Hong Kong haunted by tear gas and pepper spray as protesters flout mask law on Halloween
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Hong Kong haunted by tear gas and pepper spray as protesters flout mask law on Halloween
By Jennifer Creery & Tom Grundy The city’s annual Halloween celebrations were eclipsed by tear gas and pepper spray on Thursday, as police attempted to clear unauthorised protests in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. Many used the occasion to wear masks despite…
China says will ‘improve’ way Hong Kong leader is selected to ‘safeguard national security’
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China says will ‘improve’ way Hong Kong leader is selected to ‘safeguard national security’
China warned Friday it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong’s governing system, as it laid out plans to boost patriotism in the city and change how its leader is chosen or removed after months of pro-democracy protests. The unrest in the semi-autonomous…
UK report calls for ‘proportionate’ police response to Hong Kong protests and end to violence
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UK report calls for ‘proportionate’ police response to Hong Kong protests and end to violence
The UK government has called for an end to violence at Hong Kong protests and for the police response to be proportionate. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued its latest six-monthly report on Thursday on major events between January 1 and June 30,…
Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho sues 3 democrats for libel over ‘triad’ comment
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Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho sues 3 democrats for libel over ‘triad’ comment
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho has sued three pro-democracy lawmakers for libel after they accused him at a public event of having links to triads. According to Ho’s writ, submitted to the court on Thursday, lawmakers Dennis Kw, Lam Cheuk-ting and Claudia…
Hong Kong court refuses broadcaster TVB’s bid for injunction against staff assaults and property damage
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Hong Kong court refuses broadcaster TVB’s bid for injunction against staff assaults and property damage
A Hong Kong court has rejected an application from television broadcaster TVB to stop people from assaulting its news crews and damaging its property. Judge Mimmie Chan said on Friday that there was no evidence to show that TVB was at risk of “imminent harm…
Hong Kong election candidates survive political vetting… with one exception
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Hong Kong election candidates survive political vetting… with one exception
Protesters and pro-democracy partisans have made an important breakthrough. No one has conceded defeat, the victors are not celebrating, and the costs have yet to come due. No one is celebrating or conceding because the victory is so small that it has barely…
‘Helpless, disappointed’: Wife of detained Chinese lawyer holds onto hope
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‘Helpless, disappointed’: Wife of detained Chinese lawyer holds onto hope
By Eva Xiao With winter approaching, Xu Yan brought some warm clothes and money for her husband to a detention centre in eastern China, though she’s not even sure the arrested human rights lawyer is still being held there. Xu, 37, has travelled some 20 times…
Crimes against journalists are going unpunished, a threat to freedom of expression everywhere
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Crimes against journalists are going unpunished, a threat to freedom of expression everywhere
By Annie Game On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, it’s important to recognise the essential link between the right to freedom of expression and the right to information. Journalists are too often the direct targets when…
Shouldn’t the work of Hong Kong’s police force be public?
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Shouldn’t the work of Hong Kong’s police force be public?
There was much excitement last week over High Court Action number 1957 of 2019, in which the government is seeking an injunction against “dox”. This is a hobby pursued by some netizens of putting on the web the names, addresses and other details of people…
Hong Kong social workers complain of mistreatment by riot police
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Hong Kong social workers have said that they were inexplicably mistreated by riot police at a protest on Thursday night. A crowd had gathered at Prince Edward MTR station to mark an incident two months ago whereby officers used pepper spray and batons ag…
In Pictures: Unrest and tear gas around Hong Kong Island, as police halt authorised rallies in Central
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In Pictures: Unrest and tear gas around Hong Kong Island, as police halt authorised rallies in Central
Police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse crowds in Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park – a traditional site of peaceful protest in Hong Kong. A separate rally in Central was also cut short minutes after it began, despite the event being previously approved.…
HKFP Lens: Frontline shots from May James, as Hong Kong enters 22nd weekend of protest and unrest
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HKFP Lens: Frontline shots from May James, as Hong Kong enters 22nd weekend of protest and unrest
Police deployed tear gas around Hong Kong Island as front protesters threw Molotovs and committed acts of arson and vandalism. In an unusual move, the force then halted two authorised rallies in Central. HKFP’s May James was on the fronts. Click here for…
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First aider and firefighter caught up in Hong Kong Island clashes as demonstrators target Chinese state media HQ
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First aider and firefighter caught up in Hong Kong Island clashes as demonstrators target Chinese state media HQ
Hong Kong protesters continued to clash with police on both sides of the harbour on Saturday night, with a firefighter and a first aider among those caught in the crossfire. Earlier in the day, police fired tear gas in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to disperse…
Hong Kong candy artist moulds sweets into intricate shapes
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Hong Kong candy artist moulds sweets into intricate shapes
By Celia Cazale Using a pair of scissors, a blowpipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk of molten sugar into a dragon, a talent he began honing during China’s Cultural Revolution. To’s shop on Cheung Chau, a small island…
Lantau Tomorrow Vision: Student green group asks why Hong Kong wants to spoil an exquisite natural habitat
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Lantau Tomorrow Vision: Student green group asks why Hong Kong wants to spoil an exquisite natural habitat
By Alexander Haynes Hong Kong has one of the most exquisite natural habitats for wildlife, and ample resources to pave the way for creative and world-leading environmental solutions – so why is the HK$624 billion Lantau Tomorrow Vision (LTV) Project, which…
Dear Hong Kong gov’t: please stop telling us the same old story and change your press release
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Dear Hong Kong gov’t: please stop telling us the same old story and change your press release
I don’t know if there is any truth in the entertaining rumour that the Hong Kong SAR government tried to recruit a PR agency to rescue it from public scorn and contempt, only to meet with flat refusals from plausible image-polishers. The story is not unlikely.…
‘Broad and vague’: Why a court injunction obtained by the Hong Kong police is not just about ‘doxxing’
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‘Broad and vague’: Why a court injunction obtained by the Hong Kong police is not just about ‘doxxing’
On October 25, Hong Kong police obtained a court order to prevent the disclosure of personal data belonging to officers and their extended families – a practice also known as “dox” – but lawyers have warned that the move could have wide-reaching implications.…
Hong Kong gov’t’s blind eye to police abuses is a threat to press freedom
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Hong Kong gov’t’s blind eye to police abuses is a threat to press freedom
As of this week, add one item to the list of qualities sorely lacking in the Hong Kong Police Force: a sense of irony. What could be ironic than a group of masked policemen arrayed in head-to-foot protective riot gear demanding that a credentialed front journalist…