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
Hong Kong police have no plans to ban use of chokeholds despite global controversy
Hong Kong’s security chief has said the city’s police force has no current plans to stop officers from using chokeholds when arresting people. It came amid a worldwide controversy over such practices following the death of African-American man George Floyd in US police custody in May. Lawmaker Eddie Chu submitted questions regarding two Hongkongers who […]
No-one in Hong Kong schools should ‘hold any activities to express their political stance,’ says education chief, as protest song banned
Hong Kong Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung has said that no one in schools should “hold any activities to express their political stance,” and schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast the protest song Glory to Hong Kong on campuses. In a written reply to lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen’s questions regarding students’ freedom […]
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
When That Day Comes: South Korea’s 1987 triumph can give Hong Kong hope
This June, our nation mourned the one-year anniversary of the death of a protester who lost his life during the still on-going resistance movement in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, South Koreans commemorated the 33rd anniversary of their triumphant democratisation movement. Despite police suppression and intimidation, tens of thousands of Hongkongers queued up for hours on […]
UK MP Stewart McDonald: Britain must resist China’s repression in Hong Kong
By Stewart McDonald We stand at a crossroads in history, where the clarion call post-pandemic is to readdress our relations with China and reaffirm our commitment to Hong Kong. The pandemic – like lightning in the dark of the night – illuminates the sinister workings of the Chinese Communist Party that have always existed but […]
FEATURES
Students shocked as prestigious art college SCAD closes Hong Kong campus
By Samantha Chan Just a ten-minute walk from the buzzing flea market and working-class neighbourhood in Sham Shui Po, there stands the Hong Kong campus of the US private art school Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). On a regular Wednesday afternoon, the artistic haven is usually flooded with soft chattering and muffled voices […]
Explainer: From ‘five demands’ to ‘independence’ – the evolution of Hong Kong’s protest slogans
What began as a handful of familiar chants against an extradition agreement with China escalated into calls for democratic reform and, eventually, independence. HKFP looks at how a year-long stream of protest slogans evolved to reflect changing protester attitudes. The near-ubiquitous rallying cry “liberate Hong Kong; the revolution of our times” was first coined in […]
‘I don’t want my kids to live in a place with no future’: The Hongkongers who now choose not to have children
By Sebastian Skov Andersen and Joyce Leung “My desire to have kids has definitely fallen below zero. I can’t see a way out for Hong Kong, and I don’t want my kids to live in a place that has no future.” Victoria Cheung is 29 years old. She works full-time as an assistant marketing manager […]
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FRONTLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
HKFP Lens: Iconic photos from Hong Kong’s historic year of dissent
2019 was a historic year for Hong Kong, where an outburst of popular discontent transformed into a citywide pro-democracy movement. Photographers from AFP captured some of the most iconic images of the protests.
HKFP Lens: Photojournalist Dominic Chiu’s Hong Kong protest juxtapositions
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests which erupted last June over an ill-fated extradition bill. Photojournalist Dominic Chiu captured significant moments over the past year where words and pictures met, often creating accidental and intentional juxtapositions. “A year of unrest has passed for Hong Kong,” Chiu told HKFP. “During […]
HKFP Lens: scenes from Hong Kong pro-democracy protests come alive on Chow Chun-fai’s canvas
By Chow Chun-fai and courtesy of Gallery EXIT Portraits from Behind is a series of small-format paintings by Hong Kong artist Chow Chun-fai, who depicts vivid scenes from the large-scale anti-extradition bill protests that have gripped the city since last June. Key protest scenes come alive on Chow’s canvases – including a rendering of the […]
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