LATEST NEWS & VIEWS
Hong Kong law on contempt of court has been repealed by neglect
As the only member of the Hong Kong Free Press team who qualifies to benefit from the probably spurious association of grey hair with wisdom, I am sometimes asked for advice about stories with legal implications. The arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two other people for public order offences the other day presented […]
Why is Hong Kong full of white elephant monuments and what can we do about them?
By Eric Wong The landslide loss of seats by the so-called “loyalist” district councillors in November’s District Council Elections was followed by queries over whether they have faithfully served the community over the years while in power. One of the areas most criticised by the incoming councillors, and indeed the electors at large, has been how too […]
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Why does the gov’t care more about attacks on flags and signs than the attacks against Hongkongers?
The Chinese national flag was floating in the waters of Victoria Harbour twice last weekend, after protesters rallying in Tsim Sha Tsui pulled it down from its pole and flipped it into the ocean. Also last Saturday night, a similar disrespect was shown to the Golden Bauhinia – a gaudy, artichoke-like thing painted in fool’s […]
Another Hong Kong uprising: defying the sovereign, or a simple demand for local standards of justice?
The contrast in perspectives was striking. Hong Kong’s sudden massive resistance to a local law with national implications made international headlines. An unprecedented number of people… between one and two million… turned out on successive Sundays in June and another half-million repeated the exercise on July First, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s 1997 transfer from […]
FEATURES
Hong Kong rejects visa renewal for foreign press club vice-pres. who chaired independence talk
Hong Kong has refused to renew the visa for the foreign press club’s vice president, HKFP has learned. Victor Mallet, the Financial Times’ Asia News Editor, has served as the vice-president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong since 2017. “This is the first time we have encountered this situation in Hong Kong, and we have […]
‘White elephant’ that won’t go away: fate of HK$50m Kwun Tong musical fountain to be decided at legislature
A proposal for a musical fountain in Kwun Tong is in the final stages of approval at the Legislative Council despite a price tag of HK$50 million and heated opposition by pro-democracy lawmakers. Described as a “white elephant” project by some Kwun Tong residents and district council members, the proposal has been debated at various […]
Concerns over similarities between CUHK Sha Tin and Shenzhen graduation certificates
A sample of a graduation certificate from the “Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen” (CUHK (SZ)) has surfaced, bearing remarkable similarities with the Hong Kong university which it is related to. Alumni have raised concerns over the potential harm to the credibility of the Hong Kong institution. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in Sha […]
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