HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong said on Tuesday new film censorship legislation will be introduced to “safeguard national security”, in another sign of shrinking freedoms in the former British colony.
Veteran director Johnnie To discussed the challenges of filmmaking under increased regulation in Hong Kong during a conversation with Japanese filmmaker Yu Irie at the Tokyo International Film ...
This week, a media report revealed that 13 films were barred from screening over national security concerns. Meanwhile, a high-ranking Beijing official told local media to “have the nation in your ...
New research documents the repressive effects of Hong Kong’s national security laws. This week, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report titled “We Can’t Write the Truth Anymore,” detailing the ...
A proposed new law that will inject national security elements into Hong Kong’s censorship system has the city’s filmmakers worried. The law allows government officials retrospective power to change ...
Hong Kong’s swanky new M+ museum is Asia’s largest gallery with a billion-dollar collection set to open on Friday. The museum boasts 183,000 square feet of space, 33 galleries and over 6,400 works in ...
LOS ANGELES — Hong Kong legislators on Wednesday approved an amended law that will allow film censorship on the basis of national security considerations. It does not cover the online screening of ...
28-year-old activist Joshua Wong faces new charges under Hong Kong’s national security law that could significantly extend his time in prison. Wong was sentenced last November, alongside 45 other ...