Hong Kong coronavirus cases reach 973 as new cases slow to 13
Hong Kong’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen to 973 as the government added 13 new infections, aged 21 to 66, on Thursday. The announcement came weeks after authorities implemented a raft of social distancing measures, slashing the number of customers at food outlets and shuttering thousands of entertainment businesses in a bid to […]
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Opinion
Constitutions matter: Hong Kong, New York City and the coronavirus
In our coronavirus pandemic, consider the still developing outcomes in two large cities, both densely populated, globally connected, relatively transparent, and with first-world health care systems: New York City and Hong Kong. By April 1, 2020 in Hong Kong (pop. 7.5 million) four people had died from the virus. In New York City (pop. 8.6 […]
Virus or not, the law remains the law, and it forbids discrimination
By Ricky Chu “I have no idea why people would say this is discrimination… this is simply not the right time to bring the issue up.” A member of a local political party was quoted as saying this in a media report on March 14, referring to shops and eateries turning away Mandarin-speaking customers amid […]
Detained Chinese lawyer Wang Quanzhang must be granted freedom, not ‘non-release release’
If you care about human rights in China, April 5 should be circled on your calendar. On that day, human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, my old friend and colleague, after an outrageous series of abuses by the Chinese state, is set to walk free. Wang, a defender of villagers’ rights and religious minorities, has been […]
Hungry and indebted: Kenyan domestic worker falls victim to forced labour in Hong Kong
When Mary saw a job advertisement recruiting foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong on Facebook three years ago, her face lit up. The 29-year-old Kenyan thought the monthly wage of HK$4,410, way higher than her income at home in Nairobi, would contribute towards paying for the education of her six siblings whilst supporting her retired […]
Against all odds: New district councillor Chan Tsz-wai says residents’ needs should come before politics
Chan Tsz-wai, a 27-year-old newly elected district councillor for Jordan South, says he is committed to bringing about change in a community where residents’ concerns have been previously overlooked. Last year’s district council election saw around 2.94 million people – 71 per cent of registered voters – cast their ballots. In comparison, the turnout rate for […]
From uprising to outbreak: Hong Kong sign language interpretation group gets political
Sequestered in a nondescript office building in Lai Chi Kok, Jason Wong readies himself in front of a row of camerapeople preparing to live stream a press conference. “Please film the sign language interpreter,” the moderator announces. It is a routine reminder necessary due to their tendency to zoom in on speakers, cutting interpreters out of the frame entirely. […]
HKFP REPORTs
Video: Trees not car parks – why Hong Kong needs a city-wide ‘greening master plan’
“They give. They do nothing but give,” says Gavin Coates, who is behind the Greening Master Plan. “They’re massive air conditioners, they provide homes for masses of different organisms.” Coates’s project planted over 20,000 trees in older urban areas of Hong Kong. He says more trees should be planted across the city. But does Hong […]
Coronavirus: Hong Kong shipping firms under fire as face mask frenzy causes weeks-long delivery backlog
People who have ordered face masks online are complaining about delays to their parcels, while freight consolidators say they are working flat out to keep up with a huge increase in demand for their services. Over the past two months, the demand for surgical face masks has skyrocketed in Hong Kong and the rest of […]
Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area: a political manifesto masquerading as a business plan?
Only 12 months after the official launch of President Xi Jinping’s personal master plan for an integrated economic powerhouse of nine Chinese cities combined with Hong Kong and Macau, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) project appears to be dead in the water. Since last February, when Beijing published the Outline Development Plan (ODP) for what […]
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Why the UK should impose Magnitsky sanctions against Hong Kong officials and cops
By Stand with Hong Kong Hong Kong is currently fighting two parallel and yet often conflating wars: that against Coronavirus and for its freedoms and human rights. The latter must not be forgotten. A report published some three months ago, which identified those responsible for human rights abuses in Hong Kong, has yet to be […]
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