Bookmarks (757)

A 130-year-old temple in Hong Kong and a former maternity hospital that opened in 1922 have been declared as monuments by the city’s heritage advisory body. Members of the Antiquities Advisory Board agreed on Thursday that Kwong Fook Tsz – a temple in Sheung Wan – and the Main Building of Old Tsan Yuk Maternity […]

Hong Kong’s climate has shown signs of flipping from “extreme wet” to “extreme dry” and is becoming more at risk of drought as a result of climate change, according to a study by an international NGO. WaterAid, an NGO focused on water, sanitation and hygiene across the world, studied the climatic trends of 112 cities […]

Hong Kong is considering charging patients separately for CT and MRI scans at public hospitals, as part of a reform that, according to authorities, will improve the use of medical resources. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau told reporters outside the Legislative Council chamber on Friday that demand for “more complicated imaging checks” such as CT […]

A Chinese academic at a Japanese university who went missing on a trip home more than a year ago has returned to Japan, a university spokesman said Friday. Hu Shiyun, a Chinese literature and linguistics professor at Kobe Gakuin University in western Japan, disappeared while visiting his homeland in summer 2023, raising concerns about his […]

China urged an end to “illegal” sanctions on Iran as it hosted diplomats from that country and Russia on Friday for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme. The United States withdrew from a landmark 2015 deal, which imposed curbs on Tehran’s nuclear development in return for sanctions relief, during US […]

China’s top office on Hong Kong affairs has reposted an attack on CK Hutchison’s decision to sell its Panama Canal ports, amplifying a Beijing-backed newspaper’s warnings for the Li Ka-shing-owned conglomerate to “think twice” about which side it stands on. The commentary reposted by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on its website on […]

Hong Kong government’s proposals to downsize the civil service and revamp the HK$2 elderly transport fare scheme are likely to result in “insignificant” cost savings, the research office of the city’s legislature has said. The two proposals were among a raft of measures unveiled last month during Financial Secretary Paul Chan’s annual budget speech in […]

Three people jailed last month for rioting, alongside pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, have filed appeals against their convictions and sentences. Yip Kam-sing, Marco Yeung, and Wan Chung-ming were found guilty last month of rioting in Yuen Long MTR station on July 21, 2019, during pro-democracy protests and unrest. They have filed a bid to overturn […]

Hong Kong authorities have proposed scrapping a law that limits the storage duration for frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos to 10 years amid the city’s declining birth rate. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology published a proposed amendment to the city’s reproductive laws on Thursday to “encourage childbearing at patients’ best reproductive age.” Among the […]

One of China’s biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot went viral online, triggering a public outcry. The clip, filmed last month, appeared to show a young man standing on a table at a Haidilao branch in Shanghai urinating into a vat […]

Taiwanese authorities have revoked the residence permit of a mainland Chinese influencer following her remarks advocating Beijing’s “forceful reunification with Taiwan.” The woman, surnamed Liu, is the spouse of a Taiwanese man and currently resides in Taiwan with a family reunion residence permit, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 74 people in an anti-triad operation and seized HK$1.6 million of drugs, including “space oil,” an addictive substance popular among local youth. A total of 41 men and 33 women, aged 19 to 70, were arrested on suspicion of committing various offences, including running an unlawful gambling establishment, Senior Inspector […]

Major US trading partners announced countermeasures Wednesday after Donald Trump’s blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect, prompting the president to vow a further response. The steep 25-percent levies contained no exemptions despite countries’ efforts to avert them, marking an expansion from Trump’s recent duties on Canada, Mexico and China since returning to […]

Hong Kong’s Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has said it is keeping an “open mind” towards allowing passengers to travel with pets on regular buses following “positive feedback” on its pet-friendly routes rolled out last year. KMB told HKFP on Wednesday that it would consider different factors and balance the views of various stakeholders, including passengers, […]

As Hong Kong’s most transparent news outlet, HKFP is externally audited annually, sharing all of our accounts online. We have no shareholders, and we do not answer to any business tycoon, government, mainland conglomerate or media mogul. HKFP is run by journalists and is a non-profit – we are answerable only to ourselves and our […]

Beijing’s top man on Hong Kong affairs has called on the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to “actively participate” in an infrastructure megaproject in the city’s rural north during a meeting with the school’s top management. During a meeting with HKUST’s board chairperson Harry Shum and university president Nancy Ip in Beijing […]

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received eight complaints against Deliveroo following the food delivery platform’s announcement that it will cease operations in the city next month. The Consumer Council said in an email to reporters that as of 5pm on Wednesday, the watchdog had seen eight complaints about Deliveroo involving transactions with a total worth […]

Hong Kong Tramways “is facing fierce competition” from other modes of public transport as the number of passengers remains below pre-pandemic levels, the city’s transport advisory body has said. The Transport Advisory Committee made the remarks on Wednesday after it had a meeting to discuss the tram company’s fare adjustment proposal, which was submitted in […]

Almost half of Hongkongers have expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the city’s opposition-free legislature, according to a survey by local think tank Path of Democracy. The poll surveyed around 1,000 people between January and February to ask whether they were satisfied with the city’s government and legislature. Around 48 per cent of the respondents […]

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday that its attributable profit rose slightly in 2024 to US$1.27 billion, after announcing earlier this year that its flights were finally back to pre-pandemic levels. The city’s aviation sector was hit hard by Covid-era policies, which imposed strict rules on travellers that kept it internationally isolated before they […]

The Dalai Lama published a book Tuesday that he says is a “framework for the future of Tibet”, to guide compatriots in relations with Beijing after his death. China — which says Tibet is an integral part of the country — has responded by saying the Dalai Lama “has no right to represent the Tibetan […]

More than 50 students and teachers from three Hong Kong schools have contracted gastroenteritis after dining at the same restaurants during an exchange trip to mainland China, according to the city’s health authorities. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Wednesday that between March 3 and 10, a total of 52 teachers and students […]

Hong Kong’s top court is set to start livestreaming appeal hearings in April, but national security and high-profile political cases will not be included in the two-year pilot programme. From April 1, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) will begin webcasting substantive appellate proceedings as part of a two-year trial, the Hong Kong Judiciary announced […]

Two jailed former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers have been sentenced to weeks in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising from a 2019 clash in the city’s legislature over a controversial extradition bill. Eddie Chu and Raymond Chan entered their guilty plea on Tuesday, nearly six years after chaos broke out in the chamber of […]

A former student from mainland China has been jailed for three months after using forged credentials to enrol in a master’s programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Bao Junyang, 30, appeared at the Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday morning, local media outlets reported. He pleaded guilty to “obtaining services by deception” after […]

By Mary Yang and Matthew Walsh China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to “struggle unrelentingly” for the country’s rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner. Nearly 3,000 delegates congregated in Beijing’s Great Hall of the […]

China warned Britain on Tuesday against “provoking tensions” in the South China Sea after its foreign minister David Lammy called Beijing’s actions in the disputed waters “dangerous and destabilising”. In a video partly filmed alongside a vessel belonging to the Philippine Coast Guard, Lammy on Monday condemned “dangerous and destabilising activities” by Beijing in the […]

Hong Kong railway operator – the MTR Corporation (MTRC) – is considering allowing passengers to travel with their pets, local media HK01 reported citing sources. The MTRC may make a decision on the pet-friendly policy within the first half of 2025, according to a report by HK01 on Tuesday. Sources told HK01 that the idea […]

A delivery workers’ concern group has said that Deliveroo’s imminent exit from the Hong Kong market may result in further labour exploitation owing to the food delivery duopoly it leaves behind. Other than Deliveroo, foodpanda and Keeta are currently serving the local market. Justine Lam, a programme officer of the Riders’ Rights Concern Group, said […]

Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen has been found guilty of rioting during a protest in 2019, following a retrial that came after the government appealed against her 2020 acquittal. Deputy District Judge May Chung announced the guilty verdict on Tuesday afternoon, seconds after taking her seat at the bench. She said she had written […]

Hong Kong’s Newport Theatre has announced it will shut its doors on April 1 after 20 years of operation, the latest sign that a weak box office performance continues to plague the city’s cinema sector. Newport Circuit, the operator of Newport Theatre in Mong Kok, announced the closure on Facebook on Monday night, citing “changes […]

The sister of a late Filipina domestic worker who was fired after a cancer diagnosis in 2019 has said the discrimination case with Hong Kong’s equality watchdog is still ongoing. Mary Ann Allas said on Saturday that it had been “six long years” since her sister Baby Jane Allas filed a complaint to the Equal […]

By Sam Davies China’s military vowed Sunday to tighten its “noose” around Taiwan if separatism on the island escalated, warning independence proponents to step back from the “precipice”. Beijing considers the self-ruled island of Taiwan to be part of its territory and has not ruled out using military force to claim it. China has increased […]

Hong Kong health authorities have warned residents to be vigilant while travelling in Japan following reports of more than a hundred cases of norovirus infections involving contaminated food in the country. In a statement published on Saturday, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) called on Hongkongers to maintain personal, environmental, and food hygiene when visiting […]

Plastic bottled water was served to VIP guests watching the World Grand Prix snooker tournament at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Arena despite banning containers, Greenpeace has said. Greenpeace said on Sunday that the Kai Tak Arena management had “violated its own rules” by providing plastic bottled water to VIPs while banning people from bringing drinks […]

By Peter Catterall Beijing’s tariffs on certain US agricultural goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest hike on Chinese imports came into force Monday, as trade tensions mount between the world’s two leading economies. Since retaking office in January, Trump has unleashed a barrage of tariffs on major US trading partners, including China, Canada […]

British online food delivery company Deliveroo will pull out of the Hong Kong market next month, after nine years. It told customers it was unable to provide a “great service,” while a press release said continued operations in Hong Kong did not serve their shareholders. See also: Deliveroo urged to drop HK$280K legal fees demand […]

Three Hong Kong residents are still waiting to be rescued from scam farms in Myanmar, the city’s government has said. A dedicated task force under the Security Bureau pledged to “actively follow up” on the remaining three cases. Since mid-2024, authorities have received a total of 28 reports linked to Hongkongers trafficked to Southeast Asia. […]

A 13-year-old girl has been arrested over possessing space oil following a viral video of her appearing to smoke on a train and stumbling on a station platform in Tin Shui Wai. A video, which began to circulate on social media on Thursday, showed the girl seated on a light rail train, appearing to smoke […]

Hong Kong’s security chief has accused a Ming Pao reporter of attempting to undermine the credibility of the government after the journalist asked why the official did not announce his trip to Thailand. Last Friday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang returned to Hong Kong from Thailand after coordinating a joint rescue operation of six Hong […]

Relatives of Chinese passengers lost on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Beijing on Saturday seeking answers from authorities 11 years after the plane disappeared in one of aviation’s greatest enduring mysteries. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Two-thirds of […]

Hong Kong entrepreneur Danny Lau has to weigh his options since Donald Trump‘s return to the White House has introduced not only fresh US tariffs but also created more uncertainty in global trade. Lau runs Kam Pin Paints Work, which specialises in aluminium coatings. With a third of its orders coming from the US, his […]

By Tommy Wang A Frenchman’s donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War — even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be. Marcus Detrez landed in Beijing last month with a leather briefcase that he said contained hundreds of his grandfather’s pictures […]

China said Saturday it would slap tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork, after a Beijing probe into levies imposed by Ottawa on Chinese goods last year. Beijing’s commerce ministry said it would hit imported rapeseed oil, oil cakes, and peas from Canada with a 100 percent tariff. Aquatic products and pork will face […]

Dear readers and supporters, Ideas that HKFP could avoid some of the pressures faced by the rest of Hong Kong’s independent media sector were dashed in 2024. Threats and harassment, official scrutiny from multiple government departments, pressure on our corporate partners, and false complaints to the authorities marked a bumpy year for our newsroom. We […]

Elderly Chinese farmers carrying enormous baskets of vegetables squeezed into a subway station as its doors opened before dawn on Wednesday, on the outskirts of megacity Chongqing. As the economy took centre stage at a key political meeting in the capital Beijing thousands of kilometres away, the pensioners went about their daily rush into the […]

A former Hospital Authority (HA) executive and her husband, who were convicted of stealing from a supermarket two years ago, have been denied a chance to appeal at the city’s top court. Vivien Chuang – a former HA chief manager who spoke at a number of Hong Kong’s daily Covid-19 press briefings in 2020 – […]

Four Hong Kong activists, including three members of pro-democracy group the League of Social Democrats (LSD), will stand trial in late April after pleading not guilty last year to the offences linked to setting up street booths in 2023. LSD chairperson Chan Po-ying, vice-chairs Dickson Chau and Yu Wai-pan, and activist Lee Ying-chi – the […]

China’s retaliatory tariffs against US farm produce from corn to chicken are designed to hurt Donald Trump’s voter base, analysts say, but remain restrained enough to allow room for the adversaries to hash out a trade deal. Since taking office in January, Trump has unleashed a storm of tariffs against friends and foes alike, this […]

The government has welcomed a ruling from the Court of Final Appeal which upheld pro-democracy radio host “Fast Beat” Tam Tak-chi’s conviction and sentence for uttering seditious words. Tam stood accused of chanting the controversial slogan “liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” a phrase ruled as capable of inciting others to commit secession in […]