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Reuters 2 minute read Hong Kong's Commissioner of Police Chris Ping-keung Tang attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG, June 25 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang, key figures behind the city's authoritarian turn over the past year, are expected to be promoted "very soon," the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Friday. Lee will replace retiring Matthew Cheung as chief secretary, leader Carrie Lam's No. 2, while Tang will replace Lee, SCMP said, citing unnamed sources. Tang will be repl...

HONGKONG-SECURITY/:Hong Kong's police chief, security secretary to be promoted-report

HONG KONG (AP) — China on Friday promoted Hong Kong’s top security official to the territory’s No. 2 spot as Beijing continues to clamp down on free speech and political opposition. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Secretary for Security John Lee would replace Matthew Cheung as the city’s chief secretary, while police chief Chris Tang […]

Move seen as China tightening grip as rights group says Beijing has ‘systematically dismantled’ Hongkongers’ rights.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police conducted a fresh raid on the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday, arresting five executives and carting off computers in the latest blow to the outspoken tabloid. The paper and its jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing’s side with unapologetic support for the financial hub’s pro-democracy movement and scathing criticism of China’s authoritarian leaders. More than 500 officers conducted a dawn operation which authorities said was sparked by articles Apple Daily had published “appealing for sanctions” again...