HKFP Lens: 3 photographers capture life in Hong Kong under the Covid-19 pandemic
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HKFP Lens: 3 photographers capture life in Hong Kong under the Covid-19 pandemic
Three Hong Kong photographers have captured the reality of life under some of the strictest Covid-19 regulations in the world, as social-distancing restrictions brought the city to a near stand sti…
‘I didn’t know’: Hong Kong’s complex Covid-19 rules see domestic workers fined HK$10,000 for missing arrival tests
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‘I didn’t know’: Hong Kong’s complex Covid-19 rules see domestic workers fined HK$10,000 for missing arrival tests
When Anna, a migrant domestic worker, landed in Hong Kong in May, she – like all arrivals to the city – completed a week of hotel quarantine per the Covid-19 rules at the time. The arri…
Covid-19: BioNTech jabs available to toddlers from Thursday; gov’t simplifies free tests
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Covid-19: BioNTech jabs available to toddlers from Wednesday; gov’t simplifies free tests
Children as young as six months can receive a BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from Wednesday, the Hong Kong government has announced. The emergency use of the vaccine was approved last month, meaning that two Covid-19 vaccines are now available to children in the…
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary
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Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy has lost an appeal against her conviction over assessing public data for a documentary about a mob attack in July 2019. Speaking to reporters outside the High Court on Monday, Choy said she was disappointed by the outcome of…
Simplified Covid-19 PCR test less sensitive, Hong Kong health expert says, questions rationale for change
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Simplified Covid-19 PCR test less sensitive, Hong Kong health expert says, questions rationale for change
A respiratory disease expert has questioned the government’s plan to simplify Covid-19 testing by dropping the nasal swab element of tests to leave only throat swab at some facilities, saying…
Covid-19: Hong Kong’s ‘king of judicial reviews’ launches legal challenge against Vaccine Pass and contact tracing app
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Covid-19: Hong Kong’s ‘king of judicial reviews’ launches legal challenge against Vaccine Pass and contact tracing app
Hong Kong’s “king of judicial reviews,” veteran litigant Kwok Cheuk-kin has launched a legal challenge against Hong Kong’s Covid-19 Vaccine Pass scheme and the use of the Le…
Sedition trial against defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News halted, ex-editor granted bail
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Sedition trial against defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News halted, ex-editor granted bail
A former top editor of defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News has been granted bail after his lawyer called on the court to terminate the Stand News sedition trial over improper handling of evidence. …
Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group denied further case details in national security trial
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Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group denied further case details in national security trial
Chow Hang-tung, the former leader of the group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil, has been denied access to further case details in the national security trial against her and two other ex-…
Covid-19: Hong Kong to exempt ‘amber code’ tour group arrivals from rules, can visit museums, ‘designated’ eateries
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Covid-19: Hong Kong to exempt ‘amber code’ tour group arrivals from rules, can visit museums, ‘designated’ eateries
Hong Kong will soon exempt travellers in tour groups from Covid-19 rules that bar new arrivals from going to restaurants and other venues during the first three days of their visit. The government said in a statement on Monday that the new measures were announced…
Rewilding Hong Kong: How reintroducing species could help heal our forests and fight climate change
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Rewilding Hong Kong: How reintroducing species could help heal our forests and fight climate change
If you have ever been lucky enough to walk through a pristine tropical forest in Asia you would have immediately been struck by something – the noise. During the day the air is thick with the buzzi…
Hong Kong’s largest press group ‘disappointed and worried’ over Bao Choy appeal ruling
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Hong Kong’s largest press group ‘disappointed and worried’ over Bao Choy appeal ruling
Hong Kong’s largest press group said it was “disappointed and worried” by the court’s decision to reject an appeal filed by a journalist convicted over accessing public data for a documentary about a mob attack in July 2019. High Court Judge Alex Lee ruled…
Event: Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival returns in March 2023 after Covid hiatus
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Event: Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival returns in March 2023 after Covid hiatus
Hong Kong’s premier music festival, Clockenflap, is to return next March to Central Harbourfront after a three-year hiatus. Organisers say it is “100 per cent confirmed” for Friday March 3 until Sunday March 5, 2023. A full festival experience, with multiple…
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17 Hong Kong democrats set to face 90-day national security trial in early 2023 over unofficial primaries
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17 Hong Kong democrats set to face 90-day national security trial in early 2023 over unofficial primaries
Seventeen Hong Kong pro-democracy figures who have pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit subversion are expected to face a 90-day trial in early 2023, a court has heard. High Court…
In pictures: Rare celestial event totally eclipsed by thick cloud in Hong Kong
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In Pictures: Rare celestial event totally eclipsed by thick cloud in Hong Kong
A rare celestial event occurred in the skies above Hong Kong on Tuesday evening, when a total lunar eclipse coincided with the moon passing in front of Uranus and obscuring the planet. However, Hon…
China’s billionaires see fortunes fall amid Covid-19 curbs and slowing economic growth
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China’s billionaires see fortunes fall amid Covid-19 curbs and slowing economic growth
The wealth of China’s billionaires this year dropped by the largest amount in more than two decades, according to an annual ranking, as zero-Covid curbs and a property market crisis stall the…
Name Hong Kong’s parks after Chinese heroes not colonial figures, pro-Beijing lawmaker proposes
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Name Hong Kong’s parks after Chinese heroes not colonial figures, pro-Beijing lawmaker proposes
A Hong Kong lawmaker has suggested renaming public parks and playgrounds bearing colonial references to honour present-day and historical Chinese heroes. Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho. Photo: Hill…
Hong Kong justice dep’t loses appeal against court decision to let UK lawyer represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai
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Hong Kong justice dep’t loses appeal against court decision to let UK lawyer represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) has lost an appeal against the High Court’s decision to let a UK barrister represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai in his upcoming high-profile national…
National security trial of 17 Hong Kong democrats over unofficial primaries to begin on Jan 30
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4 people charged over ‘inciting others to cast blank votes’ in Hong Kong legislative polls
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4 people charged over ‘inciting others to cast blank votes’ in Hong Kong legislative polls
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged four people for allegedly “inciting others to cast blank votes or not to vote” in the 2021 Legislative Council election. The Indep…
75% of Hongkongers disagree city is in ‘public health emergency’, majority oppose Covid Vaccine Pass: survey
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75% of Hongkongers disagree city is in ‘public health emergency’, majority oppose Covid Vaccine Pass: survey
Around three-quarters of Hongkongers do not think the city’s Covid-19 situation constitutes a “public health emergency.” The Democratic Party announces results of its survey on th…