Professor Simon Young from the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Law says the judgment in the case of the four disqualified lawmakers will have wide repercussions. He also says it will have a destabilising effect on future electoral processes. Young...

China researcher for rights group Amnesty International believes it's unlikely that Liu Xiaobo's widow, Liu Xia, will be able to leave the mainland anytime soon. Patrick Poon says this is despite calls for her to be released from house arrest. He also ...

Turkey will on Saturday mark one year since a coup attempt that left 265 people dead and more than 2,000 injured. It has left the country sharply divided but Turkey's president Reccep Tayip Erdogen has been at the helm of a lavish ceremony to mark the ...

Senior Counsel Ronny Tong says the passing of the new apology law by legislators will help reduce the number of civil litigations. He says litigants would have the option to mediate and this would obviate the need to take cases to court. The new law ma...

The Hong Kong Automobile Association has welcomed the e-payment service for drivers using the Shing Mun Tunnel that connects Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin. They will soon be able to pay the HK$5 toll with their Octopus or credit cards. The long-awaited e-payme...

A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to attend it, after their initial applications were denied. The news agency, Associated Press, says US President Donald Trump urged authorities to re...

A member of the Law Reform Commission Christine Fang says the administration is sending out signals that regulating fund-raising by charities is its low priority. She says the commission made recommendations three years ago that charities be regulated,...