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Hong Kong's legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic

Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van, in Hong Kong, China February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, looks on as he leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van, in Hong Kong, China February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democratic firebrand who stood up to China

Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the High Court on bail, in Hong Kong, China December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the High Court on bail, in Hong Kong, China December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Jimmy Lai’s supporters queue in Hong Kong overnight for verdict

People waiting outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong on Dec 14, the night before the verdict in media tycoon Jimmy Lai's landmark national security trial.
People waiting outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong on Dec 14, the night before the verdict in media tycoon Jimmy Lai's landmark national security trial.

Romantic Warrior rewrites history with fourth Hong Kong Cup

Romantic Warrior.
Romantic Warrior.

Hong Kong’s last opposition party votes to disband under China pressure

FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy legislators Helena Wong, Wu Chi-wai, Andrew Wan and Lam Cheuk-ting are seen in Hong Kong, China November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy legislators Helena Wong, Wu Chi-wai, Andrew Wan and Lam Cheuk-ting are seen in Hong Kong, China November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Dec 14 Hong Kong (Sha Tin) preview

Romantic Warrior to extend Cup record

hkprev14 - Globetrotting superstar Romantic Warrior (James McDonald) winding up his last serious piece of work at Sha Tin on Dec 9. The world's highest-earning racehorse will bid to rack up a second Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin on Dec 14.

PHOTO: HKJC
hkprev14 - Globetrotting superstar Romantic Warrior (James McDonald) winding up his last serious piece of work at Sha Tin on Dec 9. The world's highest-earning racehorse will bid to rack up a second Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin on Dec 14.

PHOTO: HKJC

Barrier ‘blooper’ is only Rising concern for Hong Kong champ

Hong Kong megastar Ka Ying Rising winding up one of his last spots of exercise with a track rider in the saddle at Sha Tin on Dec 12. The world's best sprinter is bidding for a second consecutive victory in the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Dec 14,

PHOTO: HKJC
photo to ST Racing folder
Hong Kong megastar Ka Ying Rising winding up one of his last spots of exercise with a track rider in the saddle at Sha Tin on Dec 12. The world's best sprinter is bidding for a second consecutive victory in the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Dec 14,

PHOTO: HKJC
photo to ST Racing folder

Hong Kong leader says probe into deadly blaze expected to conclude in 9 months

FILE PHOTO: A flock of egrets fly next to burned buildings of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A flock of egrets fly next to burned buildings of the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Exiled Hong Kong democracy activists say they’re targeted by fake sexualised images

FILE PHOTO: Former pro-democracy lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung appears outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, China November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former pro-democracy lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung appears outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong, China November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo

HK star Cecilia Cheung breaks down in court over $2.1 million lawsuit: ‘So unfair to me’

Cecilia Cheung was sued in 2020 by her former agency Asia Entertainment Group and ex-manager Yu Yuk-hing for supposedly failing to fulfill her contractual obligations.
Cecilia Cheung was sued in 2020 by her former agency Asia Entertainment Group and ex-manager Yu Yuk-hing for supposedly failing to fulfill her contractual obligations.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.