Protests erupted in June 2019 across Hong Kong over a now-axed extradition bill. They escalated into sometimes violent displays of dissent against police behaviour, amid calls for democracy and anger over Beijing’s encroachment.
LATEST NEWS & VIEWS ON THE 2019 PROTEST MOVEMENT
‘Phenomenon’ behind organ donor withdrawals similar to 2019 ‘black riots,’ says Hong Kong’s John Lee
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has likened the “phenomenon” behind the recent uptick in withdrawals from the city’s organ donation registry to the “black riots” in 2019, after four people were arrested over suspicious cancellations. “The means… used are very similar to those used in the 2019 black riots and Hong Kong version of…
Top Hong Kong court clears journalist convicted over 2019 Yuen Long attack documentary
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy’s conviction for making false statements to access vehicle records has been quashed after five judges ruled unanimously in favour of her appeal at the city’s top court. Her sentence has also been set aside. The former freelance RTHK producer was found guilty in 2021 of making false statements to obtain vehicle records…
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Can Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ legislature hold itself to account?
Our constitutional structure requires that the chief executive be accountable to the Legislative Council (LegCo). This presumes that LegCo has sufficient autonomy to hold the chief executive and the Hong Kong government to account. Since authorities introduced our new “patriots-only” political system, we have yet to test this assumption. Can LegCo mount credible, transparent, and…
Hong Kong’s proposed crowdfunding regulation: a hammer designed to crush an already flat nut
Despite spending the last couple of years telling us what to think about life, love, the nation, the president, the rule of law and above all national security, our government maintains that the public, also, has opinions. As such, you are invited to participate in the “public consultation on regulation of crowdfunding activities”. Lengthy document from…
FEATURES
Data analysis: How Hong Kong convicted 200 people for rioting during the 2019 protests and unrest
As the fourth anniversary of the 2019 pro-democracy protests nears, the city’s courts have yet to finish handling all cases relating to the citywide unrest. Police told HKFP that 2,899 of the 10,279 people arrested between June 9, 2019, and October 31, 2022, have been prosecuted, with 765 charged with rioting. Those convicted face a…
Artist Vaevae Chan spent years building a cave in a Hong Kong high rise. Now she is ready to share it with others
A little known fact about San Po Kong, an area whose industrial soul is slowly being chipped away as nearby Kai Tak is redeveloped, is that it is home to a cave. Two caves, if we are being generous. The second exists in abstract form at Fung Tak Park, a government-owned public space on the…
Baptist University professor leaves Hong Kong after police allegedly contacted over 2019 protest article
A Hong Kong professor left the city after hearing that his university allegedly contacted the police over an article he had written about the 2019 protests, joining a growing number of artists and academics emigrating amid concerns about the city’s declining freedoms. The university, however, has denied making any such report. Justin Wong, who worked…
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FRONTLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong press group announces winners of news photo contest
The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (HKPPA) announced the winners of its annual news photo contest “Focus at the Frontline” on Sunday. Ming Pao Weekly’s Tan Chi-wing won Photo of the Year award with a picture of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, with what appeared to be stars projected on the building exterior,…
HKFP Lens: Before and after – Hong Kong protest scenes one year on, Part 3
City-wide demonstrations erupted in 2019 over an ill-fated extradition bill in Hong Kong and developed into large-scale pro-democracy protests. HKFP commissioned United Social Press photojournalist Jimmy Lam to revisit protest sites where traces of clashes remain.
HKFP Lens: ‘The Nature of Water’ captures intense and intimate photojournalism from Hong Kong’s 2019 demos
The Nature of Water, a historic photojournalism and commentary book, captures the people, places and culture that shaped the 2019 anti-extradition law protests and the ultimate fate of Hong Kong. The title refers to the protesters’ self-proclaimed philosophy in the face of police action, inspired by the Bruce Lee quote – ”Be Water.” Over 50 photographers contributed to the book. “With intense and intimate photojournalism, protest artwork created by…
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