Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for two self-exiled ex-politicians after they urged election protest votes, boycott
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/29/hong-kong-issues-arrest-warrants-for-two-self-exiled-ex-politicians-after-they-urged-election-protest-votes-boycott/
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Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for two self-exiled ex-politicians after they urged election protest votes, boycott
A Hong Kong court issued arrest warrants for two democrats in self-exile on Monday for allegedly advocating for others to boycott or cast blank votes in the upcoming legislative election. Former la…
Security law: Dozens of Hong Kong democrats to spend festive season in detention – subversion trial date still unclear
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/30/security-law-dozens-of-hong-kong-democrats-to-spend-festive-season-in-detention-subversion-trial-date-still-unclear/
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Security law: Dozens of Hong Kong democrats to spend festive season in detention – subversion trial date still unclear
Dozens of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong will spend Christmas and the New Year behind bars, as a court adjourned their case under the Beijing-imposed national security law to next year with no …
Public, media barred from observing ballot counts at special Hong Kong-mainland border voting stations
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/30/public-media-barred-from-observing-ballot-counts-at-special-hong-kong-mainland-border-voting-stations/
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Public, media barred from observing ballot counts at special Hong Kong-mainland border voting stations
Three voting stations will be set up at border control points between Hong Kong and mainland China at the Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau and Heung Yuen Wai Boundary control points on election day to accommodat…
Covid-19: Hong Kong designates more countries ‘high risk’ amid Omicron fears, tracing app exemptions unclear
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/30/covid-19-hong-kong-designates-more-countries-high-risk-amid-omicron-fears-tracing-app-exemptions-unclear/
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Covid-19: Hong Kong designates more countries ‘high risk’ amid Omicron fears, tracing app exemptions unclear
Hong Kong residents returning from nine countries which have reported cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant will from Thursday have to undergo 21 days of hotel quarantine as part of the highest-…
Some opinion survey questions could breach Hong Kong law, anti-graft chief warns
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/30/some-opinion-survey-questions-could-breach-hong-kong-law-anti-graft-chief-warns/
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Some opinion survey questions could breach Hong Kong law, anti-graft chief warns
Public opinion polls which ask Hongkongers whether they plan to vote in the upcoming Legislative Council (LegCo) election may be illegal in some circumstances, according to the head of the anti-cor…
Head of Hong Kong’s civil service college to be paid over HK$3 million a year as recruitment exercise begins
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/30/head-of-hong-kongs-civil-service-college-to-be-paid-over-hk3-million-a-year-as-recruitment-exercise-begins/
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Head of Hong Kong’s civil service college to be paid over HK$3 million a year as recruitment exercise begins
The person chosen to head Hong Kong’s new civil service college must have “a comprehensive and accurate understanding” of China’s constitution, the city’s Basic Law an…
Schools to add empathy, law-abidingness, diligence and ‘loving China and Hong Kong’ to moral education
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/schools-to-add-empathy-law-abidingness-diligence-and-loving-china-and-hong-kong-to-moral-education/
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Schools to add empathy, law-abidingness, diligence and ‘loving China and Hong Kong’ to moral education
Hong Kong schools will have to instil the qualities of law-abidingness, empathy, diligence and love of country in their pupils under a new curriculum framework released by education authorities. Fi…
Covid-19: University of Hong Kong research team isolates Omicron variant
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/covid-19-university-of-hong-kong-research-team-isolates-omicron-variant/
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Covid-19: University of Hong Kong research team isolates Omicron variant
A microbiology research team at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has managed to isolate the Omicron Covid-19 variant from clinical specimens, a breakthrough that will enable the development and pr…
Hong Kong gov’t refuses to meet with animal concern group, as 2 more wild pigs killed
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/hong-kong-govt-refuses-to-meet-with-animal-concern-group-as-2-more-wild-pigs-killed/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/hong-kong-govt-refuses-to-meet-with-animal-concern-group-as-2-more-wild-pigs-killed/
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Hong Kong gov’t refuses to meet with animal concern group, as 2 more wild pigs killed
The Hong Kong government has refused to meet an animal’s rights group, while killing two more wild boars on Tuesday night in North Point. Last month, the city announced it would drop the trap…
‘Elect the virtuous’: Civil servants call on Hongkongers to vote in ‘patriots only’ election
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/elect-the-virtuous-civil-servants-call-on-hongkongers-to-vote-in-patriots-only-election/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/elect-the-virtuous-civil-servants-call-on-hongkongers-to-vote-in-patriots-only-election/
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‘Elect the virtuous’: Civil servants call on Hongkongers to vote in ‘patriots only’ election
Four civil service unions in Hong Kong have issued a joint statement to call on people to “vote enthusiastically” in the upcoming “patriots only” election, saying the revamp…
Education sector polls hopeful backs amnesty for minors convicted over Hong Kong’s 2019 protests
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/01/education-sector-polls-hopeful-backs-amnesty-for-minors-convicted-over-hong-kongs-2019-protests/
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Education sector polls hopeful backs amnesty for minors convicted over Hong Kong’s 2019 protests
A candidate running for the seat on the Legislative Council (LegCo) reserved for the education sector has said she would support granting amnesty to minors convicted of charges related to the 2019 …
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 17
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/02/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-17/
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 17
As Hong Kong enters its second Christmas season under the national security law, two more activists have been sentenced to years behind bars for security crimes while more businesses and media outl…
WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng concerns
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/02/wta-suspends-all-tournaments-in-china-over-peng-concerns/
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WTA suspends all tournaments in China over Peng concerns
WTA Tour chairman Steve Simon said Wednesday the women’s tennis circuit is suspending all tournaments in China over concerns about the safety of Chinese player Peng Shuai. The WTA had planned…
Hong Kong public broadcaster to ‘pause’ social media pages of 12 shows
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/02/hong-kong-public-broadcaster-to-pause-social-media-pages-of-12-shows/
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Hong Kong public broadcaster to ‘pause’ social media pages of 12 shows
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK will from Friday “pause” the social media pages of a dozen programmes, including the axed political satire show Headliner and the popular Hong Kong Con…
Former Hong Kong democrat’s disclosure of probe into police officer over 2019 Yuen Long attacks was not illegal – defence
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/02/former-hong-kong-democrats-disclosure-of-probe-into-police-officer-over-2019-yuen-long-attacks-was-not-illegal-defence/
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker’s disclosure of probe into police officer over 2019 Yuen Long attacks was not illegal – defence
Former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting did not break the law with his comments about a senior police officer’s role in the July 2019 Yuen Long mob attack, his lawyer told a court, saying Lam has no c…
Hong Kong court is urged not to engage in ‘trial of speech’
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/02/hong-kong-court-is-urged-not-to-engage-in-trial-of-speech/
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Hong Kong court is urged not to engage in ‘trial of speech’
A barrister on trial for inciting Hongkongers to take part in a banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil said she had merely urged people not to forget the 1989 bloodshed and the court should not engage in …
Covid-19: Hong Kong launches new health code in bid to reopen mainland border
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/02/covid-19-hong-kong-launches-new-health-code-in-bid-to-reopen-mainland-border/
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Covid-19: Hong Kong launches new health code in bid to reopen mainland border
Hong Kong on Thursday formally launched a new health code scheme which will log full details of users in an attempt to persuade mainland China to restore quarantine-free travel, but stressed that p…
Tennis stars back association’s ‘bold’ move to halt China events over Peng row, as China decries ‘acts politicising sport’
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/03/tennis-stars-back-associations-bold-move-to-halt-china-events-over-peng-row-as-china-decries-acts-politicising-sport/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/03/tennis-stars-back-associations-bold-move-to-halt-china-events-over-peng-row-as-china-decries-acts-politicising-sport/
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Tennis stars back association’s ‘bold’ move to halt China events over Peng row, as China decries ‘acts politicising sport’
by Rebecca Bryan Tennis stars threw their support behind the WTA’s move to suspend its tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai, as Olympic chiefs said Thursday they had held a second…
Brain drain fears as Hong Kong secondary schools lose 4,500 pupils and 1,000 teachers in one academic year – survey
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/03/brain-drain-fears-as-hong-kong-secondary-schools-lose-4500-pupils-and-1000-students-in-one-academic-year-survey/
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Brain drain fears as Hong Kong secondary schools lose 4,500 pupils and 1,000 teachers in one academic year – survey
Hong Kong’s secondary schools lost almost 4,500 students and 1,000 teachers in the last academic year – an average of 32 students and seven teachers per school – due largely to em…
US Pink Boots Society urges public to shun anti-domestic violence beer campaign, denies links to Hong Kong group
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/03/us-pink-boots-society-urges-public-to-shun-anti-domestic-violence-beer-campaign-denies-links-to-hong-kong-group/
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US Pink Boots Society urges public to shun anti-domestic violence beer campaign, denies links to Hong Kong group
The Pink Boots Society in the US has said it has nothing to do with its apparent Hong Kong affiliate, and has urged the public not to support – or donate to – their anti-domestic violen…
Hong Kong watchdog to investigate why scheme to help the elderly is underused
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/03/hong-kong-watchdog-to-investigate-why-scheme-to-help-the-elderly-is-underused/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/03/hong-kong-watchdog-to-investigate-why-scheme-to-help-the-elderly-is-underused/
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Hong Kong watchdog to investigate why scheme to help the elderly is underused
Hong Kong’s public watchdog will launch an investigation into the government’s community care voucher scheme for the elderly, which has been underused since its launch eight years ago. …