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Hongkongers in space: Beijing invites ‘patriots’ from city to join manned mission

Applicants for the space mission would need to be aged between 30 and 45, and meet certain height and health requirements. The government said that candidates – as well as their family members – must be “patriots.”

by Tom Grundy 3 hours ago02:43, 3 October 2022

Event: Environmental NGO Green Sense invites Hongkongers to take part in No Air Con Night 2022

Residents, schools and organisations are invited to participate in this year’s No Air Con Night by going without climate control on October 7, as well as pledging to turn off the air conditioning when the temperature outside is lower than 27 degrees Celsius.

by Hong Kong Free Press 3 hours ago13:20, 28 September 2022

US, Australia, Japan vow to counter China’s ‘increasingly aggressive’ behaviour around Asia-Pacific

“We are deeply concerned by China’s increasingly aggressive and bullying behavior in the Taiwan Strait, and elsewhere in the region,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

by AFP 3 hours ago03:23, 3 October 2022

Protests against Beijing’s policies on Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang staged worldwide on China’s National Day

Groups in the UK, the US and Taiwan staged demonstrations against Beijing on the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

by Candice Chau 11 hours ago22:11, 2 October 2022

Straight talk: Why Chuang Shuk-kwan’s performances at Hong Kong’s Covid-19 press conferences were worthy of praise

“For many of us Chuang is an authentic Hong Kong heroine. She is a shining exception to a generally unloved leadership… The government could do a lot worse than make her an official role model for press handlers,” writes Tim Hamlett.

by Tim Hamlett 22 hours ago10:55, 30 September 2022

HKFP Lens: Pro-Beijing groups celebrate China’s National Day in traditional dress

A number of people wearing Hanfu, the traditional dress of China’s Han Dynasty, were seen in Tsim Sha Tsui to mark the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

by HKFP Lens 00:00, 2 October 202215:33, 1 October 2022

In Pictures: Hong Kong marks China’s National Day as counter terrorism police and new armoured vehicle deployed

As John Lee heralded Hong Kong’s “return to rule from chaos” in a speech to mark the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, special police units were deployed to oversee proceedings.

by Kelly Ho 15:20, 1 October 202215:24, 1 October 2022

Hong Kong officials, students attend flag-raising ceremony at PolyU to mark China’s National Day

15:13, 1 October 202215:16, 1 October 2022

HKFP Lens: Crowds gather in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to celebrate China’s National Day

13:32, 1 October 202213:34, 1 October 2022

China abstains in UN Security Council vote on Russia’s annexations of Ukraine

05:30, 1 October 202213:03, 1 October 2022

Racism towards Hong Kong’s ethnic minority food delivery workers rose during Covid-19, survey finds

19:39, 30 September 202208:54, 1 October 2022

Hong Kong recycler Mil Mill will collect cartons ‘until the last moment’ after lease extended for 6 months

19:07, 30 September 202219:08, 30 September 2022

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to hire UK lawyer for national security case opposed by justice minister

19:03, 30 September 202219:04, 30 September 2022

Opinion

Russia’s setbacks in Ukraine raise questions about Beijing’s policy choices – and Hong Kong’s, too

“One of the faults of autocratic regimes is that, by definition, they silence those who have insights into alternative domestic and foreign policies that might make the country more secure and prosperous,” writes Paul G. Harris.

by Paul G. Harris

Why it is time to dispel rape myths and racism from criminal trials in Hong Kong

“Outdated notions of the nature of sexual assault and deep-rooted prejudices against migrant domestic workers have no place in a court of justice.” writes Cherry Ng. But a recent high-profile rape case showed “our systems barely did anything to disprove them.”

by Cherry Ng

Note from a dying planet: Don’t just do something, panic!

Hong Kong’s Covid-19 policy relies on fictitious figures

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HKFP FEATURES, EXPLAINERS & LONG READS

Explainer: Hong Kong’s Covid-19 entry requirements and restrictions

The controversial Covid-19 hotel quarantine policy has been dropped, but a number of restrictions remain, with international arrivals barred from entering certain types of premised for three days and subject to four PCR tests within their first week in the city.

by Kelly Ho 17:51, 27 September 202215:53, 29 September 2022

‘Better late then never’: Hong Kong’s first batch of arrivals after Covid-19 hotel quarantine axed

Ray, a businessman who has been working in the financial hub for years, said he was looking forward to travel restrictions being dropped entirely. “Everybody is travelling but us,” he told HKFP.

17:50, 27 September 202204:48, 28 September 2022

Old soldiers never die – even in post-Handover Hong Kong

Veterans of the colonial-era Royal Hong Regiment (The Volunteers) strive to keep memories and traditions alive.

10:00, 25 September 202213:23, 23 September 2022

exclusive interviews

It’s time to switch off to save the planet, ex-chief of Observatory Lam Chiu-ying tells aircon-addicted Hongkongers

10:00, 28 August 202211:12, 28 August 2022

Hong Kong 25: Gov’t advisor and ‘democrat at heart’ Ronny Tong says political reform still possible

16:29, 29 June 202215:44, 30 June 2022

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Hong Kong parents and schoolchildren learn a harsh lesson from Covid closures

They were supposed to be sitting quietly at home and studying. But when Teresa Yip used her household surveillance cameras to check on her children from work, she saw them bouncing around the flat having fun. At the start of Hong Kong’s Covid-related intermittent school closures that lasted almost two years, Yip would phone home…

by Peter Lee 10:00, 24 September 202211:08, 26 September 2022

‘If all was well, I wouldn’t be here’: Hongkongers mourn the death of Britain’s Queen and a bygone era

Mr Wong, a market stall trader, had one thing to say of the day that Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II visited a Hong Kong public housing estate in 1975: “We didn’t sell many vegetables that day.” The young monarch toured the newly completed Oi Man Estate, a symbol of the colonial government’s efforts to boost…

by Hillary Leung 10:00, 18 September 202218:35, 19 September 2022

Small mercies: Low-profile groups struggle to support Hong Kong prisoners a year after the fall of Wall-fare

Of all the traumatic occasions in Wall-fare’s brief but eventful existence, the founder of the prisoners’ rights group will above all remember March last year – when tearful and panicky relatives of dozens of detained pro-democracy figures thronged its office appealing for help. The 1,000-square-foot room was in tumult, recalled Shiu Ka-chu in an interview…

by Kelly Ho 10:00, 17 September 202212:48, 19 September 2022

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