4 years, 7 months jail for man involved in Yuen Long mob attack amid Hong Kong protests in 2019
Tang Siu-hung pleaded guilty to rioting and conspiracy to wound with intent on the night of July 21, 2019, when dozens of men wearing white shirts attacked commuters in Yuen Long MTR station after protests on Hong Kong Island.
HKFP Lens: Revisiting Hong Kong’s old railways at the MTR’s new exhibition
Running from next Wednesday to the end of the year, the exhibition presents retired trains including the “Yellow Head,” a locomotive which marked the start of the electrified service on the East Rail Line, train components, as well as a collection of historical artifacts.
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Hong Kong judge allows press group to challenge new restrictions on access to vehicle registry
The Hong Kong Journalists Association said the new restrictions, introduced after a reporter won a court case on her use of the vehicle registry, amounted to a curb on press freedom.
Beijing accuses US of hypocrisy after Pres. Joe Biden says China is ‘xenophobic,’ ‘cheating’ on trade
Beijing and Washington have clashed in recent years on flashpoint issues from technology and trade to human rights as well as over the self-ruled island of Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea.
Hong Kong housing chief defends HK$4.4 billion operating costs of temporary housing scheme
In addition to property management and daily maintenance, the HK$4.4 billion operating cost is expected to cover social services and other basic facilities such as convenience stores,
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Hong Kong’s ‘smart city’ ambitions depend on trust as well as technology
“The success of government technology is not dependent solely on bits and cables – infrastructure, internet speed, and ubiquitous connectivity. No vision of smartness or technological advancement is possible without public trust and political legitimacy,” writes Kris Hartley.
Hong Kong can learn a lot from watching how mainland China’s central and local authorities interact
Two recently published books – one on the Covid disaster and the other on lobbying for a high-speed rail service – offer contrasting lessons on relations between local and central authorities in China, writes John Burns.
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10 years on: How Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement sowed the seeds of a new civil society
A decade after students stormed parliament, Taiwan has become more wary of Beijing and more assertive of its own identity, while society has grown more progressive.
Goodbye Music Zone: As the mid-sized Hong Kong venue closes its doors, it leaves a hole in local indie scene
Music Zone, one of the city’s few medium-sized live houses, hosted its last shows in late March. Musicians, gig organisers, and fans told HKFP its closure would deal a blow to the local indie scene.
Learning their red lines: Hong Kong’s drama groups struggle to set boundaries as performances are axed
One analyst said the lack of transparency in vetting artistic performances would lead to the whole of society “second-guessing” where the red lines lie, and gradually self-regulating.
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