Satisfaction with Hong Kong’s press freedom drops to record low, poll finds
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Satisfaction with Hong Kong’s press freedom drops to record low, poll finds
Hongkongers’ satisfaction with press freedom and media outlets in the city has dropped to a record low, a poll has found. The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) published th…
3 sentenced to training centre over 2019 National Day protest in Hong Kong
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3 sentenced to training centre over 2019 National Day protest in Hong Kong
Three people who were minors at the time of the 2019 protests have been sentenced to a training centre after being convicted of rioting charges. The trio – Fong Ming and Kwok Hei-tung, both a…
Are you a god of Hong Kong geography? Viral quiz tests citizens’ knowledge of their city
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Are you a God of Hong Kong geography? Viral quiz tests citizens’ knowledge of their city
Hong Kong’s annual university entrance examination is not until late April, but hundreds of thousands of people have already taken an alternative and equally challenging quiz which puts their…
Covid-19: Work on temporary China-Hong Kong bridge began before emergency law was invoked, satellite images show
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Covid-19: Work on temporary China-Hong Kong bridge began before emergency law was invoked, satellite images show
On March 4, as Hong Kong’s fifth wave of Covid-19 was at its worst, Chief Secretary John Lee evoked an emergency regulation to build a temporary bridge connecting Lok Ma Chau Loop, the site of a soon-to-be-built makeshift hospital, to Shenzhen, across the…
Covid-19: Lam urges 3-day home rapid tests for all; leadership candidates exempt from private gathering rules
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Covid-19: Lam urges 3-day home rapid tests for all; leadership candidates exempt from private gathering rules
All residents are “strongly urged” to take three Covid-19 tests using rapid antigen test (RAT) kits between April 8 and April 10, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday as the city’s 3 million households began receiving service kits from the government.…
BREAKING: Carrie Lam will not run in Hong Kong’s small-circle chief executive election
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Carrie Lam will not run in Hong Kong’s small-circle chief executive election
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s current chief executive, has said she will not run in the upcoming small-circle leadership election. Lam announced during her daily Covid-19 briefing on Monday that she would not enter the race. The nomination period for candidates…
Hong Kong court sentences 5 for up to 4.5 years on riot charges over 2019 National Day protest
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Hong Kong court sentences 5 for up to 4.5 years on riot charges over 2019 National Day protest
Five people have been sentenced to up to four and a half years over rioting charges relating to a protest in Wong Tai Sin in 2019. Handing down the sentences on Monday, Judge Ernest Lin said the de…
In Pictures: At a Hong Kong paper offering store, gaming consoles beat Covid kits for Ching Ming Festival
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In Pictures: At a Hong Kong paper offering store, gaming consoles beat Covid kits for Ching Ming Festival
Recently, a photo of a mobile phone showing the government’s LeaveHomeSafe contact tracing app went viral in Hong Kong. It was not an actual device, but a paper offering intended to be burnt …
How Covid left its mark on Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions
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How Covid left its mark on Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions
The touts still loiter outside one of Hong Kong’s most iconic landmarks, but Covid — and the Hong Kong government’s tough preventative measures — has left its mark on Chungk…
China’s nuclear weapons build-up threatens mutually assured destruction
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China’s nuclear weapons build-up threatens mutually assured destruction
China’s economic rise since the 1970s has been miraculous. With that rise has come greatly increased spending on China’s nuclear arsenal. Is that spending buying China more security, or is it…
What John Lee as chief executive might mean for Hong Kong
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What John Lee as chief executive might mean for Hong Kong
Pro-establishment voices have indicated that the central government prefers a one-candidate race for chief executive, and that Chief Secretary John Lee fits the bill. Lee’s loyalty has been b…
Covid-19: Mainland traditional Chinese medicine experts in Hong Kong offer treatment guidelines
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Covid-19: Mainland traditional Chinese medicine experts in Hong Kong offer treatment guidelines
A group of mainland Chinese experts have met with Hong Kong health officials to draft plans to use traditional Chinese medicine in Covid-19 clinical treatment as the city’s fifth-wave case fa…
Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 under sedition law over ‘causing nuisance’ during court hearings
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Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 under sedition law over ‘causing nuisance’ during court hearings
Six people have been arrested by Hong Kong national security police under the colonial-era sedition law on suspicion of causing nuisance during hearings at various courts. Sources told local media …
Co-founder of defunct Hong Kong media outlet DB Channel denied bail over calls for int’l sanctions, judgement reveals
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/06/co-founder-of-defunct-hong-kong-media-outlet-db-channel-denied-bail-over-calls-for-intl-sanctions-judgement-reveals/
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Co-founder of defunct Hong Kong media outlet DB Channel denied bail over calls for int’l sanctions, judgement reveals
The co-founder of a now-defunct online media platform charged under the national security law has been denied bail after the prosecution said that the outlet served as a platform to promote “seditious ideologies,” a High Court judgement published on Wednesday…
Hong Kong Chief Sec. John Lee resigns ahead of small-circle leadership election
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Hong Kong Chief Sec. John Lee resigns ahead of small-circle leadership election
John Lee has quit his role as Chief Secretary ahead of Hong Kong’s small-circle leadership race, less than a year after he was appointed to the position. John Lee. File photo: GovHK. Current …
Hong Kong’s No. 2 John Lee to enter leadership race if Beijing approves resignation
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Hong Kong’s No. 2 John Lee to enter leadership race if Beijing approves resignation
Hong Kong’s former chief secretary John Lee has said he intends to enter the chief executive race next month if Beijing accepts his resignation. John Lee meets the press on April 6, 2021. Pho…
Meta restricts access to over 400 Facebook and Instagram posts, pages in Hong Kong due to health dep’t requests
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/07/meta-restricts-access-to-over-400-facebook-and-instagram-posts-pages-in-hong-kong-due-to-health-dept-requests/
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Meta restricts access to over 400 Facebook and Instagram posts, pages in Hong Kong due to health dep’t requests
Tech giant Meta restricted access to over 400 items across Facebook and Instagram in Hong Kong in the first half of 2021, all but three of which were in response to requests from the Department of …
Hong Kong’s HK$10k consumption voucher scheme rolls out to residents
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Hong Kong’s HK$10k consumption voucher scheme rolls out to residents
The first phase of this year’s consumption voucher scheme rolled out on Thursday, allowing Hong Kong citizens to collect up to half of the government’s HK$10,000 handout depending on th…
Hong Kong gov’t refuses to say which library books are banned under national security law
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Hong Kong gov’t refuses to say which library books are banned under national security law
Hong Kong’s government has cited security reasons for refusing to tell a legislator which books have been removed from public libraries because of the Beijing-imposed national security law. L…
Overseas judges in Hong Kong are not a picky bunch, apparently
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Overseas judges in Hong Kong are not a picky bunch, apparently
It has been heartwarming to see so many tributes to the splendour of Hong Kong’s legal system, following the news that two UK judges are withdrawing from their roles as occasional participant…
Former Hong Kong student leader jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting course of justice
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/07/former-hong-kong-student-leader-jailed-for-9-months-for-resisting-police-and-perverting-course-of-justice/
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Former Hong Kong student leader jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting course of justice
Former Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) students’ union president Keith Fong has been jailed for nine months for resisting police and perverting the course of justice, in a case linked to his pu…