Giraffe Leung: the artist who framed the scars left by months-long protests in Hong Kong
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Giraffe Leung: the artist who framed the scars left by months-long protests in Hong Kong | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Last June, Hong Kong was rocked by months of large-scale protests over a now-axed extradition bill. Streets descended into chaos as pro-democracy protesters clashed with police, but the demonstrations have since ebbed amid the coronavirus outbreak. While…
Blocking Taiwan from helping the world to tackle Covid-19 is a travesty for the WHO
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/12/blocking-taiwan-from-helping-the-world-tackle-covid-19-is-a-travesty-for-the-who/
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Blocking Taiwan from helping the world to tackle Covid-19 is a travesty for the WHO | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
As if it hadn’t already earned significant criticism already, the World Health Organization (WHO) generated fresh controversy recently when one of its top officials repeatedly refused to discuss Taiwan in a televised interview with a Hong Kong RTHK journalist.…
HKFP Lens: Defiance & voices – frontline photography from the Hong Kong protests
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HKFP Lens: Defiance & voices – frontline photography from the Hong Kong protests
Large-scale protests erupted last June over a now-axed extradition bill that would have enabled fugitive transfers to mainland China. For the entirety of the unrest — from the early, vast marches t…
How Beijing is trying to save face in the global fight against Covid-19
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/13/debate-how-beijing-is-trying-to-save-face-in-the-global-fight-against-covid-19/
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How Beijing is trying to save face in the global fight against Covid-19 | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
By Emmanuel Véron, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco) – USPC and Emmanuel Lincot, Institut Catholique de Paris
Explainer: As Beijing declares victory over the coronavirus, can we trust its data?
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Explainer: As Beijing declares victory over the coronavirus, can we trust its data? | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 from the epicentre in Wuhan, China, has led to hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases around the world. The medical community, governments, data analysts, and the general public rely on accurate data to make timely assessments and…
A missing Chinese property tycoon exposes how Xi Jinping governs through enforced disappearance
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/13/a-missing-chinese-property-tycoon-exposes-how-xi-jinping-governs-through-enforced-disappearance/
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A missing Chinese property tycoon exposes how Xi Jinping governs through enforced disappearance | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Ren Zhiqiang, an outspoken Chinese tycoon, who in a February essay blamed the Coronavirus outbreak on a Party culture that prioritizes propaganda, flattery toward Xi Jinping, and silences free speech, has himself been silenced. He disappeared last month,…
Predictions for life in Hong Kong under Covid-19
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Predictions for life in Hong Kong under Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-2), the virus causing Covid-19, has spread to pandemic levels. This health crisis will likely become the defining moment of the third decade of the 21st century, if not that of an entire generation. It has dramatically altered the behaviour…
Coronavirus: McDonald’s temporarily closes Chinese branch which banned black people
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Coronavirus: McDonald's temporarily closes Chinese branch which banned black people | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
McDonald’s has temporarily closed a branch in Guangzhou, China after it barred black customers, claiming the ban was a response to local regulations. Over recent days, the southern city’s African population have been subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary…
Never bend, never waver: Hong Kong officials celebrate 30 years of post-colonial order
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Never bend, never waver: Hong Kong officials celebrate 30 years of post-colonial order | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Anyone who might have toyed with the idea that clear verdicts in popular elections could give Beijing pause for thought must now be sorely disappointed. Two such elections were Hong Kong’s district council poll last November and Taiwan’s presidential contest…
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam forgets that pulling together against Covid-19 includes her
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Hong Kong's Carrie Lam forgets that pulling together against Covid-19 includes her | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Just a day before bowing to enormous pressure not to take a pay rise, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, one of the world’s highest paid political leaders, was earnestly assuring the public that there was nothing wrong with her being getting a bonus amidst the dire…
Hong Kong democrats reject Beijing’s warning over legislative stalling tactics as ‘interference’
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Hong Kong democrats reject Beijing's warning over legislative stalling tactics as 'interference' | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Beijing has warned that Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers who use “malicious filibustering” to paralyse the legislature could be in violation of their oaths and guilty of misconduct in public office. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) and Hong…
Open letter: The Communist Party’s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens – and the world
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Open letter: The Communist Party’s rule by fear endangers Chinese citizens – and the world
An open letter to Chinese citizens and friends of China at home and abroad from parliamentarians, academics, advocates and policy leaders. The current global crisis has been caused by the regime so many of you have been tolerating or supporting for decades.…
Coronavirus: Gov’t urges lawmakers to approve relief package as Hongkongers told to stay vigilant
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/14/coronavirus-govt-urges-lawmakers-to-approve-relief-package-as-hongkongers-told-to-stay-vigilant/
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Coronavirus: Gov't urges lawmakers to approve relief package as Hongkongers told to stay vigilant | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has appealed to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to endorse the government’s HK$137.5 billion anti-epidemic relief package. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Lam said the government had submitted…
Activist Joshua Wong ‘trolls’ Chinese censors after gamers blame him for Animal Crossing ban
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/15/activist-joshua-wong-trolls-chinese-censors-after-gamers-blame-him-for-animal-crossing-ban/
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Activist Joshua Wong 'trolls' Chinese censors after gamers blame him for Animal Crossing ban | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has shared photos of himself playing Nintendo’s Animal Crossing after Chinese gamers blamed him for a ban on the video game in the mainland. Animal Crossing: New Horizons disappeared from China’s Taobao and Pinduoduo…
Hong Kong may still be among the best places to ride out ‘self-isolation’
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Hong Kong may still be among the best places to ride out 'self-isolation' | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Mike Graham, presenter of TalkRadio’s morning programme in Britain, has recently been on a telephonic trip around the world finding out how faraway places are combating the coronavirus transmission, particularly on the subject of ‘lockdown’. Last Thursday…
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam rejects claims of Beijing interference as lawyers raise alarm
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Hong Kong's Carrie Lam rejects claims of Beijing interference as lawyers raise alarm | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has hit back against allegations that Beijing encroached upon local affairs after two of its offices accused pro-democracy lawmakers of abusing their powers to paralyse legislative proceedings. In a rare move, the Hong Kong and…
Public barred from viewing voter registry again after Hong Kong police group granted injunction ahead of appeal
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Public barred from viewing voter registry again after Hong Kong police group granted injunction ahead of appeal | Hong Kong Free…
A police group has won an interim injunction preventing the public from viewing electoral registry information upon launching an appeal against a Hong Kong court’s ruling last week. Last Wednesday, the Court of First Instance dismissed the Junior Police Officers…
Local and Chinese officials urge Hong Kong to step up national security efforts, claiming ‘foreign interference’
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Local and Chinese officials urge Hong Kong to step up national security efforts, claiming 'foreign interference' | Hong Kong Free…
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong has urged the city to step up its efforts in safeguarding national security by strengthening legislation and enforcement, while pro-China figures echoed support for the enactment of Hong Kong’s controversial national security…
Taiwan virus aid sparks calls to rename China Airlines
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/16/taiwan-virus-aid-sparks-calls-to-rename-china-airlines/
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Taiwan virus aid sparks calls to rename China Airlines | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Taiwan’s aid shipments to countries battling the coronavirus have sparked a fierce debate on the island about whether it should rebrand its national carrier China Airlines. The self-ruled island has been held up as a model for tackling the virus with fewer…
Coronavirus: Hong Kong key exam to go ahead as number of infections drop
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong key exam to go ahead as number of infections drop
Hong Kong’s key public exam will go ahead in late April after a drop in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, the government announced. Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung announced at…
Hong Kong’s new fire chief shrugs off criticism after calling pro-democracy protesters ‘cockroaches’
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/16/hong-kongs-new-fire-chief-shrugs-off-criticism-on-calling-protesters-cockroaches/
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Hong Kong's new fire chief shrugs off criticism after calling pro-democracy protesters 'cockroaches' | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong’s new fire chief Joseph Leung – who will take office on Saturday – has shrugged off criticism after he referred to pro-democracy protesters as “cockroaches” during a closed-door department event last year. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday…