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…
Time for China to take action against human rights abuses on its Belt and Road projects
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Time for China to take action against human rights abuses on its Belt and Road projects
By William Nee Before the first roulette wheel was spun at Imperial Pacific’s new casino in Saipan, thousands of people had already lost out. In 2017, shortly after the facility opened on the island, part of a US commonwealth in the Pacific, a US federal…
Man bites off ear of pro-democracy district councillor during brawl outside Hong Kong mall
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Brawl outside Hong Kong mall as man bites off ear of pro-democracy district councillor
[Graphic pictures] A pro-democracy district councillor has had his ear bitten off by a man in Tai Koo moments after the attacker reportedly slashed several other people with a knife. The assailant was then beaten up by a crowd in retaliation. Several sit…
Event: Bombay Bicycle Club, Nick Murphy, Glass Animals & Metronomy join Clockenflap 2019 line-up
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Event: Bombay Bicycle Club, Nick Murphy, Glass Animals & Metronomy join Clockenflap 2019 line-up
With Hongkongers missing out on countless cancelled events this year, the organisers of Asia’s premier music festival have decided that the show must go on! Clockenflap returns to the Central Harbourfront this month with over 100 top local and international…
Beijing ‘ready to work’ with ASEAN countries on South China Sea code of conduct
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Beijing ‘ready to work’ with ASEAN countries on South China Sea code of conduct
Beijing said on Sunday it is “ready to work” with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the flashpoint South China Sea, where it is accused of building up military installations and bullying fellow claimants. China claims most of the resource-rich…
Our landlord’s brainwave: Hong Kong people are revolting, so replace the people
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Our landlord’s brainwave: Hong Kong people are revolting, so replace the people
The Chief Executive of the largest property developer in the world presented their annual strategy review on Wednesday, October 16. This is a developer with a difference. Not only does it have 1,073 square kilometres of land in one the world’s prime locations…
Two journalists arrested as riot police storm malls around Hong Kong and deploy pepper spray
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Two journalists arrested as riot police storm malls around Hong Kong and deploy pepper spray
Two journalists were arrested as Hong Kong police stormed shopping malls on Sunday following protests. With no large-scale demonstrations planned, some protesters called for “shopping” stunts in seven districts including Admiralty, Mong K, Tsuen Wan, Wong…
Hong Kong pro-democracy District Council election candidates charged with unlawful assembly and obstructing police
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Hong Kong pro-democracy District Council election candidates charged with unlawful assembly and obstructing police
Three pro-democracy District Council election candidates – Osman Cheng and Man Nim-chi – have been charged following their arrests at a peaceful protest on Saturday. Cheng and Man were charged with unlawful assembly and obstruction of police. Richard Chan…
‘Stop police violence, stop police lies’: Hong Kong police axe press con amid journalists’ silent protest over arrests
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‘Stop police violence, stop police lies’: Hong Kong police axe press con amid journalists’ silent protest over arrests
A group of journalists conducted a silent protest action at Monday’s regular police press conference, following the arrest of two media staffers on Sunday. The force cut its live feed of the event after around two minutes, and cancelled the press conference…
China’s Xi Jinping voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam over unrest
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China’s Xi Jinping voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam over unrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met in Shanghai, state media said, days after the Communist Party agreed to change the way it picks or removes the city’s top official.…
Hong Kong residents demand answers from security after riot police enter Tai Koo Shing mall
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Hong Kong residents demand answers from security after riot police enter Tai Koo Shing mall
Hundreds of Tai Koo Shing residents staged a protest on Monday demanding answers from security after riot police stormed a privately-owned shopping mall the day before. Several sit-in protests were held at shopping malls across the city on Sunday before riot…
China’s Xi Jinping gave a ‘vote of confidence’ in Hong Kong gov’t, says acting leader Matthew Cheung
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China’s Xi Jinping gave a ‘vote of confidence’ in Hong Kong gov’t, says acting leader Matthew Cheung
Hong Kong’s acting leader has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with Chief Executive Carrie Lam indicates the central government’s confidence in her administration. The came as the two leaders met in Shanghai on Monday ahead of the China International…