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Interview: Photographer Patrick Wack on the Kodak row, and documenting Xinjiang as night falls on its culture

"I had left a territory under surveillance only to return to find an open-air prison," writes a French photographer of his trips to Xinjiang.

by Rhoda Kwan 10:00, 1 August 202117:57, 30 July 2021

Justice delayed is justice denied – so why is the anti-corruption watchdog bringing charges over the 2016 election?

The government's current project "is to throw as many legal bricks as possible at any conspicuous figure in what used to be known as the pan-democratic opposition," writes Tim Hamlett.

by Tim Hamlett 18:00, 1 August 202118:24, 30 July 2021

HKFP Lens : Xinjiang through the years by photographer Patrick Wack

Photos deleted by Kodak's Instagram feed show China's changing attitudes towards Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities.

by Guest Contributor 12:00, 1 August 202117:58, 30 July 2021

Hong Kong’s obsession with the national security law ignores the real danger China faces

The "brain power of local officials of all kinds is being distracted from the biggest long-term threat to the Chinese people: climate change," writes Paul G. Harris.

by Paul G. Harris 11:00, 1 August 202112:03, 27 July 2021

Why is Taiwan not called Taiwan at the Olympics?

Instead of Taiwan's red and blue flag, Taiwanese athletes must compete under the "Plum Blossom Banner", a white flag that carries the Olympic rings.

by AFP 09:00, 1 August 202117:32, 28 July 2021

Why is there a semiconductor shortage?

How is the shortage linked to the pandemic? Which industries have been hit? When will this end?

by AFP 00:01, 1 August 202123:02, 1 August 2021

Senior pilots say Cathay contracts amount to age discrimination

Pilots should be given the opportunity to opt for a later retirement age, says one.

by Selina Cheng 23:00, 31 July 202119:54, 1 August 2021

Judgement in Tong Ying Kit’s case sets dangerous precedent, ignores human rights law

by Guest Contributor 12:00, 31 July 202118:37, 30 July 2021

Awesome skill and courage – but the Olympics set a poor example for young skateboarders

by Tim Hamlett 11:00, 31 July 202118:18, 30 July 2021

Olympic celebration sees Hong Kong police make first arrest under controversial national anthem law

by HKFP Fast News 09:05, 31 July 202100:49, 31 July 2021

US condemns ‘harassment’ of foreign journalists in China

09:00, 31 July 202118:24, 30 July 2021

Hong Kong kindergarten head ‘enslaved teachers’ by forcing them to paint murals at her home, Education Bureau finds

08:02, 31 July 202123:54, 30 July 2021

Interview: How YouTube meditation vids helped Hong Kong’s Edgar Cheung become Olympic fencing champion

19:30, 30 July 202119:32, 30 July 2021

Hong Kong democrat Tam Tak-chi faces 13 months on remand as sedition trial suspended until October

19:15, 30 July 202119:32, 30 July 2021

Activist Tong Ying-kit jailed for 9 years in Hong Kong’s first national security case

15:11, 30 July 202117:11, 30 July 2021

Police say officer who rammed motorbike into protesters was given ‘suitable written advice’ after probe

15:00, 30 July 202117:25, 30 July 2021

Opinion

Does China want the US to leave Afghanistan?

"While this trajectory will surely spell chaos for China’s plans for Afghanistan in the short-term, once the dust has settled, Beijing may well be grateful for the lack of American obstacles to its plans in Afghanistan," writes Georgia Leatherdale-Gilholy.

by Guest Contributor

Sensitive souls: the map that supposedly hurt the feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese

The criticism at the Tokyo Olympics is the latest in a series of similar complaints stretching back decades, writes Paul Stapleton.

by Paul Stapleton

Can Beijing find some docile democrats before Hong Kong’s election season kicks off?

Hong Kong’s press freedom clampdown echoes around the world

Sheep, wolves, and the Hong Kong government’s epidemic of ‘so called’

In hot water over a hot-pot: Hong Kong’s desperate slow-motion PR car crash

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HKFP FEATURES, EXPLAINERS & LONG READS

Eviction is hard to swallow for Fo Tan’s dai pai dong owners

Once the food stalls have been demolished, "we'll have one less piece of collective memory; why do you have to rid Hong Kong of its characteristics?" asks one owner.

by Candice Chau 10:00, 25 July 202116:09, 22 July 2021

The pandemic games: Hong Kong athletes reveal what life is like inside Tokyo’s Olympic Village

Covid-19 has ensured that the Olympic Games in Japan will be like no other, but "no-sex beds" and empty grandstands aside, Hong Kong's medal hopefuls have their eyes firmly on the prize.

10:00, 24 July 202110:48, 24 July 2021

Explainer: From ‘violent attack’ to ‘gang fight’ – How the official account of the Yuen Long mob attack changed

Police were slow to react to the 2019 Yuen Long mob, yet official accounts of the incident changed from defensive, to conciliatory to often conspiratorial in the space of two years.

14:09, 21 July 202112:54, 22 July 2021

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Interview: Now Macau’s pro-democracy politicians face a Hong Kong-style crackdown

16:00, 13 July 202116:02, 13 July 2021

Hong Kong Student Politicism activist seeks ‘to bring hope’ despite multiple arrests

09:55, 10 July 202112:35, 10 July 2021

‘When in doubt, take a walk:’ artist Sampson Wong seeks beauty in Hong Kong’s urban jungle

11:00, 20 June 202116:11, 18 June 2021

HKFP FEATURES, INTERVIEWS, EXPLAINERS & LONG READS

How a Muslim head scarf sparked a discrimination row at a Hong Kong school

After teaching assistant Zahra Khan was instructed to tell a student to remove her hijab, a religious headscarf worn by some Muslim women, she donned one herself as an act of solidarity. “I started to wear a hijab to support the students, and to make the teachers understand what it is,” Khan, who works at […]

by Rhea Mogul 10:00, 18 July 202113:04, 17 July 2021

Hong Kong Book Fair: Two local publishers keep titles on sale despite security law complaints

Two Hong Kong publishers – who received complaints of suspected national security violations – have decided to keep selling the titles in question at the city’s annual book fair in a bid to “defend” the freedom to publish under the sweeping security legislation. Local publishing companies Hillway Press and Kind of Culture confirmed with HKFP […]

by Kelly Ho 14:51, 17 July 202118:45, 21 July 2021

Hong Kong Wikipedia editors take precautions amid fears mainland peers may report users to national security police

A group of Hong Kong Wikipedia editors have convened an urgent meeting and shared guidelines to prevent doxxing, after users from mainland China allegedly threatened to report the group to the city’s national security police. Representatives from the group told HKFP they are hoping to seek assistance from the Wikimedia Foundation after a meeting. HKFP […]

by Selina Cheng 18:10, 14 July 202120:06, 23 July 2021

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