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Throughout a near-decade of publishing, HKFP has weaved its way through non-stop financial, political and industry turbulence whilst cynics have said “give it a year.” But Hong Kong journalists are a stubborn and dedicated bunch, and our newsroom has expanded, invested and continually reinvented itself between protests, a pandemic, court reporting and the post-security law era. Our profession – after all – is a vocation, and the only one which is protected, and baked into, constitutions across the world. Our continued work in Hong Kong relies on supporters – many of whom directly powered our n...
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The former chairperson of the Hong Kong Bar Association has said he left the city two years ago after being warned by national security police that he could be charged for sedition over his past comments in a book and on a social media platform. Paul Harris, who was a senior counsel in the city who served as the association’s chair in 2021, said his decision to leave Hong Kong was expedited by an interview under caution with the national security department of the police in early-March 2022, in which he was told that the force was considering charging him for sedition. In his first media inter...
Hong Kong Free Press
An increase to the duty-free allowance for people entering mainland China from Hong Kong is expected to generate at least HK$2.7 billion for the city’s economy, the government has said. “I am very grateful for the care of the central government and the introduction of various measures to promote Hong Kong’s economy,” the city’s leader John Lee said in a statement released on Friday morning, saying the higher duty-free limit showed Beijing’s support for Hong Kong. “The new measure will enhance the shopping experience for mainland resident visitors in Hong Kong and allow them greater flexibility...
Hong Kong Free Press
A complaint form about Hong Kong prison officers filed by detained activist Owen Chow did not undergo a relevant “safety check,” a lawyer has argued in Chow’s trial over “carrying an unauthorised article out of prison.” Chow and his lawyer Phyllis Woo appeared at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday and Friday. They pleaded not guilty in March to the charge related to transporting an “unauthorised article” out of prison. The “article” in the case was a letter of complaint that Woo had allegedly been given while visiting Chow at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre last May. The complaint, ...
Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong (AFP) - Plus de 30 ans après avoir redessiné la skyline de Hong Kong avec une tour de verre et d'acier futuriste, l'architecte sino-américain Ieoh Ming Pei est à nouveau à l'honneur dans la ville avec une rétrospective. De la pyramide du Louvre à Paris à la tour de la Bank of China à Hong Kong, l'architecte a créé des bâtiments aux silhouettes iconiques, conjuguant modernité et histoire, avec des structures souvent austères et des lignes droites. Il a reçu en 1983 le prix Pritzker, considéré comme le Nobel de l'architecture. Sur la cinquantaine de projets qu'il a conçus aux États-Uni...
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The Hong Kong government has condemned Taiwan authorities after the self-ruled island issued its second-highest travel warning for Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China. Taiwan on Thursday upgraded the travel alert, urging its citizens to “avoid unnecessary travel” to the above places, citing personal safety risks following the enactment of multiple security laws and a recent update to China’s judicial guidelines that allows the death penalty for advocating Taiwan independence. “Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau have continued to increase and amend relevant national security laws in recent ye...
Hong Kong Free Press
Almost 90 per cent of Hong Kong’s social workers think government-proposed changes to their licensing body would make it harder for them to speak out for marginalised communities, a survey has found. Four veterans of the city’s social work industry announced results on Thursday of a survey on how the sector viewed the government’s proposed amendments to the Social Workers Registration Board, which is tasked with issuing qualifications for social workers. The amendments – which authorities said were needed to address national security concerns – would give government-appointed members a majorit...
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An LGBTQ group in Hong Kong has called off a bazaar to celebrate Pride Month, after the government notified the organisers that they had no licence to hold the event. Gay Harmony announced on Tuesday that its Pride Month Bazaar, originally scheduled for Saturday, would be cancelled. It came after the group was informed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) that they did not have a Temporary Places of Public Entertainment Licence, which is required for activities such as a bazaar, a sporting contest or an exhibition. The event was set to be held in iSQUARE, a shopping mall in ...
Hong Kong Free Press
The number of elderly Hongkongers taken to hospital has risen by 20 per cent within a week amid persistently high temperatures, a senior citizens’ charity has said. The Senior Citizen Home Safety Association (SCHSA) and the Hong Kong Observatory held a joint press conference on Thursday to warn residents, and in particular older members of the public, of “extremely hot” weather expected this summer. Temperatures soared to 34.4 degrees Celsius in Tsim Sha Tsui on Thursday, making it the hottest day of the year so far, as the Very Hot Weather Warning remained in force for a seventh consecutive d...
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Travellers using Hong Kong’s airport will not have to unpack their carry-on luggage as they pass through security with the phased introduction of a new smart security screening system starting next month. From July 2, the introduction of three-dimensional and 360-degree CT-based X-ray scanning technology will mean that passengers using the new smart channels need not remove their laptops or liquids from their bags, as they are currently required to do, the Airport Authority Hong Kong announced on Wednesday. Trays come with built-in sterilisation and will automatically be recirculated to passen...
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