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Lifeline letters: the Hong Kong activists ensuring no jailed protester is forgotten

The volunteers are known as Hong Kong’s “Masters of Letters” for their dedication to making sure imprisoned protesters don’t end up like “dong sau juk hai condom”, meaning to treat protesters like condoms — disposable and thrown away after use.

by Guest Contributor 09:30, 3 July 202116:44, 2 July 2021

What’s wrong with Hong Kong becoming a police state?

A state where police call the shots "is congenitally frightened of its own people and has abandoned cooperation and persuasion in favour of crackdowns and heavy punishment as the main instruments of control," writes Steve Vines.

12:00, 3 July 202120:38, 3 July 2021

Choice of an ex-policeman as Hong Kong’s number two signals Beijing’s nervousness in election year

The appointment of John Lee is a slap in the face to those in Hong Kong who believe that government should be accountable, writes John Burns.

10:00, 3 July 202114:35, 2 July 2021

COVID-19 PANDEMIC:

Covid-19: Hong Kong quarantine hotel cleaner infected with mutant strain, as 700 students receive jabs at school

The cleaner was in contact with a hotel room that housed another infected traveller three days earlier.

by Selina Cheng 07:12, 3 July 202115:13, 3 July 2021

Factwire: CCTV installed in classrooms at two Hong Kong primary schools, parents say they were not informed

"The current social atmosphere makes me suspect that these cameras were installed to target the teachers," a parent Mrs Lau said, "but as we send our children here, I think there should be trust between the teachers and us."

by FactWire 18:12, 2 July 202115:15, 3 July 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil leader Chow Hang-tung denied bail over banned 2021 vigil

While Chow was initially released on a HK$10,000 cash bail, she was arrested again on Wednesday.

by Candice Chau 17:38, 2 July 202117:39, 2 July 2021

Firm that owns Apple Daily says it is not shutting down, apologises to staff for ‘wrong message’ – memo

"Some firms or departments under this company are still operating… [HR] is deeply sorry about sending a wrong message," a staff email seen by HKFP said.

by Kelly Ho 17:32, 2 July 202117:32, 2 July 2021

Those who ‘encourage violence and incite hatred’ share blame for policeman stabbing, says security chief

The policeman remains in a serious condition at Queen Mary Hospital.

by Kelly Ho 14:40, 2 July 202114:57, 2 July 2021

Activists urge UN officials to visit Hong Kong and investigate ‘disappearance of freedoms’ under security law

"Any attempt to use Hong Kong to interfere with China's internal affairs will not be tolerated," said the Chinese permanent missions' counsellor to the UNHRC, Jiang Yingfeng.

14:30, 2 July 202114:55, 2 July 2021

Abused domestic worker to challenge Hong Kong’s trafficking record

The victim's lawyers say she felt let down by the response from police and prosecutors, particularly their decision to try the employer in the Magistrate's Court, which deals with the least serious offences and where prison sentences are capped at shorter lengths.

14:23, 2 July 202114:54, 2 July 2021

Hong Kong grants top honours to judicial and security figures, inc. Justice Sec. and 42 police officers

08:00, 2 July 202120:31, 1 July 2021

French launch probe into fashion groups over Uyghur labour

00:46, 2 July 202117:47, 2 July 2021

Man dies after stabbing Hong Kong police officer and himself in Causeway Bay

22:56, 1 July 202100:24, 2 July 2021

Hong Kong police thwart Handover anniversary demos, 11 arrested for ‘handing out seditious publications’ under colonial-era law

21:07, 1 July 202110:03, 2 July 2021

Hong Kong gov’t should provide national security teaching materials, says ex-head of legislature as schools mark Handover anniversary

19:58, 1 July 202120:19, 1 July 2021

From partner to pariah: how the Hong Kong gov’t attitude to July 1 protest organiser soured over the years

17:56, 1 July 202117:57, 1 July 2021

The CCP at 100: How a Marxist party learnt to change with the times

17:44, 1 July 202118:03, 1 July 2021

Opinion

Despite the anniversary bluster, many Hongkongers are not in a party mood

They will commemorate "the abiding insecurity of a party that is now bankrupt of any ideology beyond blatant mercantilism and determined to crush dissent," writes Kent Ewing.

by Kent Ewing

Beijing wants a ‘loyal opposition’ for Hong Kong – a new role, or a trap for the Democratic Party?

Under the new blunderbuss approach, virtually all the democrats’ most popular candidates are in jail, writes Suzanne Pepper.

by Suzanne Pepper

The fantasies of an ex-Hong Kong leader with a toxic legacy

Rest in peace Apple Daily Hong Kong: Raucous, independent and proud

How sending children to jail slipped on to the Hong Kong legal agenda

Hong Kong’s Gay Games success blighted by obsession with sex

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HKFP FEATURES, EXPLAINERS & LONG READS

In Pictures: Tears and selfies at airport as Hongkongers bid a permanent farewell to troubled city

"I don't seem to see any hope in the city," said 23-year-old freshgrad Wan. "If I have the chance, I would like to make a life elsewhere and contribute to Hong Kong when I have the ability."

by Candice Chau 21:24, 30 June 202121:26, 30 June 2021

How an elderly Hong Kong pro-democracy protester also fought in vain to save his village from developers

"From the Ma Shi Po resistance to protests in 2019, I want people to know that we Ma Shi Po villagers don't just fight for ourselves, but for social justice too," says Grandpa Chan.

11:00, 27 June 202118:26, 15 June 2021

Video: 22 marathons and counting for Hong Kong’s blind runner

"My coach was a guiding light in my life," Inti Fu says. "He showed me the direction and helped me come back to life."

16:00, 26 June 202119:07, 25 June 2021

exclusive interviews

‘When in doubt, take a walk:’ artist Sampson Wong seeks beauty in Hong Kong’s urban jungle

11:00, 20 June 202116:11, 18 June 2021

Interview: Green is the colour for Taiwan’s pioneering ‘weed lawyer’

10:00, 12 June 202115:58, 10 June 2021

Compromise will lead to an ‘infinite expansion of the red line,’ says head of group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil

17:12, 4 June 202117:16, 4 June 2021

HKFP FEATURES, INTERVIEWS, EXPLAINERS & LONG READS

In Pictures: ‘Thank you Hongkongers’ – Apple Daily’s printing presses come to a halt after 26 years

A bright red notice on Apple Daily’s mobile app tells subscribers that content will no longer be accessible after 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. “Good luck, and goodbye,” it ended. Although most photos in the app can no longer be displayed, the text of several articles published just before the news outlet’s midnight shutdown remained viewable. The […]

by Selina Cheng 19:30, 24 June 202119:31, 24 June 2021

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily limps towards the end of an era as newsroom suffers exodus of staff

Hong Kong’s only pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, is limping towards the end of its life pending a last-ditch attempt to have its seized assets unfrozen as insiders report a mass exodus of staff following an earlier company announcement that it might stop publishing as early as Saturday. On Monday, the newspaper’s board of directors announced […]

by Selina Cheng 22:59, 22 June 202108:49, 23 June 2021

HKFP Guide: How to apply for Hong Kong’s new HK$5,000 spending vouchers

Officials have designated four electronic payments providers to dole out consumption-boosting vouchers: Octopus Hong Kong, AliPayHK, Tap & Go and WeChat Pay HK. The distribution methods vary between Octopus and the latter three e-payment methods. Registration for the scheme opens on July 4. Here’s everything you need to know about getting the vouchers what you […]

by Rhoda Kwan 13:53, 19 June 202113:56, 19 June 2021

Inside Apple Daily: Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy daily prints 500,000 copies despite raid, seizures and arrests

Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday’s paper after its headquarters were raided by the police and five senior executives were arrested on suspicion of violating the national security law. The tabloid said that at least 44 computers and hard disks were seized by police during Thursday’s […]

by Hong Kong Free Press 18:12, 18 June 202118:13, 18 June 2021

Strife among local and expat pilots as Hong Kong Immigration leaves work visas hanging

Nearly 300 expatriate pilots working for Cathay Pacific and other airlines in Hong Kong have been waiting for months to hear whether their work permits will be renewed, raising fears they may have to leave the city they once called home. Local pilots made redundant when the flag carrier’s subsidiary Cathay Dragon collapsed last October […]

by Selina Cheng 15:59, 17 June 202121:01, 17 June 2021

Investigation: HK$500 fine after Hong Kong landowner cleared trees in Lantau country park

The government has handed down a HK$500 fine after trees were illegally removed next to an expansive private plot in a Hong Kong country park. The penalty came 16 months after villagers and activists first reported land clearing activities to the authorities. In January 2020, villagers living near Pui O and conservation activists saw construction […]

by Selina Cheng 13:21, 14 June 202122:00, 14 June 2021

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