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In Pictures: Hong Kong’s Muslims mark first Ramadan since Covid-19
“I’m happy to see everyone back, that everything is back to what it was,” KK Khan, a Hong Kong-born Pakistani said.
Fans rush to snap up ‘last’ Hong Kong football jerseys before ‘China’ added to official name
“I thought about how I felt when I attended previous games – the social atmosphere, political environment, and everything else has changed so much,” said football fan Jason. “But what remains unchanged is people’s passion for football.”
EXCLUSIVE: Clockenflap co-founders assert ‘autonomy’ after Live Nation acquisition, eye Asian expansion
Despite losing a controlling stake in Clockenflap Festivals, Music Director Justin Sweeting said: “We still run an independent business. We operate independently outside of that Live Nation touring universe.”
Free Food Flow: How a 60,000-strong community of Hongkongers tackle food waste with online swap scheme
Environmentalists said the Free Food Flow project could reduce waste and help the poorer members of society. While Hong Kong is a relatively wealthy city, some people are forced to collect vegetable scraps from wet markets after the market closes, said Hahn Chu of Green Earth.
10 years after one of Hong Kong’s longest strikes, dockers’ union struggles to uphold labour rights
The dockers’ union has lost several allies amid a clampdown on civil society. But strike leader Chan Yum-wo said he tells his union friends not to feel discouraged. “If all you’ve got is a spark, then let it slowly ignite. After all, the fire will not go out.”
Snap decision: The street photographers being airbrushed out of an iconic Hong Kong tourist venue
Photographer Mango Tsoi said he would try to continue operating on Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade despite not having a licence because the view across the harbour took his breath away when he saw it for the first time.