Hong Kong Olympic badminton player speaks up after black jersey ‘strongly condemned’ by pro-Beijing politician
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Hong Kong Olympic badminton player speaks up after black jersey ‘strongly condemned’ by pro-Beijing politician
Hong Kong badminton player Angus Ng Ka-long has said he could not print the HKSAR flag on his jersey without authorisation, after a pro-Beijing politician condemned him for wearing an all-black out…
Chinese embassy’s complaint about western news outlet’s ‘ugly’ Olympics photo backfires
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Chinese embassy’s complaint about western news outlet’s ‘ugly’ Olympics photo backfires
A complaint from a Chinese embassy about a western news wire’s “ugly” choice of an Olympic weightlifting photo backfired on Sunday after it emerged that a state-backed outlet used…
Foreign journalists harassed by Chinese citizens over Zhengzhou flooding coverage
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Foreign journalists harassed by Chinese citizens over Zhengzhou flooding coverage
Correspondents for several international media outlets were harassed by citizens on the streets of Zhengzhou over the weekend as they covered the aftermath of severe flooding in the Chinese city la…
Chan Po-ying elected to head Hong Kong’s pro-democracy League of Social Democrats
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Chan Po-ying elected to head Hong Kong’s pro-democracy League of Social Democrats
The wife of a detained former lawmaker who is facing trial under the national security law has been elected to lead Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats (LSD), as pro-democracy parties in t…
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai charged by anti-corruption watchdog over 2016 election
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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai charged by anti-corruption watchdog over 2016 election
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former law professor Benny Tai has been charged by the anti-corruption watchdog over allegedly illegal election spending in the run-up to the 2016 Legislative C…
Education Bureau launches investigation into Hong Kong kindergarten headmistress following abuse claim
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Education Bureau launches investigation into Hong Kong kindergarten headmistress following abuse claim
The Education Bureau has launched an investigation into allegations that a Hong Kong kindergarten headmistress told teachers to take photos of a student with special educational needs who stripped …
Hong Kong men’s foil fencer Edgar Cheung bags historic gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
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Hong Kong men’s foil fencer Edgar Cheung bags historic gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long has made history for the city by clinching a gold medal at the men’s foil individual event at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka Long c…
Sensitive souls: the map that supposedly hurt the feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese
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Sensitive souls: the map that supposedly hurt the feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese
In an NBC Universal broadcast of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, an “incomplete map” of China was displayed during the arrival of its athletes, according to Chinese authorities. Althou…
Hong Kong Baptist University announces mandatory national security classes, stops collecting student union fees
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Hong Kong Baptist University announces mandatory national security classes, stops collecting student union fees
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has become the city’s third university to distance itself from its student union, after university president Alexander Wai announced it would stop collecting membership fees on behalf of the student union. Wai, who also…
Edgar Cheung’s historic Olympic gold prompts calls for ‘no ceiling’ gov’t support to boost Hong Kong sports
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Edgar Cheung’s historic Olympic gold prompts calls for ‘no ceiling’ gov’t support to boost Hong Kong sports
The head of the Hong Kong Sports Institute has called for unlimited government support for Hong Kong athletes in the hope that Edgar Cheung’s gold medal success at the Tokyo Olympics will prompt more people to take up sports full-time. In the wake of Cheung’s…
Hong Kong national security police bar reporter who filmed police stabbing from leaving city, home searched
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Hong Kong national security police bar reporter who filmed police stabbing from leaving city, home searched
The national security unit of the Hong Kong police force have confiscated the travel documents of a reporter who filmed a knife attack on an officer. The attacker stabbed himself to death immediate…
Activist Tong Ying-kit found guilty in Hong Kong’s first national security trial
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Activist Tong Ying-kit found guilty in Hong Kong’s first national security trial
Hong Kong’s High Court has found a man guilty in the city’s first-ever trial under the Beijing-imposed national security law. In a landmark verdict on Tuesday, 24-year-old Tong Ying-kit…
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Covid-19: Hong Kong rolls out ‘same day’ jab tickets for the over 70s
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Covid-19: Hong Kong rolls out ‘same day’ jab tickets for the over 70s
Hong Kong has introduced new measures to allow for greater vaccination uptake by launching “same-day ticket” arrangements for people aged 70 and over and extending quotas for vaccinatio…
Hong Kong Alliance fined HK$8,000 over unlicensed operation of Tiananmen Massacre museum
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Hong Kong Alliance fined HK$8,000 over unlicensed operation of Tiananmen Massacre museum
The organising group behind the annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil and Hong Kong’s June 4th Museum has been fined HK$8,000 after pleading guilty to violating the Places of Public Entertainment O…
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey wins silver medal at Tokyo Olympics
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Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey wins silver medal at Tokyo Olympics
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey has won a silver medal in the the women’s 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Silver medallist Hong Kong’s Haughey Siobhan Bernadette poses with her …
Hong Kong crime rate down overall, but sex and drug cases up in first half of 2021
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Hong Kong crime rate down overall, but sex and drug offenses up in first half of 2021
Hong Kong police have recorded an overall 4.6 per cent drop in crimes during the first half of 2021 compared with last year, although violent and sexual offences increased by 3.2 per cent. The crim…
Ex-Hospital Authority union chair Winnie Yu granted bail ahead of national security law trial
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Ex-Hospital Authority union chair Winnie Yu granted bail ahead of national security law trial
A Hong Kong court has granted bail to pro-democracy activist Winnie Yu, who is set to face trial under the national security law for participating in a primary election in the since-postponed 2019 …
Hong Kong appoints special fraud investigator to probe defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
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Hong Kong appoints special fraud investigator to probe defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
Hong Kong’s government Wednesday appointed a special fraud investigator to scrutinise the company that owns the recently shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, the first such probe in…
‘Glorious new chapter for Hong Kong swimming’: top officials congratulate Siobhan Haughey for Olympic win
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‘Glorious new chapter for Hong Kong swimming’: top officials congratulate Siobhan Haughey for Olympic win
Hong Kong’s top officials congratulated swimmer Siobhan Haughey for her historic Olympic win on Wednesday morning, as a press release hailed her victory as “a glorious new chapter for H…
24 Hong Kong domestic workers arrested over alleged money laundering scheme led by Nigerian scammers
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24 Hong Kong domestic workers arrested over alleged money laundering scheme led by Nigerian scammers
Hong Kong police have arrested 24 domestic workers in connection with a HK$27 million money laundering scheme. The scheme was run by Nigerian scammers who lured the workers into opening bank accounts to receive illegal proceeds in exchange for four-figure…