Reporter stages protest at Hong Kong police press conference over treatment of journalists
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Video: Reporter stages protest at Hong Kong police press conference over treatment of journalists
A Hong Kong journalist has protested at a police press conference over the alleged mistreatment of reporters by officers. As Police Public Relations Branch Senior Superintendent Kong Wing-cheung wa…
Event: Freespace Jazz Fest lands in Hong Kong with a weekend of boundary-pushing live jazz, dance, workshops and more [FREE]
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Event: Freespace Jazz Fest lands in Hong Kong with a weekend of boundary-pushing live jazz, dance, workshops and more [FREE]
[Sponsored] Hong Kong’s got a new annual music festival – and all that jazz. The inaugural Freespace Jazz Fest lands at West Kowloon Cultural District on November 9-10, with a diverse and predominantly free up of international stars, acclaimed local artists…
Hong Kong broadcaster TVB seeks injunction to prevent assaults against news crew and property damage
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/29/hong-kong-broadcaster-tvb-seeks-injunction-prevent-assaults-news-crew-property-damage/
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Hong Kong broadcaster TVB seeks injunction to prevent assaults against news crew and property damage
Hong Kong’s largest television broadcaster TVB has applied for a temporary injunction against people who “unlawfully and willfully” assault its news crew and damage its property. The broadcaster said the move was prompted by recent anti-extradition bill protests…
Video: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam denies report that Beijing will replace her next year
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Video: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam denies report that Beijing will replace her next year
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has denied a report that she will be replaced by Beijing next March. When asked about a Financial Times report during a press briefing on Tuesday, Lam dismissed the claim as a rumour and said the Chinese Foreign Ministry had already…
Hong Kong bans activist Joshua Wong from standing in district election race
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Hong Kong bans activist Joshua Wong from standing in district election race
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been disqualified from entering the upcoming District Council election. Wong is the only person to be disqualified by an electoral officer from the November 24 ra…
Hong Kong police deploy tear gas against crowd protesting over suspected tear gas test
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Hong Kong police deploy tear gas against crowd protesting over suspected tear gas test
A protest over an irritating smell emanating from a police base in Tuen Mun descended into another confrontation with riot police on Monday night. A crowd of several hundred spontaneously gathered at the Tai Hing operational base after local residents complained…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong slams election officer for ‘twisting and misunderstanding’ his political views with election ban
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong slams election officer for ‘twisting and misunderstanding’ his political views with election ban
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has slammed the decision to disqualify him from the November 24 District Council election. Laura Aron, the electoral officer, disqualified him from running because she did not believe Wong had abandoned the idea that Hong Kong…
UK university strips Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho of honorary degree citing concerning conduct
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UK university strips Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho of honorary degree citing concerning conduct
A British university has withdrawn Hong Kong pro-Beijing legislator Junius Ho’s honorary degree citing concerning conduct since he was awarded the distinction. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge granted Ho an Honorary Doctor of Laws in 2011 owing…
Hong Kong police say officers will wear unique identifiers, as force defends recent treatment of journalists
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Hong Kong police say officers will wear unique identifiers as force defends recent treatment of journalists
Police have announced that front officers will wear white identification tags with “operational callsigns” which are unique to each officer, amid criticism of police hiding their identities. “With an increasing number of dox cases, we need to find a balance…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s popularity rating drops by over 2% to another historic low – poll
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s popularity rating drops by over 2% to another historic low – poll
Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s popularity rating has dropped to a record low of 20.2 points out of 100, a recent public opinion survey has found. The rating is the lowest among any post-colonial chief executive, according to the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research…
Hong Kong gov’t should form independent probe into police conduct at protests, says pro-Beijing lawmaker Abraham Shek
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Hong Kong gov’t should form independent probe into police conduct at protests, says pro-Beijing lawmaker Abraham Shek
A pro-Beijing lawmaker has said that he did not support the now-withdrawn extradition bill, and the Hong Kong government should respond to protesters’ demands to form an independent commission of inquiry into the alleged use of police brutality. Abraham Shek…
Hong Kong police arrested 5 people inside public hospitals over June 12 protests, gov’t says
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Hong Kong police arrested 5 people inside public hospitals over June 12 protests, gov’t says
Hong Kong police have arrested five people inside public hospitals in connection with a protest on June 12, the Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan has confirmed. Speaking at a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday, Chan said that as of October 17…
South Asians and Africans are no longer Hong Kong’s ‘ethnic other’ – now it’s the mainland Chinese
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/30/south-asians-africans-no-longer-hong-kongs-ethnic-now-mainland-chinese/
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South Asians and Africans are no longer Hong Kong’s ‘ethnic other’ – now it’s the mainland Chinese
An extraordinary event happened in Chungking Mansions last Saturday. Well over a thousand Hong Kong Chinese people came to the building and participated in free tours conducted by ethnic minority social workers; most also stayed for dinner, causing long good…
Beijing to use facial recognition technology in metro security checks – state media
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Beijing to use facial recognition technology in metro security checks – state media
Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’ to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Long queues and commuters arguing with staff…
Hong Kong democrats seek to raise HK$3.85m for legal services to challenge the mask ban
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/31/hong-kong-democrats-seek-raise-hk3-85m-legal-services-challenge-mask-ban/
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Hong Kong democrats seek to raise HK$3.85m for legal services to challenge the mask ban
Pro-democracy lawmakers are seeking to raise HK$3.85 million for legal services to challenge the government’s emergency anti-mask law. Earlier this month, the government used the 1922 Emergency Regulations Ordinance (ERO) – a colonial-era law last used to…
Hong Kong police arrest over 70 in Tuen Mun protest against tear gas smell
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Hong Kong police arrest over 70 in Tuen Mun protest against tear gas smell
More than 70 people have been arrested in Tuen Mun on Wednesday night following a protest over an irritating tear gas smell emanating from a police base. At least 73 people – mostly residents – were rounded up during Wednesday’s unrest, a lawyer told Stand…
Hong Kong police issue Halloween warning, as Ocean Park event scrapped and MTR to close early
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Hong Kong police issue Halloween warning, as Ocean Park event scrapped and MTR to close early
Ocean Park has cancelled its annual Halloween Fest – one of its key tourist events – citing safety concerns. Meanwhile, police have warned that an unauthorised march is set to take place in the Central area on Thursday. The theme park’s decision came amid…
Hong Kong court grants temporary injunction against inciting violence via messaging app Telegram and LIHKG forum
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Hong Kong court grants temporary injunction against inciting violence via messaging app Telegram and LIHKG forum
A Hong Kong court has granted a temporary injunction to block messages inciting violence on messaging app Telegram and the Reddit-like forum LIHKG – two of the most popular communication channels i…
HKFP Lens: Hongkongers don masks on the frontlines for Halloween, despite ban
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HKFP Lens: Hongkongers don masks on the frontlines for Halloween despite ban
Both protesters and revellers gathered in Central on Thursday to mark Halloween. Riot police held cordons around much of the Lan Kwai Fong entertainment district throughout the evening, whilst some people donned satirical party masks and chanted protest slogans.…
Taiwanese court orders police to compensate injured ‘Sunflower Movement’ protesters
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Taiwanese court orders police to compensate injured ‘Sunflower Movement’ protesters
Police in Taiwan have been ordered by a court to pay compensation to a group of protesters who were injured during clashes in 2014 over a controversial trade pact with China. Hundreds of people stormed the government’s headquarters five years ago until riot…