Community & Education • Hong Kong HKFP Year in Review: Our 10 best interviews of 2017 31 December 2017 10:30
Business • Community & Education • Interviews • SinoBeat HKFP Interview: Author Gordon Mathews on multiculturalism and ethnic stereotypes in Guangzhou 25 December 2017 14:30
Arts, Lifestyle & Events • Business • Hong Kong Hong Kong Observation Wheel reopens under new operator 20 December 2017 15:14
Animals • Environment & Health • Hong Kong Hong Kong’s wet markets selling 17 types of threatened fish, study says 8 December 2017 11:04
Defence & Foreign Policy • Hong Kong • Law & Crime Tightly organised syndicates are smuggling people over Chinese border to Hong Kong, say police 7 December 2017 15:00
Arts, Lifestyle & Events • Community & Education • Hong Kong Gov’t plan to remove Christmas yarn decorations unravels after outcry from Hongkongers 7 December 2017 11:12
Law & Crime • SinoBeat Six arrests after staff at Chinese public hospital beat up reporter for conducting investigation 6 December 2017 13:40
HKFP Reports • LGBTQ & Gender • SinoBeat No #MeToo in China? Female journalists face sexual harassment, but remain silent 5 December 2017 23:27
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • LGBTQ & Gender Video: ‘Discrimination, exaggeration, inaccuracies, fear, hatred’ at hearing on gender recognition, says lawmaker Ray Chan 23 November 2017 18:18
Environment & Health • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Price of Dongjiang water imports to rise by 7% as gov’t prepares to sign new deal with Guangdong 22 November 2017 08:30
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Law & Crime Bailed Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow urge prison reforms 21 November 2017 16:55
LGBTQ & Gender • SinoBeat Transgender people in China suffer poor mental health; vast majority experience family violence – study 21 November 2017 14:35
Hong Kong • LGBTQ & Gender • Politics & Protest In Pictures: ‘Enough of rape myths’ – Hong Kong protesters march against sexual violence 21 November 2017 08:50
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Friends fear for well-being of Nobel laureate’s widow Liu Xia; urge China to let her leave country 20 November 2017 13:39
Community & Education • HKFP Features • HKFP Reports • Hong Kong God or Mammon? Who gains when Hong Kong’s historic churches are turned into blocks of flats 19 November 2017 15:00
Community & Education • Law & Crime • SinoBeat Storage floor in Shanghai supermarket collapses, killing three 13 November 2017 11:00
Hong Kong • LGBTQ & Gender • Politics & Protest SlutWalk protesters to march against sexual violence and victim blaming 13 November 2017 08:45
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Jailed Chinese dissident writer Yang Tongyan dies whilst on medical parole – Amnesty Int’l 8 November 2017 23:55
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • Politics & Protest UN experts urge Hong Kong to respect rights of democracy activists as trio win right to appeal jail terms 7 November 2017 11:30
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Creators of popular Chinese anti-corruption TV drama sued for copyright infringement 6 November 2017 12:29
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest 1967 leftist riots and 1989 Tiananmen massacre excluded from Hong Kong’s revised history curriculum 31 October 2017 16:30
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest In Pictures: Protesters make last-ditch attempt to save historic Union Church 30 October 2017 21:52
Business • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest In Pictures: Hong Kong labour groups launch hunger strike for collective bargaining rights 30 October 2017 09:55
Animals • Environment & Health • Hong Kong Local groups petition against relocating Lantau’s cows and buffalo to uninhabited island 28 October 2017 09:20
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Democrat James To criticises ex-gov’t adviser over Hong Kong democracy comments; says fight not over 26 October 2017 16:43
Community & Education • SinoBeat Construction workers in China find buried structure suspected to be sunken Yuan dynasty ship 25 October 2017 12:51
Environment & Health • Hong Kong In Pictures: Lamma Island hill fire bigger than six soccer fields continues to rage 24 October 2017 17:40
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Carrie Lam: Do not interpret mainland official’s comments on national education through coloured lenses 24 October 2017 12:00
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest ‘Shape people’s hearts’: Hong Kong gov’t has responsibility to implement national education, says Chinese official 23 October 2017 17:51
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Abraham Lincoln would have backed China’s efforts to end Tibetan serfdom, says senior Chinese official 20 October 2017 12:18
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat • Travel & Transport Video: Huge lines at Beijing subway stations as city steps up security for party congress 18 October 2017 08:40
Hong Kong • Law & Crime Man who wielded knife at High Court will surrender to police, lawmaker says 17 October 2017 17:24
Hong Kong • Law & Crime Police seeking man who wielded kitchen knife in High Court 17 October 2017 14:16
Politics & Protest • Science & Technology • SinoBeat German ambassador warns of detrimental effects if China’s cyber regulations throttle digital communication 17 October 2017 12:47
Business • Community & Education • Hong Kong Maternity leave extension will take three years, so don’t wait, says Labour Secretary 13 October 2017 18:16
HKFP Reports • Hong Kong • Interviews • Law & Crime • LGBTQ & Gender Hong Kong’s ‘blind spot’: A British woman’s years-long fight against the gov’t to stay with her wife 10 October 2017 20:22
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest • Travel & Transport Gov’t has listened; public generally support Express Rail joint checkpoint system, official says 9 October 2017 15:06
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Pro-democracy lawmakers to move motion of censure against Junius Ho for ‘killing’ remarks 6 October 2017 13:12
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat • Travel & Transport Taiwan protests Qatar Airways decision to change nationalities of crew to ‘Chinese (TWN)’ on registration docs 4 October 2017 11:44
Community & Education • Science & Technology • SinoBeat Chinese social network Weibo recruits monitors to spot porn, illegal content 30 September 2017 09:20
Community & Education • Hong Kong • LGBTQ & Gender Former equality watchdog official who rallied churchgoers against same-sex marriage loses HK$867K gratuity 29 September 2017 12:00
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Ex-CUHK philosophy prof. says he was told to avoid ‘sensitive topics’ in front of mainland academics 28 September 2017 08:40
Animals • Environment & Health • SinoBeat American man dies of rabies at hospital in Shenzhen, China 27 September 2017 12:00
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Freedom of expression under fire as Hong Kong prosecutes peaceful protesters, Amnesty International says 26 September 2017 17:31
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Lawmaker Junius Ho says he used wrong words in remark about killing independence advocates ‘without mercy’ 26 September 2017 16:27
Business • Science & Technology • SinoBeat China’s internet regulators fine major companies for failing to purge banned content on social networks 26 September 2017 13:42
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Video: Pussy Riot speaks out in support of jailed Occupy Hong Kong activists 25 September 2017 17:22
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Sing China Music Festival in Taiwan cut short after students and anti-China protesters storm venue 25 September 2017 13:48
Law & Crime • Science & Technology • SinoBeat Beijing migrant worker sentenced to 9 months in prison for making ISIS joke in chat group 23 September 2017 08:50
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Legal team of detained Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang denied meeting with their client 22 September 2017 16:02
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Former aide to ousted Communist Party leader to be removed from home as party congress approaches 21 September 2017 08:40
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • Politics & Protest Police look into comments about ‘killing’ independence advocates made at pro-Beijing rally 20 September 2017 15:51
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Former executive linked to controversial tycoon Guo Wengui released after court overturns 15-year sentence – report 19 September 2017 14:22
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • Travel & Transport Arson victims say they were refused compensation by MTR Corporation’s insurance company 19 September 2017 08:50
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • Politics & Protest Hong Kong umbrella movement leader Benny Tai says he may plead not guilty to public nuisance charges 18 September 2017 11:41
Environment & Health • HKFP Reports • Hong Kong • Video Video: Discovery Bay residents angered by slow efforts to tackle oil leak from Typhoon Hato shipwreck 17 September 2017 14:30
Business • Environment & Health • Hong Kong Gov’t to implement temporary measures to deal with week-long strike by paper recycling firms 16 September 2017 18:00
Environment & Health • Hong Kong • LGBTQ & Gender Hong Kong Red Cross ends lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men 15 September 2017 08:55
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Polytechnic University says it will remove pro-independence banners from campus to ‘protect’ students 14 September 2017 16:11
Community & Education • Hong Kong Hong Kong customs warns of potential hazards posed by toy scooters 14 September 2017 16:00
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat ‘Futile’ to attack China’s legal system over Taiwanese activist’s trial, authorities say 13 September 2017 19:19
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Student who tore down pro-independence posters abused online in Hong Kong, but wins praise in state media 8 September 2017 14:57
Community & Education • Environment & Health • SinoBeat NGO urges protection of endangered bluefin tuna before consumption becomes a trend in China 8 September 2017 08:40
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Detained Taiwanese NGO worker Lee Ming-cheh to be tried in China 7 September 2017 17:19
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Chinese poet Langzi detained after commemorating late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo 7 September 2017 09:30
Community & Education • Environment & Health • SinoBeat Chongqing green group sues three delivery services over disposable cutlery 6 September 2017 17:00
Community & Education • SinoBeat Video: Chinese farmer rescued after 50km ordeal in a hydrogen balloon used to harvest pine cones 4 September 2017 16:05
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo ‘fighting to stay in Beijing,’ friend says 4 September 2017 13:03
Community & Education • Environment & Health • Hong Kong ‘Are you treating us like we’re dead?’: Flood-hit Tai O villagers on front line of Typhoon Hato decry gov’t response 2 September 2017 13:23
Environment & Health • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Keep it positive: Macau editorial staff told to minimise critical reporting after typhoon, says media watchdog 30 August 2017 13:50
Environment & Health • Hong Kong • Law & Crime Arrest made at Cheung Sha Wan shopping arcade after falling slab of concrete kills 68-year-old man 30 August 2017 08:50
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • Politics & Protest ‘Society should not be overly sensitive’: Carrie Lam dismisses concerns over national anthem law in Hong Kong 29 August 2017 14:54
Community & Education • Law & Crime • SinoBeat Hong Kong may not be immune to new Chinese law banning ‘disrespectful’ renditions of the national anthem 29 August 2017 09:30
Community & Education • SinoBeat Education Bureau to look into another suspected case of shadowy school enrolment practices 28 August 2017 15:12
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest By-elections to replace disqualified lawmakers will be held fairly, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says 25 August 2017 16:11
Hong Kong • Law & Crime • Politics & Protest Hong Kong justice chief defends jailing of democracy activists; slams claims of political persecution 24 August 2017 16:45
LGBTQ & Gender • SinoBeat • Travel & Transport Sexual harassment rampant on China’s metros, state media poll finds 24 August 2017 00:00
Environment & Health • Hong Kong • Travel & Transport In Pictures: Planes, buses and trains gradually resume service after Typhoon Hato pummels Hong Kong 23 August 2017 17:58
Environment & Health • Hong Kong First T10 since 2012: Highest warning signal raised as Typhoon Hato set to batter Hong Kong 23 August 2017 09:24
Hong Kong • Travel & Transport Lawmakers urge Transport Dept. to suspend two-way toll system on Tsing Ma Bridge after severe congestion 21 August 2017 15:23
LGBTQ & Gender • SinoBeat Video: Another mysterious clip purporting to depict wife of dissident Liu Xiaobo emerges 21 August 2017 12:36
Environment & Health • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat ‘We were all deceived’: Local Chinese gov’t backtracks after claiming no casualties in fatal mining accident 16 August 2017 18:09
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest President of Hong Kong legislature refuses to let lawmakers discuss Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo 13 July 2017 14:01
HKFP Reports • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest In Pictures: Hong Kong activists hold relay sit-in urging China to release ailing dissident Liu Xiaobo 11 July 2017 17:08
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Video: Clip shows doctors at bedside of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as supporters dispute fitness to travel 10 July 2017 22:42
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Relatives of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo put under close surveillance, Hong Kong-based NGO says 10 July 2017 13:00
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Friends of dying Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo ask to be allowed to visit him 7 July 2017 17:57
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Speculation over Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo’s condition as Xi Jinping heads to G20 summit 6 July 2017 18:51
Law & Crime • LGBTQ & Gender • SinoBeat Chinese mental hospital ordered to compensate gay man for forcing him to undergo ‘conversion therapy’ 4 July 2017 18:09
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat Family of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo says he is well enough to travel abroad for treatment – HK NGO 3 July 2017 17:41
Law & Crime • Politics & Protest • SinoBeat China’s jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo on medical parole after cancer diagnosis, lawyers say 26 June 2017 18:20
Politics & Protest • SinoBeat • Sport China table tennis stars pressured to apologise for match boycott, despite support from fans 26 June 2017 14:00
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest HK20: Hong Kong police to crack down on sensitive slogans, images to avoid embarrassing Xi Jinping during visit – report 23 June 2017 17:49
Community & Education • Hong Kong No danger of immediate collapse says Buildings Dept., after tenement building balcony gives way 22 June 2017 16:03
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest ‘Deep regret and disappointment’: Journalism watchdog hits out at Carrie Lam’s continuation of digital media ban 22 June 2017 11:30
Animals • Environment & Health • SinoBeat Video: Animal activists rescue 1,000 dogs from truck ahead of China’s Yulin dog meat festival 21 June 2017 14:30
Animals • SinoBeat Zoo in Henan, China denies claims of animal abuse as photos of skinny bear circulate online 20 June 2017 15:30
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Ex-Xinhua Hong Kong chief blames separatism on 150 years of ‘colonial brainwashing’, urges national education 20 June 2017 13:10
Hong Kong • Politics & Protest Chief Exec. CY Leung touts record on housing and poverty; says he ‘envies’ Hong Kong youth 20 June 2017 10:52
Community & Education • Hong Kong • Law & Crime ‘Bullying a granny’: Protesters rally in support of woman prosecuted for selling cardboard for HK$1 19 June 2017 12:44