The current term of the District Council of Hong Kong is due to end on Dec. 31, 2023. The Hong Kong government (HKgov) has hinted several times that a revamp of the Council might be on the way. The New People’s Party, a pro-Beijing party, recently proposed that the number of directly elected seats of the…

Former Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan has tossed his hat in the ring for York regional councillor in the upcoming Ontario municipal election. Chan, who served in the Ontario Liberal government, had been the subject of a warning from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) related to China while in cabinet, according to The Globe and Mail,…

Commentary Businessman Herbert Chow Siu-lung, founder and CEO of Chickeeduck, who was harassed by reporters from leftist media Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao at the Hong Kong airport when he was about to depart, told Vision Times: “We should find a way to punish Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po. They are…

HONG KONG—Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the city’s leader in the first polls Sunday following reforms meant to ensure candidates with Beijing loyalty. The Election Committee will select 40 of 90 lawmakers in the city’s legislature during elections in December, as well as elect the Hong…

A major pro-Beijing newspaper has registered its U.S. subsidiary as a foreign agent after being compelled to by the Justice Department, as Washington steps up scrutiny of Chinese influence efforts in the United States. Sing Tao U.S., whose parent company operates Hong Kong’s oldest newspaper, distributes newspapers in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles….