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In Pictures: ‘True heroes’ – Hongkongers pay tribute to medics who died in 2003 SARS epidemic
On June 23, 2003, the World Health Organisation removed Hong Kong from its list of “infected...
Six dead, over 100 missing as massive landslide buries mountain village in China
At least six people were found dead and over 100 remained missing hours after a massive landslide...
Carrie Lam’s HK$5bn education pledge should be prioritised for special needs students, Civic Party proposes
Pro-democracy Civic Party has proposed that incoming leader Carrie Lam prioritise her pledge...
Wind corridors help cities breathe, but are not a substitute for cutting China’s pollution
By Professor Ren Chao The past week has seen the return of summer thunderstorms, and while that may...
Toys or dangerous weapons? Toothpick crossbow craze has Chinese parents quivering
Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China but...
HK20: Hong Kong police to crack down on sensitive slogans, images to avoid embarrassing Xi Jinping during visit – report
Police officers have been instructed to crack down on sensitive slogans and images in order to...
Pro-independence party says gov’t blocked Handover anniversary vigil due to ‘maintenance works’
The pro-independence Hong Kong National Party has been barred from holding a vigil on the evening...
Hong Kong may enact anthem law, but performing it badly is OK, says Priscilla Leung
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Priscilla Leung has said that Hong Kong could enact a law imposing strict...
Carrie Lam ‘twisting core issue’ of missing bookseller incident, says Democratic Party chief
The Democratic Party’s leader has criticised Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam for...
HK20: Looking back – The Hongkongers who emigrated before the handover
In Pictures: ‘True heroes’ – Hongkongers pay tribute to medics who died in 2003 SARS epidemic
Six dead, over 100 missing as massive landslide buries mountain village in China
In Pictures: The adventures of Hong Kong’s least popular principal official – Education Sec. Eddie Ng
Wind corridors help cities breathe, but are not a substitute for cutting China’s pollution
Toys or dangerous weapons? Toothpick crossbow craze has Chinese parents quivering
HK20: Hong Kong police to crack down on sensitive slogans, images to avoid embarrassing Xi Jinping during visit – report
Pro-independence party says gov’t blocked Handover anniversary vigil due to ‘maintenance works’
Hong Kong may enact anthem law, but performing it badly is OK, says Priscilla Leung
Carrie Lam ‘twisting core issue’ of missing bookseller incident, says Democratic Party chief
Video: ‘Return our money’ – Beijing police surround shopkeepers staging rare protest against evictions
After Taiwan, staff at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily also urged to leave and become freelancers
Hong Kong’s new labour chief says job is ‘not attractive’ but beats driving a taxi
Corruption watchdog drops investigation into Carrie Lam’s role in HK$3.5bn Palace Museum deal
Oldest cabinet yet: Team behind Hong Kong’s next leader Carrie Lam has a total combined age of 999
China orders halt to video streaming on major websites Weibo, iFeng and ACFUN
Hong Kong and China account for 86% of fake goods globally, says Europol
Official visits Central redevelopment sites in latest community outreach attempt for China Liaison Office
Comment & Analysis
Hong Kong identity… what exactly is it?
This question has lately become so mainstream that social scientists and politicians are weighing...
SinoBeat
Apple Daily Taiwan encourages reporters to leave and become freelancers
The Taiwan office of Apple Daily has encouraged its journalists to leave and cover news for the...
HKFP Voices
Equal Opportunities chief Alfred Chan: Join hands against racial hatred on World Refugee Day
Today marks World Refugee Day and it is a fitting moment to reflect on the situation of refugees globally and in Hong Kong, in order both to better understand their situation, and to prevent discrimination against them. Refugees...
HKFP Lens
HKFP Lens: The ruins of Taiwan’s abandoned flying saucer holiday homes
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong officials criticised for failing to alleviate poverty
HKFP Lens: Hongkongers pay tribute to the Tiananmen massacre victims with a sea of lights
HKFP Venture: The ruins of Cambodia’s ‘Golden Age’ modernist French villas
HKFP Lens: China’s organised chaos – Christiaan Hart’s stunning aerial shots of Shenzhen’s mega-structures
HK Buzz
Woman lies on floor in protest during 11-hour delay on Hong Kong airlines flight
An 11-hour delay on a Hong Kong Airlines flight has led to complaints from passengers, with one woman even spreading herself on the floor in protest on Monday night. Flight HX312 was supposed to carry 263 passengers from Hong...
Massive Attack, Feist, MØ, Dandy Warhols, Matthew Dear, Bob Moses confirmed for Clockenflap Festival 2017
In Pictures: A pro-independence artist’s view of Hong Kong as a colony – before and after 1997
Video: Hong Kong taxi driver launches epic expletive-ridden diatribe against pedestrian
