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
Moody’s downgrades Hong Kong credit rating outlook to negative, gov’t disagrees
Hong Kong, China Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded its outlook on Hong Kong’s credit rating to negative from stable on Wednesday, following a similar change for China the day before. The city’s economy was buoyed by China’s post-pandemic reopening but recovery has slowed in the second half of the year, with the government revising full-year growth estimates…
Self-exiled activist Agnes Chow says she can never return to Hong Kong as nat. sec. police condemn her for ‘challenging rule of law’
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who on Sunday revealed she had moved to Canada, has appeared on Japanese television to discuss her decision to leave Hong Kong, as national security police issued a statement condemning “someone’s recent claim of jumping Police bail.” Speaking to TV Tokyo on Monday, Chow, 27, said in Japanese: “In…
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
If computer games are making Hong Kong kids miserable, make the real world a more attractive place to live
Hong Kong kids are not happy. This distressing conclusion was a by-product of a survey conducted by the Hong Kong College of Technology Institute of Higher Education and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, aimed at discovering the extent of gaming disorder. Gaming disorder is apparently an unreasonable obsession with computer games. The researchers interviewed…
Hong Kong District Councils: Where has public opinion gone?
The government’s attempt to sell its makeover of Hong Kong’s district councils has been something of a revelation. From the Legislative Council (LegCo) brief – there is no consultation document for the two-week consultation, now nearly over – and the comments of our political elite at press conferences, on the radio and in the media,…
FEATURES
Explainer: What is Hong Kong’s Gay Games and why has it seen so much controversy?
Hong Kong’s Gay Games, which kicks off on Friday, arrives hot on the heels of landmark achievements in local LGBTQ rights, including a court decision that the government must set up a framework recognising same-sex partnerships and another that upheld the public housing rights of same-sex couples who married overseas. But the event has been…
Donation at centre of HKU ‘misconduct’ scandal came from firm under US import ban over alleged forced Uyghur labour
A donation at the centre of allegations of misconduct levelled against the president of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) came from a mainland Chinese firm that was later banned from the US supply chain over alleged human rights abuses related to forced Uyghur labour. The 10 million yuan (HK$10.8 million) endowment was made by…
Finding the space to speak: Journalism professor Francis Lee on navigating Hong Kong’s changing media landscape
Like much else in Hong Kong, the media landscape has changed dramatically since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city in 2020, with outlets closed and journalists put on trial. As a result, self-censorship is increasingly inevitable, says journalism scholar Francis Lee – but that should not be seen as surrender, particularly…
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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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