Three years on from mass protests and unrest which rocked the city for months, Hong Kong’s government insists it has restored stability and predicts a bright future for its people. But the after-effects of the pro-democracy unrest, including a Beijing-imposed national security la … | Continue reading
A fund set up by the Hong Kong government to compensate those who suffered from adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccinations paid out HK$2 million in a case relating to a post-vaccination death, an official document has revealed. The Legislative Council approved the HK$1 billion fu … | Continue reading
In the run-up to the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, students at a Hong Kong university are searching their campus for small figurines created to mark the event – months after authorities removed a full-size statue commemorating the 1989 bloodshed. The 3D-printed models o … | Continue reading
Chief Executive Carrie Lam invoked the national security law and Covid-19 restrictions when asked on Tuesday about the legality of Hongkongers commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. At her weekly press briefing, the incumbent leader did not clarify which part of the Beijing- … | Continue reading
With his latest creation, Reborn Font, Hong Kong font designer Roy Chan wants to “reawaken the toughness of the past.” Based on Serif and Sans-Serif fonts, Chan’s design features strong strokes and sometimes sharp corners, through which the 25-year-old hopes to create traditional … | Continue reading
A US-based code-sharing website, Gitlab, has removed a replica version of Hong Kong’s Covid-19 contact tracing app and its developer’s contributor page from its platform. The app was taken down following a police request and its developer is now the target of an investigation, Ho … | Continue reading
Microsoft on Thursday said it will shut down career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, citing a “challenging operating environment” as Beijing tightens its control over tech firms. The US-based company will replace LinkedIn in China with an application dedicated to applyi … | Continue reading
Tech firm LinkedIn has censored the profile of US journalist Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian in China, inviting her to “update” content without specifying what triggered the block. The social media platform, owned by US firm Microsoft, told the Axios journalist on Tuesday that her profi … | Continue reading
The organiser of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil has been ordered by the police to remove all “online platform information.” The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China said on Thursday that the group, seven of its standing committee m … | Continue reading
The foundation that oversees Wikipedia has taken unprecedented action to ban seven mainland Chinese users from its websites globally and revoke administrator access and other privileges for 12 other users, following an HKFP report of alleged threats to Hong Kong users. HKFP revea … | Continue reading
By Amber Wang Taiwan’s star weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun won gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, but when she ascended the podium to receive her medal there was no national flag and no national anthem to greet her. Taiwan cannot even call itself “Taiwan” at the Games. Instead, … | Continue reading
International colour authority Pantone has officially named the dark green in which Hong Kong trams are painted as “HK Tram Green.” The US-based Pantone Color Institute announced last Friday that it was collaborating with Hong Kong Tramways to “showcase the historical and cultura … | Continue reading
By Danni Zhu and Beiyi Seow Two men exchange longing glances, a frisson of sexual tension in an on-screen relationship which must otherwise go unspoken — China’s “boys’ love” phenomenon is gripping video streamers, slipping by censors of LGBTQ themes with their subtlety. The gen … | Continue reading
A group of Hong Kong Wikipedia editors have convened an urgent meeting and shared guidelines to prevent doxxing, after users from mainland China allegedly threatened to report the group to the city’s national security police. Representatives from the group told HKFP they are hopi … | Continue reading
As Hongkongers reckon with the closure of one of the city’s mainstream news outlets, drastic political changes and a sweeping national security law, the city’s keyboard warriors on Wikipedia are also coming under pressure. Battles between competing editors of the crowd-sourced en … | Continue reading
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has warned Hongkongers not to take part in this year’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil on June 4, or commemorative long-distance run this Sunday. “The relevant meetings and procession are unauthorised assemblies. No one should take part in it, or advertise or … | Continue reading
A Chinese LGBT activist has lost her legal bid to get a university textbook corrected for describing gay people as suffering from a “common psychosexual disorder”. China stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental illness in 2001, but its mostly closeted LGBT population still … | Continue reading
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai is to be fired for misconduct by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he is currently serving as an associate law professor. The HKU Council voted 18 to 2 on Tuesday in favour of removing the Umbrella Movement leader from the law fac … | Continue reading
The ex-convenor of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism has been arrested on the suspicion of inciting secession under the new national security law. Police arrested 19-year-old Tony Chung on Wednesday evening at his residence in Yuen Long and took him to Ma On Shan p … | Continue reading
A 4-star hotel has been requisitioned and transformed into a new national security office for Hong Kong. Many reporters were made to remain outside water-filled barricades during the opening ceremony, which was not publicised by the authorities. Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay is no … | Continue reading
China’s top legislative body has passed the national security law for Hong Kong as it moves towards promulgation without local legislative oversight. It received 162 votes in favour, according to local media. The law will need to be overseen by Hong Kong’s Basic Law Committee bef … | Continue reading
China could have prevented 95 per cent of coronavirus infections if its measures to contain the outbreak had begun three weeks earlier, research from the University of Southampton suggests. However, China only to vigorous action in late January – weeks after police silenced a doc … | Continue reading
A teenager who spe out about the plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang has challenged the Chinese-owned social media app TikT over its decision to block her from posting new content. Feroza Aziz, 17, made heads earlier this week after posting videos detailing the treatment of Uyghurs by … | Continue reading
A Hong Kong reporter has been diagnosed with chloracne, raising public health concerns about the widespread use of tear gas by the police force. Chan Yu-hong of digital news outlet Stand News wrote in a post on Wednesday that he had been diagnosed with chloracne recently. The co … | Continue reading
[Graphic] Hong Kong police have fired multiple live rounds in Sai Wan Ho, one of which struck a protester in his abdomen. The incident occurred during a citywide strike. Protesters had been blocking roads at an intersection outside Tai On Building in Sai Wan Ho. At around 7:15am, … | Continue reading
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 over slow security proced … | Continue reading
Hong Kong Free Press is urging the police to release freelance photographer May James following her arrest in Mong K on Sunday whilst she was at work on the fronts. Ms James has contributed over 2,400 photos to HKFP during dozens of paid-for assignment throughout the summer. It r … | Continue reading
Hong Kong’s government has officially withdrawn the controversial extradition bill which sparked over 20 weeks of protest and civil unrest. The move came a week late due to protests at the Legislative Council during the Chief Executive’s policy address. The second reading for the … | Continue reading
The CEO of Apple has met with the top market regulator in China, a statement said Friday, a week after the tech giant faced heavy criticism over an app Beijing accused of supporting Hong Kong protesters. Apple removed HKmap.live from the App Store after a barrage of criticism by … | Continue reading
Two candidates running for the upcoming District Council election have been assaulted in the space of a week whilst they were out canvassing in their districts. Jocelyn Chau, 23, was attacked on Saturday evening at her booth in the City Garden constituency of North Point. At arou … | Continue reading
In a message sent to than 700 employees, the co-CEO of Germany-based e-sports company ESL has told employees not to discuss Hong Kong amid ongoing protests in the city. “All of you might have heard [about] the political discussions and strikes surrounding the situation in Hong K … | Continue reading
By Luke de Pulford The 70th anniversary of Chinese Communism passed with all the militarised bravado anticipated. How tragically appropriate that the event will be remembered not for China’s muscle-fle, but for the shooting in the chest of a Hong Kong protester at point-blank ran … | Continue reading
Tiffany & Co. have removed a tweet showing a woman covering one eye after Chinese consumers accused the jeweller of supporting the Hong Kong protesters. The photo posted on Monday showed Chinese mo Sun Feifei wearing a Tiffany ring on her right hand as it covers her right eye. An … | Continue reading
In an inaugural post with 3,000 upvotes on LIHKG, the creator of The Revolution of Our Times billed the role-playing mobile app game as “the biggest international promotional campaign in the world” for the ongoing protest movement. But within three days of its announcement on Hon … | Continue reading
In an inaugural post with 3,000 upvotes on LIHKG, the creator of The Revolution of Our Times billed the role-playing mobile app game as “the biggest international promotional campaign in the world” for the ongoing protest movement. But within three days of its announcement on Hon … | Continue reading
The Republic of China flag emoji has disappeared from Apple iPhone’s keyboard for Hong Kong and Macau users. The change happened for users who updated their phones to the latest operating system. Updating iPhones to iOS 13.1.1 or above caused the flag emoji to disappear from the … | Continue reading
The Republic of China flag emoji has disappeared from Apple iPhone’s keyboard for Hong Kong and Macau users. The change happened for users who updated their phones to the latest operating system. Updating iPhones to iOS 13.1.1 or above caused the flag emoji to disappear from the … | Continue reading
More mass protests were sparked on Friday after the Hong Kong government inved emergency legislation to ban masks at protests. The government said the law, banning people from wearing masks at any lawful or unlawful demonstration, was intended to halt violent protests. Offenders … | Continue reading
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced that Wednesday’s Happy Valley race will be cancelled owing to an imminent safety threat to racegoers, jockeys and employees, and to the welfare of racehorses. It came after calls for protests at the racecourse, as Hong Kong Bet – a horse ow … | Continue reading
An MTR East Rail train derailed at Hung Hom station on Tuesday morning, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate onto the tracks and leaving eight injured. The train originated in Mong K East and was headed to Hung Hom. At 8:32am, it detailed as two carriages became detached, … | Continue reading
by Yan Zhao Ryan began the day pretending to his parents that he was off to play football and ended it with a rubber bullet to the leg sustained in clashes with Hong Kong’s police. The 19-year-old bespectacled student is one of what Hong Kong protesters have dubbed “the braves” — … | Continue reading
Hong Kong’s commerce minister has said the city’s trade status may not be affected if the government uses emergency legislation, though democrat James To has said that such measures would be akin to martial law. The Emergency Regulations Ordinance (ERO) would grant the city’s lea … | Continue reading
Hong Kong’s MTR announced on Saturday morning that four stations in the vicinity of a protest in Kwun Tong will close after 12pm. In an unprecedented move, Lam Tin, Kwun Tong, Ngau Tau K and Kowloon Bay will close as thousands are set to gather for a demonstration approved earlie … | Continue reading
Several university student leaders have said they have received threats directed at themselves and their families from unknown people. The incidents came after the arrest of Keith Fong, the leader of the Baptist University’s student union, for possession of offensive weapons last … | Continue reading
Hundreds of masked assailants dressed in white have assaulted residents, protesters, journalists and a lawmaker in Yuen Long, hours after an anti-extradition law march ended. The group used bamboo sticks and other weapons to attack people in the area and in the West Rail station … | Continue reading
Beneath the surface of any Hong Kong protest lies the question of identity. Pro-democracy and anti-extradition protesters often use elements of local culture, like language and humour, to distinguish the city from mainland China. But what about the city’s some 580,000 ethnic mino … | Continue reading
By Dylan Hill It has been reported that played a role in enabling the mass mobilisation of over a million protestors in Hong Kong who to to the streets last month to voice their opposition to the extradition bill. As a result, has experienced DDoS attacks hampering the service, … | Continue reading