saying the US mobile phone-maker's previous factory in Tianjin had played a critical role in China's manufacturing sector as it had brought the country not only technical know-how, but also abundant employment. The SAR government has invested hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars in I&T-related programs and infrastructure projects in the past few years to reshape its economy. In the tech hub of Shenzhen, for example, the percentage of spending on R&D was 5.46 percent in 2020. The manufacturing sector's share of the local economy plummeted from more than 30 percent in the 1970s to merely 1 percent in 2020. There would be at least 100,000 I&T practitioners by the time - more than double the 45,310 in the city in 2020. In last year's Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examination - the local university entrance exam - 11 students achieved the highest score of 5** in seven subjects. According to the HKSAR government's initial estimates, the city's economy shrank 3.5 percent last year amid slowing global demand and a choppy capital market.

During Friday's hearing, the prosecution revealed the book was written with accusations that the Hong Kong police was condoning criminals and triads, ...

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Authorities interpreted the books - about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their village - as referring to Hong Kongers and China's government. The arrests ...

Hong Kong media reported police arrested the men, aged 38 and 50, at their apartments on 13 March. They raided their homes in Kowloon and Hong Kong island and seized multiple copies of the books, which are part of a series titled Yangcun. Two men have been arrested in Hong Kong for the possession of picture books which authorities say are "seditious".

Arrests believed to be first time police have detained citizens for possessing literature deemed seditious by authorities.

He said people should not be guilty of merely possessing the publications if they did not know they were seditious or did not have seditious intent. This could hardly be compatible with the guarantee for free speech in the Basic Law or the bill of rights,” he said. It prompted widespread unease as a senior national security police official said at the time of the speech therapists’ arrests in 2021 that he “could not see a problem” with merely possessing those publications. The sedition law outlaws incitement to violence, disaffection and other offences against the administration. A 23-year-old woman was arrested last Wednesday for allegedly publishing messages online inciting Hong Kong independence. They were caught and tried in

According to the Chinese-language Mingpao newspaper, Britain sent illustrated children's books that compared Hongkongers to sheep defending their village ...

Follow us on [also read] [World](https://www.firstpost.com/category/world) [Stand News comes to an end: Why Hong Kong’s pro-democracy news outlet was forced to shut down](https://www.firstpost.com/world/stand-news-comes-to-an-end-why-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-news-outlet-was-forced-to-shut-down-10246661.html) Sedition cases are supervised by designated national security judges. They were apprehended and put on trial in China for trespassing. The police news release this time, however, stated that “possession of seditious publications is a serious crime” that could result in a year of imprisonment for first-time offenders and two years for repeat offenders. The two men’s arrests are thought to be the first instances in which police have detained citizens for having books labelled “seditious” by the government. The publications, according to the Chinese-language Mingpao newspaper, were sent from Britain to Hong Kong and included several copies of illustrated children’s books from a series that compared Hongkongers to sheep defending their village from wolves during the 2019 unrest, a clear allusion to the mainland Chinese authorities. Earlier, five speech therapists were sentenced to 19 months in prison for “conspiring to print, distribute, and display three books with seditious intent” after a high-profile trial in 2022 in which the books were deemed seditious by the court. According to a police press release cited in the local media, the two men, aged 38 and 50, were detained after police and customs officers searched their homes and offices and discovered copies of “seditious publications” that were allegedly “incited hatred or contempt” against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments and the judiciary. The books, according to the police, were connected to a sedition prosecution and were “seditious publications that could incite others to use violence and disobey the law,” they added. The books were “too radical and instilled in children the ideas to confront and resist the government,” police advised parents at the time, so they should be destroyed. Hong Kong: Two men were detained by the national security police for having children’s books that were considered seditious by the officials. According to the Chinese-language Mingpao newspaper, Britain sent illustrated children's books that compared Hongkongers to sheep defending their village from wolves during the 2019 unrest, a clear allusion to the Chinese authorities

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In this trial, five speech therapists were jailed for 19 months for “conspiring to publish, distribute and display three books with seditious intent”. The report cited Chinese-language Mingpao newspaper as stating that the publications were sent from Britain to Hong Kong. They found copies of “seditious publications” that allegedly “incited hatred or contempt” against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments and the judiciary, The Guardian reported local media as citing a police press release.

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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is seeing more support for its "new industrialization" initiative, with medical equipment ...

The HKSAR government has set a target in its innovation and technology development blueprint released last year that by 2030, manufacturing sector's share of GDP will increase to 5 percent from 1 percent in 2020. Time Medical CEO Ma Qiyuan said the company chose to establish the industrial base in Hong Kong mainly because it is upbeat about the opportunities brought by the city's vision to develop itself into an international innovation and technology hub, adding that he hopes that "Made in Hong Kong" products will be exported to more countries in the future. At the opening ceremony, Sun Dong, secretary for innovation, technology and industry of the HKSAR government, said Hong Kong has a unique advantage in life and health technology and enjoys strengths in basic research, and it is stepping up efforts to lay a solid foundation for "new industrialization".

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“These ludicrous sedition charges must be dropped. No one should be imprisoned only because they own children's books.” Background. Two men were arrested by ...

They have since been released bail but may face up to two years in prison. In the books The Guardians of Sheep Village, The 12 Heroes of Sheep Village and The Garbage Collectors of Sheep Village, Hong Kong residents were depicted as sheep and mainland Chinese authorities as the leader of the wolves. Responding to the arrest of two men in Hong Kong for possession of children’s books – classified as “seditious materials” – that depicted mainland Chinese authorities as leaders of the wolves, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana Young said:

Two Hong Kong men have been arrested by national security police for merely possessing what the authorities say are “seditious” children's books — the ...

This could hardly be compatible with the guarantee for free speech in the Basic Law or the Bill of Rights,” he said. He said people should not be guilty for merely possessing the publications if they didn’t know they were seditious or didn’t have “seditious intention.” This case is believed to be the first time that police have detained citizens for merely possessing the books. The sedition law outlaws incitement to violence, disaffection and other offenses against the administration. The Chinese-language Mingpao newspaper reported Wednesday that several copies of the books were mailed to the duo from Britain. The books were part of a series of three that portrayed Hongkongers during the 2019 unrest as sheep trying to defend their village from wolves, an apparent reference to Chinese authorities.

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Two men in Hong Kong were arrested for possessing books that authorities have characterized as “seditious.” Police raided the homes of the two men aged 38 ...

'Hong Kong prosecutors have increasingly used the crime of 'sedition' ... to clamp down on peaceful dissent'

"Hong Kong prosecutors have increasingly used the crime of ' The publications were reportedly sent from the UK to Hong Kong. The men, aged 38 and 50, were arrested following raids at their homes in Kowloon and Hong Kong island. “What the defendants have done to the children aged four and above was in fact a brain-washing exercise with a view to guiding the very young children to accept their views and values,” the judge said. The police said they recovered “seditious publications” that "could incite hatred or contempt” against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments and the judiciary. ‘Hong Kong prosecutors have increasingly used the crime of ‘sedition’ ...

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In Hong Kong, two men have been arrested for possession of children's books that have previously been labelled seditious. While there was an crackdown ...

As per local Hong Kong news outlet Mingpao, the post was accompanied by "inflammatory statements." The arrest of two men, aged 38 and 50, was reportedly carried out on March 13. The books, part of a series titled 'Yangcun', tell the story of a sheep village facing the threat of invasion at the hands of wolves.

HONG KONG — (AP) — Hong Kong's most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local pop music scene, launched its first ...

The group also has plans to launch a worldwide tour possibly next year, he said. Cantopop, sung in the mother tongue of most of Hong Kong's population, has made a strong comeback with new idols and diverse genres after falling behind Mandopop and K-pop for years. “We are not trying to particularly target any markets, but then we kinda wanna show the possibility of what a boy band from Hong Kong can bring to everyone,” Chan said. Mirror's members broke into the industry after joining a local broadcaster's reality talent contest in 2018 and stealing the show. Unlike their earlier Cantonese hits that conveyed an image of "a bunch of kids” and their energetic side, the new track shows they have become men, member Ian Chan said. Their music has birthed a new generation of fans who have found hope and comfort in the songs at an uncertain time.

Mirror, the most popular boy band in Hong Kong, is hoping to expand its global reach and promote Cantopop with the release of its first English-language ...

The more severely injured dancer, Mo Li, took his first steps since the accident in February with the help of an exoskeleton, according to a Facebook post by his father. “But for Cantopop, lyrics can be very deep and hard to understand. In January, police charged three employees of the concert’s main contractor with conspiracy to defraud, accusing them of understating the weight of the video screen. “We hope we can overcome it and bring back more positive energy to the public,” he said. “In K-pop songs or English songs, those lyrics are very easy to understand, or quite simple or direct,” said member Edan Lui. But Mirror members say they are not trying to compete.

Hong Kong must strengthen its global links, lead the Greater Bay Area integration and educate our young into tomorrow's pioneers of innovation.

Hong Kong need to work hard to reverse the outflows of people, businesses and capital, especially against its rival Singapore.

The city is also seeking to boost listings by non-Chinese companies. While the China-dominated gauge rallied to a two-year high in early 2021, There were no debuts at all in February, the first time that has happened for any month since 2012. Still, the government is also courting more traditional allies as it seeks to restore global ties. To that end, the government has launched a campaign called Hello Hong Kong. Tension abounds in the corporate sector, too, with mainland Chinese firms holding regional headquarters in Hong Kong outnumbering American ones for the first time. A rally sparked by China’s U-turn on its zero-Covid policy has petered out amid concern over the nation’s economy. At the same time, strained ties between China and the West imperil Hong Kong’s position as a go-between. While that outflow is slowing, according to the latest data, the city’s population continues to shrink at a time when the birth rate is among the world’s lowest. It is still not clear whether some of the top banking positions which shifted away from Hong Kong will return. That is triple January’s amount, but still the lowest for any month pre-pandemic since 2004. Early signs of recovery include a 7 per cent jump year on year in retail sales for January.

The current chairperson of the Union of Hong Kong Dockers Lai Ma (right) and the union's former leader Chan Yum-wa (left). Photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. Former Labour ...

In the same vein, the former union leader said everyone should take care of those close to them. Someone will always try to take advantage of you [workers],” the retired dock worker said. He also made a point of attending the celebrations and funerals of dock workers and their families. He feared that the media would no longer report on labour rights issues. Some spontaneously called for boycotts of businesses owned by billionaire Li, at the His only purpose, he said, was to let the dockers know he was fighting for them rather than seeking a supervisor job. Before 2013, he said, industrial action always ended in favour of the bosses. The prerequisite of any labour movement, Chan said, was to earn workers’ trust. After all, the fire will not go out. Even the so-called elites will be disgruntled in their hearts,” the retired dock worker said. and promised a pay rise of HK$300 to HK$400… The rest was history.

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