Hong Kong, a former British colony that returned to Chinese rule ... Fact Check returns to ABC audiences today across all ABC news platforms, bringing clarity and insight to the opposing claims of politicians, lobby groups, and public office holders ... ( read original story ...)
Radical Hong Kong lawmaker’s undisclosed fee severely hurt public trust in Legco, court told
A veteran pan-democratic lawmaker was on Monday accused of severely undermining public confidence in the Hong Kong legislature by deliberately concealing his receipt of HK$250,000 from a media tycoon. Opening their case at the District Court, prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks 28 years since bloody Tiananmen crackdown
Thousands of Hong Kongers are expected at a candlelight vigil Sunday for victims of the Chinese government's brutal military crackdown nearly three decades ago on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The evening gathering in downtown Victoria Park is ... ( read original story ...)
Famine to feast for Hong Kong food truck organisers, as they cash in at Dragon Boat Festival
The struggling Hong Kong food truck industry may have finally found a winning recipe with operators saying they are doing brisk business at this weekend’s Dragon Boat Festival Carnival in Central. For the first time since the restaurants on wheels rolled ... ( read original story ...)
Tears of joy as Hong Kong’s primary school places announced, despite low success rate
The fight for places in Hong Kong’s most coveted primary schools was once again fiercely competitive this year, with parents taking their children to more interviews in a bid to secure the spot of their choice. While parents who did manage to land their ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Hong Kong-Australian comedian making fun of Chinese mums, MTR train drivers and Wellcome supermarket workers
The former consultant, whose mother is former Hong Kong model Maria Quinlan (Shu Ling Ling) and father is acclaimed Australian composer Noel Quinlan, recently supported British stand-up comedian Russell Howard for a show at Baptist University. As a self ... ( read original story ...)
A hardcore Hong Kong hike: A new experience in a city known for eating and shopping
You didn’t know Hong Kong had this to offer, did you? Look at this gorgeous view. (Photo: Wei Du) Now for the climb down. First, the good news. Take the trail on your left, it’s gentler than the way up. Now for the bad news. It’s gentler but not by much. ( read original story ...
Sleepless in Hong Kong … on fridges and in toilets: worst places city’s domestic helpers have called a bed
Under Hong Kong’s labour rules, domestic helpers must live with their employer, who must in turn provide them with free, suitable accommodation with “reasonable privacy”. Sleeping on make-do beds along corridors, or sharing a room with the opposite ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong schools have to teach the Basic Law
On May 31, the Hong Kong Education Bureau issued a circular to local schools regarding new secondary education curriculum guidelines. Among the revisions was the inclusion of a new requirement for all schools to provide 39 hours of Basic Law education at ... ( read original story ...)
Jobless Hong Kong man first to plead guilty over rioting in Mong Kok clash
An unemployed Hong Kong man on Friday became the first person to plead guilty to a rioting charge over violent clashes between protesters and police in Mong Kok last year. Ng Ting-kai admitted to taking part in the riot, during which he threw bricks three ... ( read original story ...)
Dedicated Hong Kong follower of June 4 events pledges to attend vigils for as long as he can
Born in Taishan, Guangdong province, Wong came to Hong Kong on a steam train at the age of nine. Wong joined the scouts, which he said had made him a caring and committed person. In 1989, he learned from the news that Beijing students were trying to root ... ( read original story ...)
Put an end to filibustering, says outgoing Hong Kong CY Leung in appeal to pan-democrats
Hong Kong’s outgoing leader Leung Chun-ying appealed to pan-democrats on Thursday to stop their filibustering as the legislature still had a backlog of items to debate, including at least two major funding requests, before it adjourns for the summer ... ( read original story ...)
If Hong Kong is the ‘City of Protests’, this man is its mayor
Tsang and his “tank” drew a lot of attention as they moved from North Point to Xinhua’s headquarters in Happy Valley – China’s then de facto embassy in Hong Kong – with his fellow protesters. The now 61-year-old activist is one of the leading ... ( read original story ...)
Illegal Tiananmen Square liquor arrives in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A bottle of forbidden liquor produced last year by Chinese activists to mark the 1989 military crackdown on Beijing's Tiananmen Square has arrived in Hong Kong after a trip around the world. Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders on Friday unveiled ... ( read original story ...)