Hong Kong police groups slam university head for publishing arrested students’ ‘unverified accusations’ of mistreatment
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/24/hong-kong-police-groups-slam-university-head-publishing-arrested-students-unverified-accusations-mistreatment/
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Hong Kong police groups slam university head for publishing arrested students’ ‘unverified accusations’ of mistreatment
Hong Kong police associations have slammed the head of a local university for publishing “unverified” allegations of mistreatment made by arrested students. Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Vice-Chancellor Rocky Tuan wrote a lengthy open letter last…
Hong Kong police deny service dog harmed by tear gas at protest despite abuse allegations
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/24/hong-kong-police-deny-service-dog-harmed-tear-gas-protest/
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Hong Kong police deny service dog harmed by tear gas at protest despite abuse allegations
Hong Kong police have refuted claims that a service dog died or felt unwell after inhaling tear gas at a protest. A police dog was deployed in Yuen Long on Monday during a clearance operation of a demonstration to mark the three-month anniversary of a violent…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s candidacy in limbo after last-minute change in electoral officer due to ‘illness’
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/24/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wongs-candidacy-limbo-last-minute-change-electoral-officer-due-illness/
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s candidacy in limbo after last-minute change in electoral officer due to ‘illness’
The Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) has announced a sudden change in the returning officer overseeing the area where activist Joshua Wong is running in for the upcoming District Council election. Wong submitted his application on October 4 to…
China detains reporter who covered Hong Kong protests – sources
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/china-detains-reporter-covered-hong-kong-protests-sources/
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China detains reporter who covered Hong Kong protests – sources
A Chinese journalist who covered democracy protests in Hong Kong has been detained after returning to the mainland, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told AFP on Thursday. Huang Xueqin, who became known for her support of the #MeToo movement…
‘Fight against oppression’: Hong Kong and Catalan protesters hold parallel solidarity rallies
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/fight-oppression-hong-kong-catalan-protesters-hold-parallel-solidarity-rallies/
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‘Fight against oppression’: Hong Kong and Catalan protesters hold parallel solidarity rallies
Over a thousand people gathered in Central on Thursday night in solidarity with protesters in Catalonia, Spain, as a simultaneous solidarity rally was held in Barcelona. Protesters shouted slogans such as “Stand with Catalonia, stand with Hong Kong” and waved…
Hong Kong gov’t forms election crisis committee in case of last-minute delay due to disruption
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/hong-kong-govt-forms-election-crisis-committee-case-last-minute-delay-due-disruption/
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Hong Kong gov’t forms election crisis committee in case of last-minute delay due to disruption
Hong Kong’s government has formed an election crisis management committee to decide whether to postpone the upcoming District Council election if unrest breaks out on the polling day on November 24. Protests erupted at a briefing session for candidates on…
Hong Kong court rejects appeal bid by 5 cops jailed for beating activist Ken Tsang
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/hong-kong-court-rejects-appeal-bid-5-cops-jailed-beating-activist-ken-tsang/
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Hong Kong court rejects appeal bid by 5 cops jailed for beating activist Ken Tsang
Five police officers jailed for assaulting activist Ken Tsang in 2014 have been denied permission to appeal their convictions. The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the men could not take their case to Hong Kong’s top court because it did not present any…
Hong Kong court orders temporary ban on the release of police officers’ personal information
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/hong-kong-police-ask-court-ban-release-personal-information-officers/
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Hong Kong court orders temporary ban on the release of police officers’ personal information
A Hong Kong court has granted an interim injunction to ban the release of any personal information of police officers, which was filed by the Department of Justice and the Police Commissioner earlier on Friday. The injunction prohibits the sharing of officers’…
Greenpeace questions Hong Kong police claim that blue dye from water cannon is ‘harmless’
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/greenpeace-questions-hong-kong-police-claim-blue-dye-water-cannon-harmless/
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Greenpeace questions Hong Kong police claim that blue dye from water cannon is ‘harmless’
Environmental NGO Greenpeace has claimed that the blue liquid fired from water cannons could contain toxic substances despite assurances from Hong Kong police that the liquid is “harmless.” Law enf…
Holy moley! An Hong Kong police apology for a blue rinse
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/25/holy-moley-hong-kong-police-apology-blue-rinse/
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Holy moley! An Hong Kong police apology for a blue rinse
Well, it has taken a long time but there is joy over one sinner that repenteth, etc, so let us welcome our government’s discovery of the word “sorry.” During the last three months of disorders apologies have been thin on the ground. First aiders, reporters…
China blasts ‘arrogance and hypocrisy’ of US VP Mike Pence after he voices support for Hong Kong protesters
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/26/china-blasts-arrogance-hypocrisy-us-vp-mike-pence-voices-support-hong-kong-protesters/
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China blasts ‘arrogance and hypocrisy’ of US VP Mike Pence after he voices support for Hong Kong protesters
Beijing slammed US Vice President Mike Pence for his “arrogance and hypocrisy” on Friday after he voiced support for Hong Kong democracy protesters and accused the NBA of kowtowing to China. Foreign ministry speswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press…
HKFP Lens: ‘Stand With Hong Kong Journalists’ frontline photography showcase to open in Toronto, Canada
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/26/hkfp-lens-stand-hong-kong-journalists-frontline-photography-showcase-open-toronto-canada/
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HKFP Lens: ‘Stand With Hong Kong Journalists’ frontline photography showcase to open in Toronto, Canada
The Stand With Hong Kong Journalists photo exhibition on the city’s anti-extradition law movement opens next Thursday at Black Cat Artspace in Toronto, Canada. The photography showcase runs until November 10 and seeks to pay tribute to the reporters on the…
The least an expat Hongkonger can do in the city’s summer of protest? Empathise
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/26/least-expat-hongkonger-can-citys-summer-protest-empathise/
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The least an expat Hongkonger can do in the city’s summer of protest? Empathise
The on-going protests have made it abundantly clear that millions of Hongkongers believe their political autonomy and civil liberties are necessary parts of their future. Hong Kong folks come in many stripes: locals and non-locals of varying, complex, and…
In Pictures: Hundreds tour cultural hotspot Chungking Mansions in support of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority community
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In Pictures: Hundreds tour cultural hotspot Chungking Mansions in support of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority community
At a time of high political tension and turmoil, than 800 Hongkongers – mostly ethnically Chinese – visited Chungking Mansions for a “cultural tour” organised by members of the city’s ethnic minority community on Friday. From around 5.30pm, ethnic minority…
Why are Hong Kong protests getting more violent? Because justice has been missing for four months
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/26/hong-kong-protests-getting-violent-justice-missing-four-months/
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Why are Hong Kong protests getting more violent? Because justice has been missing for four months
By Johnson Yeung I want to tell a story about me and violence. On July 21, I was dragging my body back home at midnight after a long day of protest. I lay in my bed, my partner was asleep, and I scrolled up and down on my phone in the dark. My newsfeed was…
How China is still manufacturing political mythology
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/27/china-manufactures-political-mythology/
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How China is still manufacturing political mythology
For generations in China, the status of self-effacing soldier Lei Feng as the pre-eminent mo of the ideal citizen has seemed unassailable. The myth of Lei Feng has been dusted off and recycled periodically over the decades, the last peak coming in 2013 to…
HKFP Lens: ‘Hong Kong the way it was’ – F11 Foto Museum presents colonial images from Ed van der Elsken
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/27/hkfp-lens-hong-kong-way-f11-foto-museum-presents-colonial-images-ed-van-der-elsken/
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HKFP Lens: ‘Hong Kong the way it was’ – F11 Foto Museum presents colonial images from Ed van der Elsken
F11 Foto Museum is celebrating its fifth birthday with “Hong Kong the way it was” – a collection of over 130 historic photos taken in 1959 and 1960 by Ed van der Elsken, one of the most influential Dutch photographers of the 20th century. Van der Elsken described…
They’re waving our flag! Why are US democrats so quiet on Hong Kong?
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/27/us-democrats-silent-hong-kong/
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They’re waving our flag! Why are US democrats so quiet on Hong Kong?
When I was a graduate student, in the late 1980s, I once argued in class that America was a force for democracy and freedom in the world. Of course, we had betrayed our principles on many occasions, most notably in Vietnam. But the United States remained…
Broken bones, blisters and bruises: Hong Kong underground clinic volunteers grapple with influx of protest injuries
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/27/broken-bones-blisters-bruises-hong-kong-underground-clinic-volunteers-grapple-influx-protest-injuries/
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Broken bones, blisters and bruises: Hong Kong underground clinic volunteers grapple with influx of protest injuries
For two medical volunteers at an underground clinic in Hong Kong, their work is symptomatic of a wider rift in society. Hui and Mo (not their real names) have seen the darker side of the city’s fiv…
Electric vehicle charger subsidies may be good for the rich, but not for the environment
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/27/electric-vehicle-charger-subsidies-may-good-rich-not-environment/
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Electric vehicle charger subsidies may be good for the rich, but not for the environment
In a move of breathtaking shortsightedness, the government has announced it will upgrade parking at old private estates by subsidising the installation of electric chargers for e-vehicles. A subsidy of HK$2 billion, announced in the chief executive’s policy…