Hong Kong cinemas, along with the Walt Disney Co.'s Hong Kong theme park, have shut their doors again amid a local flareup of novel coronavirus infections. Across the border in the vastly larger mainland Chinese market, rumors that movie theaters would get the official green light to reopen in late July have yet to materialize.
TikTok Withdraws From Hong Kong After Draconian Security Law Imposed by Mainland
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said in a statement provided to Axios.The new law, enacted last week an hour before the 23rd anniversary of the city’s handover from British to Chinese control, effectively ends the special legal status the city has enjoyed since 1997 under the “one country, two systems” policy. Among other things, it criminalizes activities broadly defined as secessionist, subversive or terrorism that include advocating for democracy or criticizing the authoritarian government in Bejing.
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variety.com
14.07.2020 / 18:15
Hong Kong’s Controversial National Security Law Could Have Global Implications
Hong Kong’s controversial new national security law taking force on July 1, scenes once unimaginable in the financial hub have nightmarishly come true: a 15-year-old girl arrested for waving an independence flag; books potentially offensive to China’s Communist Party removed from public libraries; protesters, fearing life imprisonment for wielding slogans, holding up blank sheets of paper — but getting detained anyway.By imposing the law, Beijing is forcibly and abruptly moving its Great
hollywoodreporter.com
14.07.2020 / 06:13
Hong Kong Disneyland Closure Seen by Analysts as Temporary Setback
The Walt Disney Co. on Monday announced it would again close Hong Kong Disneyland due to a rise in coronavirus cases in China.
hollywoodreporter.com
13.07.2020 / 22:09
Disneyland Hong Kong to Close Again Amid Coronavirus Case Rise
The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it would close its Hong Kong theme park again amid a rising number of novel coronavirus cases in China.
variety.com
07.07.2020 / 22:11
Donnie Yen Lauds Hong Kong’s Return to China as He Starts New Films ‘Sleeping Dogs,’ ‘Golden Empire’
Rebecca Davis editorHong Kong “Mulan” star Donnie Yen this week reiterated his political loyalty to mainland China as he teased work on the upcoming theatrical adaptation of popular video game “Sleeping Dogs” and announced “Golden Empire,” a new China-backed crime thriller.His hometown is currently roiling under the impact of a controversial new national security law imposed by Beijing that strips Hong Kong of many of its former freedoms, which came into effect July 1 — the anniversary of
variety.com
07.07.2020 / 16:49
National Security Law Expands Online Reach of Hong Kong Police
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong’s new National Security Law gives the city’s police enhanced powers and greater reach into cyberspace.The Special Administrative Region’s government put into effect Article 43 of the new law on Monday night when it gazetted a range of new measures.
deadline.com
07.07.2020 / 12:19
TikTok Set To Cease Operations In Hong Kong Following China Security Law
Tom Grater International Film ReporterPopular social media platform TikTok will exit Hong Kong imminently following the introduction of China’s new national security law in the semi-autonomous territory.Though the platform was founded in China by developer ByteDance, the app, which is now run by former Disney exec Kevin Mayer, is only available outside of the Middle Kingdom.
variety.com
07.07.2020 / 08:53
TikTok to Exit Hong Kong Following National Security Law (Report)
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMassively popular video sharing app TikTok may pull out of Hong Kong within a matter of days.“In light of recent events, we’ve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong,” a company spokesman told the Reuters news agency.
foxnews.com
07.07.2020 / 05:33
Bradley Whitford slams NBA over lack of action in China-Hong Kong unrest
Bradley Whitford is holding the NBA accountable amid the continuing civil unrest in Hong Kong. Last fall, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressed support for protesters in Hong Kong who were demonstrating opposition to a proposed law that could see citizens extradited to mainland China despite maintaining a degree of autonomy from the country at large.
deadline.com
02.07.2020 / 18:11
Netflix To Adapt Hamish Steele’s ‘DeadEndia’ Graphic Novels Into 2D Animated Series
Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix has commissioned BAFTA-nominated UK company Blink Studios to adapt Hamish Steele’s DeadEndia young adult graphic novels into a 2D animated series.DeadEndia follows the adventures of Barney, Norma and magical talking dog Pugsley as they battle supernatural forces during their summer jobs at a haunted house theme park.Zach Barack (Spider-Man: Far from Home) stars as Barney, while Kody Kavitha (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Alex Brightman