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Not Prada but Praya: Mainland Chinese tourists use social media to search for memorable Hong Kong locations
Kennedy Town, hailed by some Xiaohongshu users as “the most romantic neighbourhood” in the city, has been marketed as one of the best destinations for tourists to roam.
Green group calls on Hong Kong wood recycling plant to step up efforts, transparency in wake of super typhoon
Friends of the Earth said that while the Environmental Protection Department was “more prepared” than it was when Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong five years ago, the government’s recycling efforts still had a long way to go.
Grounds for true love: Matchmakers use latte art to stir romance in young Hongkongers
From coffee brewing to oil painting to ukulele, interest classes with a matchmaking twist are helping young Hongkongers find love in the fast-paced city.
Shek O villagers praise Hong Kong gov’t for swift road reopening, but recent official inspections anger businesses
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department have conducted five inspections in Shek O since August and made one prosecution against an unlicensed restaurant.
INTERVIEWS
Hong Kong down to earth designer Niko Leung crafts ceramics from construction waste
At her studio on the edge of Sai Kung, Niko Leung transforms tonnes of Hong Kong construction waste into clay, that can be moulded and made into ceramic products.
‘The damage has already been done’: Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy on winning a battle but not the war
“I won in the sense of social justice. Yet we’re very clear that even with the top court’s ruling, the government can do anything to change the game. It is not a long-lasting victory,” Bao Choy said of the Court of Final Appeal ruling that quashed her conviction.
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Explainer: LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong – breakthroughs and bitter court battles against discriminatory laws
Same-sex couples in the city have been forced to carve out rights from laws often ruled as discriminatory ever since the city decriminalised sexual acts between gay men in 1991.
A lot of hot air: Critics question whether Hong Kong’s new heatstroke warning system really works
The new heatstroke warning system has been in effect for more than three months, but unionists and experts question its scientific basis and effectiveness in protecting outdoor workers as extreme heat is predicted to increase.
Road to Hong Kong villages cut off by landslides to partially reopen; residents rally to coordinate clean-up efforts
People living in Shek O and Big Wave Bay on Saturday morning joined efforts to clear debris blocking part of Shek O Road, taking shovels and wheelbarrows up to the site as an excavator worked to clear the landslip from the other side.
‘Extremes will become normal’: Hong Kong needs better disaster awareness, ex-Observatory chief says after record rainfall
“Climate change is here. Extremes will become normal… there is a need to enhance the climate resilience of our city,” former head of the Hong Kong Observatory Lam Chiu-ying told HKFP on Friday after Hong Kong was battered by record-breaking rainfall.
Something in the water: Hongkongers appear unfazed over ban on Japanese seafood following Fukushima discharge
“It should be left to our visionary officials to comment on whether the import ban is necessary or reasonable. In the current socioeconomic situation, businesses and ordinary people can only focus on their own survival,” one restaurant operator said.
Mainland Chinese flock to Hong Kong for higher interest rates, financial security, amid growing economic woes
“Mainland clients have felt more and more insecure this year. The middle-class is the most worried, ” said Cecilia, an insurance agent. “The rich have already made plans [to put their money] in foreign countries. ”
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 38
Twelve people linked to a defunct fund set up to help protesters in 2019 were arrested, and more family members of eight wanted overseas activists were taken for questioning.
Foreign Influence Part 3: Around the world in a day with Hong Kong’s street names
The city’s street names reflect a rich history, commemorating colonial and mainland Chinese influences, wartime battles and trading partners worldwide.
In Pictures: Traditional tools, innovative ink and plenty of skin on display at Hong Kong’s tattoo convention
Established in 2013, the three-day Hong Kong China International Tattoo Exhibition returned to the city after a four-year hiatus because of the protests followed by Covid-19.
Shifting Narratives: How the official attitude to Hong Kong’s District Councils changed
When the opposition camp swept the board in the 2019 District Council elections, Hong Kong’s then-leader said she respected the result. Now, officials say the advisory bodies provided a platform to advocates of “black riots.”
Furious pilots and a lack of trust: Why aircrew at Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific are quitting what was once a dream job
According to the union’s estimate, nearly 1,000 pilots resigned over the past three years, most of them senior pilots. While the company vows to hire hundreds more trainees, an industry adviser said it is using Covid as an opportunity to redesign its manpower structure.
‘I feel like I have Ebola’: Hong Kong mpox patient warns fear of enforced isolation may stop people reporting infections
“The extremely harsh quarantine procedures here, they do so much harm to those who are responsible like me,” said an mpox hospital patient identified as Daniel, adding that it was “like we learned nothing” from Covid-19 and learning to live with the virus.
Why are the world’s climate and environment NGOs trying to erase Taiwan from the map?
“International organisations are supposed to be impartial and objective,” said Taiwan-based researcher Chien-Huei Wu. “But in practice they are more and more subject to Chinese interference, and I think this is a very serious trend.”
Explainer: What is ‘soft resistance’? Hong Kong officials vow to take a hard line against it, but provide no definition
“Soft resistance” has been increasingly cited as a threat to national security. But legal scholars have raised concern over the term’s lack of definition, with one calling it a “worrying development.”
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