In Pictures: Hong Kong fabric traders face material losses as they bid farewell to decades-old market
Nostalgic stallholders packed up and left as the Pang Jai fabric market closed for good after some 45 years.
Burning issue: Don’t divert Hong Kong’s betting revenue from charity projects like the fire dragon dance
“Profits from betting go to projects in which the market is not interested and which the government is not ready to support,” writes Chloe Lai. “Increasing betting duty will only hurt people and services that are gravely in need of funds.”
Hong Kong’s largest national security trial to begin Monday as 47 democrats face up to life behind bars
The proceedings are expected to last more than four months, and the defendants face sentences of up to life imprisonment if convicted.
US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over ‘unacceptable violation of sovereignty’
Top Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer tweeted Saturday that US experts now “can collect the equipment and analyze the technology used by the CCP,” referring to the Chinese Communist Party.
Ai Weiwei launches new exhibit, says still trying to understand studio demolitions
Ai’s love of artefacts and traditional craftsmanship will be at the heart of the show which will feature hundreds of thousands of objects collected by the Chinese artist since the 1990s.
In Pictures: Plain sailing? Hongkongers worry fare hike won’t be enough to save beleaguered Star Ferry
A more than 50 per cent fare rise for Hong Kong’s inconic Star Ferry will come into effect in April, but commuters told HKFP they were worried it would not be enough to keep the indebted company afloat.
Environmental protesters rally against illegal concrete plant in Hong Kong amid heavy police presence
A group of fewer than 10 protesters, including rally organiser James Ockenden and Patrick Fung, CEO of Clean Air Network, marched from Yau Tong Fire Station to China Concrete Company’s plant on Saturday.
Opinion
Omitting lawmakers’ names from Hong Kong’s legislature meeting minutes does little to build trust in government
“Citizens need to know what goes on in the Legislative Council, and name-specific minutes play a part in the discovery and accountability process,” writes John Burns.
How Hong Kong’s ruff deal for dogs pushes owners away from adoption
“Is there a consensus among the (disillusioned?) young that raising a dog is preferable to having real kids? After all a dog is cheaper, easier to manage, and will never get big enough to want a room of its own,” wonders Tim Hamlett.
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‘The frontline in our homes’: Covid-19’s lasting impact on Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers
The fifth wave of Covid-19 highlighted the issues faced by migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong – the backbone of many of the city’s families. It also shone a spotlight on the “power of community,” Manisha Wijesinghe, executive director of HELP for Domestic Workers, told HKFP.
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 31
Several people arrested by national security police officers, former Stand News editor accused of sedition delivered testimony, and Beijing’s interpretation of the security law continued to stoke debate.
Hong Kong outlet Stand News name cards showed reporters’ political stance, prosecutor argues in sedition trial
Lead prosecutor Laura Ng continued her questioning of former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen at District Court on Friday, presenting pages from Stand News publications with yellow backgrounds and asking whether they signified the media outlet’s politics.
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s tourism sector faces long road to recovery despite easing of Covid curbs
HKFP examines how the current state of the city’s tourism sector compares with its pre-pandemic position.
Young business owners in Hong Kong border town brace for rising rents amid resumption of mainland Chinese travel
With the mainland border reopened and parallel traders expected to return to Sheung Shui, young entrepreneurs who opened businesses in the border town during Covid-19 say they fear tough times ahead.
‘No voice’: Without an opposition, Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council leaves marginalised groups behind
In the absence of opposition lawmakers, the city’s marginalised groups – from ethnic minorities to asylum seekers to domestic workers – say they have lost access to a crucial battleground for advocacy.
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