Hong Kong’s MTRC urged to review ad panel maintenance after train door rips off, causing rush hour chaos
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Hong Kong’s MTRC urged to review ad panel maintenance after train door rips off, causing rush hour chaos
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has been urged to review inspection work of advertisement panels after some loose parts caused a set of train doors to fall off, plunging the city into rush hour c…
Covid-19: Hong Kong to bar non-residents from 5 more countries, inc. Finland, Norway, Korea over Omicron
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Covid-19: Hong Kong to bar non-residents from 5 more countries, inc. Finland, Norway, Korea over Omicron
Visitors from Finland, Norway, Korea, Ghana and Saudi Arabia who are not Hong Kong residents will be barred from the city from Sunday, as the government adds more countries to its Omicron watchlist…
Half of Hongkongers oppose plan for residents in mainland China to vote in elections, poll finds
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Half of Hongkongers oppose plan for residents in mainland China to vote in elections, poll finds
Around 50 per cent of Hongkongers oppose the government’s arrangement of allowing residents in mainland China to vote in the upcoming “patriots only” elections, a poll has found. …
HKFP Guide: Cheung Chau – Hong Kong island getaway, home to street food, family-friendly hikes and great beaches
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HKFP Guide: Cheung Chau – Hong Kong island getaway, home to street food, family-friendly hikes and great beaches
Located just 10km southwest of Hong Kong Island, Cheung Chau looks and feels a world away. It is loved by locals and visitors alike for its delicious street food, family-friendly hiking trails and beaches. Cheung Chau is famous for its annual bun festival…
Vietnamese refugee abandons fight against deportation after 27 years behind bars in Hong Kong
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Vietnamese refugee abandons fight against deportation after 27 years behind bars in Hong Kong
Vietnamese refugee Vo Van Hung – who was jailed as a teenager for murder and spent 27 years behind bars – has said that he has abandoned his efforts to fight deportation. A black and wh…
Uniformed youth groups are sprouting in Hong Kong’s national security era
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Uniformed youth groups are sprouting in Hong Kong’s national security era
The search for national security frequent flier miles is leading some of our leaders to strange places. While nobody was looking, the Security Bureau has hatched the interesting idea that all the g…
Caught between politics and the pandemic, a few kilometres from China, Taiwan’s Kinmen island rethinks its economy
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/05/caught-between-politics-and-the-pandemic-a-few-kilometres-from-china-taiwans-kinmen-island-rethinks-its-economy/
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/05/caught-between-politics-and-the-pandemic-a-few-kilometres-from-china-taiwans-kinmen-island-rethinks-its-economy/
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Caught between politics and the pandemic, a few kilometres from China, Taiwan’s Kinmen island rethinks its economy
On the Taiwanese island of Kinmen, 63-year-old Wu Tseng-dong – Maestro Wu as he brands himself – is beating swords into ploughshares, as the Bible teaches. Or to be exact, artillery she…
HKFP Lens: Matt Teague captures the exquisite beauty of urban and rural Hong Kong
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HKFP Lens: Matt Teague captures the exquisite beauty of urban and rural Hong Kong
Local photographer Matt Teague has launched his Hong Kong series on his platform “SoulSoil” – to showcase some of what he calls the “exquisite beauty” that the city ha…
3 University of Hong Kong students granted bail after judge considers withdrawal of motion mourning police attacker
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/06/3-university-of-hong-kong-students-granted-bail-after-judge-considers-withdrawal-of-motion-mourning-police-attacker/
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3 University of Hong Kong students granted bail after judge considers withdrawal of motion mourning police attacker
Three University of Hong Kong (HKU) students facing national security charges were granted bail after the judge considered the prompt withdrawal of a student union council resolution expressing sympathy for a man who stabbed a police officer and then killed…
Hong Kong man fined US$39k in US for selling scam ‘virus shut out’ cards, still approved for sale in HK
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Hong Kong man fined US$39k in US for selling scam ‘virus shut out’ cards, still approved for sale in HK
A Hong Kong-American man living in the US has been handed a US$39,690 (HK$309,000) fine and sentenced to a one year probation order by a US federal court for importing “virus shut out cards&#…
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Hong Kong threatens Wall St Journal over ‘incitement’ following editorial on upcoming poll
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Hong Kong threatens Wall St Journal over ‘incitement’ following editorial on upcoming poll
The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang has threatened the Wall Street Journal over an editorial it published about this month’s upcoming legislative election. In th…
Constitution Day: ‘Communist Party must be respected,’ says Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong
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Constitution Day: ‘Communist Party must be respected,’ says Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong
The Chinese Communist Party’s leading role must be respected and safeguarded in order to protect the constitutional order of Hong Kong, Beijing’s top official in the city said on Saturd…
‘It’s a rumour’: Anti-graft chief says casting blank votes in ‘patriots only’ election is not illegal
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‘It’s a rumour’: Anti-graft chief says casting blank votes in ‘patriots only’ election is not illegal
Claims that it is illegal to cast a blank vote in the upcoming “patriots only” legislative elections are just “rumours,” the head of the Independent Commission Against Corru…
Democrat Lam Cheuk-ting to face trial after disclosing identity of Hong Kong police officer under corruption probe, court rules
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/06/democrat-lam-cheuk-ting-to-face-trial-after-disclosing-identity-of-hong-kong-police-officer-under-corruption-probe-court-rules/
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Democrat Lam Cheuk-ting to face trial after disclosing identity of Hong Kong police officer under corruption probe, court rules
Prosecutors have presented sufficient evidence to press on with a trial against former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, who is accused of disclosing the identity of a police officer under investigation by …
Hong Kong employer jailed for abusing domestic worker Erwiana in 2015 declared bankrupt
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/07/hong-kong-employer-jailed-for-abusing-domestic-worker-erwiana-in-2015-declared-bankrupt/
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Hong Kong employer jailed for abusing domestic worker Erwiana in 2015 declared bankrupt
A Hong Kong woman jailed for abusing Indonesian domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih has been declared bankrupt by a Hong Kong court. Law Wan-tung, convicted of abusing domestic workers Erwiana …
‘Patriots only’ election hopefuls clash on pardoning Hong Kong protesters
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‘Patriots only’ election hopefuls clash on pardoning Hong Kong protesters
Candidates running in Hong Kong’s legislative election have clashed over the topic of providing amnesty to protesters jailed over charges linked to the 2019 protests and unrest. Hopefuls self…
Hong Kong leader backs Beijing critique of western democracy, claims ‘patriots only’ election has diversity
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Hong Kong leader backs Beijing critique of western democracy, claims ‘patriots only’ election has diversity
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has backed comments by a top Chinese official that the upcoming “patriots only” election will be an exercise in “unprecedented” diversity while c…
Hefty jail term for Hong Kong Telegram channel admin convicted of inciting riot, arson and violence during 2019 protests
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/12/07/hefty-jail-term-for-hong-kong-telegram-channel-admin-convicted-of-inciting-riot-arson-and-violence-during-2019-protests/
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Hefty jail term for Hong Kong Telegram channel admin convicted of inciting riot, arson and violence during 2019 protests
A Telegram channel administrator has been jailed for just under five years for publishing or forwarding messages inciting others to use violence and to obstruct the operation of the MTR during the …
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