“Anyone whose words and actions try in vain to split Hong Kong from China will be punished according to the law.” The FCC, whose more than 2,000 members include journalists from some of the world’s be... ( read original story ...)
Activist compares Beijing’s rule in Hong Kong to colonialism
Small groups of pro-Beijing and pro-democracy protesters gathered outside the Foreign Correspondents Club's building in Hong Kong ahead of and during the speech by Andy Chan of the Hong Kong National ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong independence activist attacks Beijing at press club talk
Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan attacked China as an empire trying to "annex" and "destroy" the city in a no-holds barred speech Tuesday at the city's press club which Beijing wanted cancell... ( read original story ...)
Pro-China Groups Target Hong Kong Foreign Journalists’ Club
Hong Kong’s foreign journalists’ club found itself at the center ... The club, whose more than 2,000 members include journalists from some of the world’s best-known news organizations, went ahead with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist to speak at press club on Tuesday, despite Chinese pressure
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong independence activist is due to speak on Tuesday at the city’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) despite pressure from Chinese officials to cancel the event. The inv... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reclaims lead over Singapore in global liveability rankings as ‘social unrest drops’ four years after Occupy
Hong Kong has reclaimed its lead over Singapore in liveability rankings, climbing 10 places in an annual global survey which attributed the score to lower levels of social unrest four years after the ... ( read original story ...)
How China’s ire put global spotlight on Hong Kong activist Andy Chan
A lunchtime talk by a little-known Hong Kong politician has drawn global attention to China's influence on free speech in the territory. Andy Chan is the head of a fringe nationalist party calling for ... ( read original story ...)
Renowned Hong Kong cartoonist Yim Yee-king, also known as Ah Chung, dies at 85
Renowned Hong Kong cartoonist Yim Yee-king died in Los Angeles in the early hours of Saturday, just three days after he turned 85, his family announced on Monday. In a Facebook post on memorial page A... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police’s anti-fraud squad froze HK$530 million lost to scammers over past year, with plans to expand unit
Hong Kong’s police force will increase manpower at its anti-fraud squad by a third, after receiving more than 22,000 calls over the past year and thwarting the transfer of HK$530 million (US$68 millio... ( read original story ...)
The Fringe Idea Fueling China’s Hong Kong Crackdown: QuickTake
Occupying a corner of China smaller than Los Angeles, Hong Kong has never been seen as a viable candidate for nationhood. Nonetheless, a small, but vocal independence movement has emerged to challenge ... ( read original story ...)
Can a new US-based education initiative change Hong Kong’s obsession with exam grades?
In an effort to spur reform in Hong Kong’s secondary schools, one independent school head is challenging convention by joining a US-based education coalition dedicated to moving away from traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government tries to make an example of a small opposition party
HONG KONG - A tiny and previously little-known political party with no elected lawmakers would have languished on the fringes of Hong Kong's political sphere were it not for attempts by the city's gov... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily considering paywall for online content, CEO says
“Readers often choose their media based on their political leanings. Among the pro-democracy voters who form a majority of the public, there are only a few Hong Kong news outlets that they can really ... ( read original story ...)
The former colonial policeman-turned-teacher on a mission to revamp Hong Kong education
The relationship between Hong Kong’s police officers and the public has in recent months been fraught with tension in a city divided by social and political conflict, but 55-year-old Briton Toby Newto... ( read original story ...)