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Hong Kong 47: Ex-Hospital Authority union chief tells court she would have vetoed gov’t bills ‘by default’
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/25/hong-kong-47-ex-hospital-authority-union-chief-tells-court-she-would-have-vetoed-govt-bills-by-default/
Hong Kong travel firm Klook vows to end ticketing for cruel animal attractions in Oct following campaign by NGOs
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/24/hong-kong-travel-firm-klook-vows-to-end-ticketing-for-cruel-animal-attractions-in-oct-following-campaign-by-ngos/
Hongkonger jailed by China for 3 years over speedboat escape bid faces protest charge upon return to city
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/24/hongkonger-jailed-by-china-for-3-years-over-speedboat-escape-bid-faces-protest-charge-after-return-to-city/
Hong Kong fugitive protester who allegedly hid out for 2 years pleads guilty to 2019 protest charges
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/23/hong-kong-fugitive-protester-who-allegedly-hid-out-for-2-years-pleads-guilty-to-2019-protest-charges/
Hong Kong grants contracts to designated bag suppliers for upcoming waste-charging scheme
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/23/hong-kong-grants-contracts-to-designated-bag-suppliers-for-upcoming-waste-charging-scheme/
Last of 12 Hongkongers caught by China during escape bid handed over to police after 3 years in mainland prison
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/22/last-of-12-hongkongers-caught-by-china-during-taiwan-escape-brought-back-to-city-after-3-years-in-mainland-prison/
BREAKING: Hong Kong student convicted under national security law loses appeal against 5-year sentence at top court
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/22/breaking-hong-kong-student-convicted-under-national-security-law-loses-appeal-against-5-year-sentence-at-top-court/
Hong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor did not publicly oppose plan to veto budget, court hears
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/21/hong-kong-47-ex-district-councillor-did-not-publicly-oppose-plan-to-veto-budget-court-hears/
40% of Hong Kong tertiary students have gambled in past 3 months, survey finds
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/21/40-of-hong-kong-tertiary-students-have-gambled-in-past-3-months-survey-finds/
Sister-in-law of self-exiled activist Nathan Law questioned by Hong Kong nat. security police – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/21/sister-in-law-of-self-exiled-activist-nathan-law-questioned-by-hong-kong-nat-security-police-reports/
Shifting Narratives: How the official attitude to Hong Kong’s District Councils changed
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/20/shifting-narratives-how-the-official-attitude-to-hong-kongs-district-councils-changed/
Hong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor says his views on vetoing gov’t funding differed from his party
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/19/hong-kong-47-ex-district-councillor-says-his-views-on-vetoing-govt-funding-differed-from-his-party/
Isolating mpox patients at public hospitals ‘necessary’ and in line with WHO advice, Hong Kong gov’t says
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/19/isolating-mpox-patients-at-public-hospitals-necessary-and-in-line-with-who-advice-hong-kong-govt-says/
National security trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to be delayed again to December
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/18/national-security-trial-of-hong-kong-media-mogul-jimmy-lai-to-be-delayed-again-to-december/
‘I thought the gov’t was telling me to do it’: Hong Kong court rejects appeal from man jailed over 2019 mob attack
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/18/i-thought-the-govt-was-telling-me-to-do-it-hong-kong-court-rejects-appeal-from-man-jailed-over-2019-mob-attack/
6 months jail for Hongkonger convicted of inciting others on internet forum to harm police
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/24/6-months-jail-for-hongkonger-convicted-of-inciting-others-on-internet-forum-to-harm-police/
2,000 athletes expected to participate in Hong Kong’s embattled Gay Games, 10k fewer than originally hoped
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/24/2000-athletes-expected-to-participate-in-hong-kongs-embattled-gay-games-10k-fewer-than-originally-hoped/
Hong Kong 47: Democrats ‘lacked willpower’ in the past, ex-Hospital Authority union chief tells court
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/23/hong-kong-47-democrats-lacked-willpower-in-the-past-ex-hospital-authority-union-chief-tells-court/
Hong Kong to ban Japanese seafood imports from 10 regions this Thurs over nuclear wastewater release
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/23/hong-kong-to-ban-japanese-seafood-imports-from-10-regions-this-thurs-over-nuclear-wastewater-release/
Brothers of wanted self-exiled activist Anna Kwok questioned by Hong Kong national security police – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/22/brothers-of-wanted-self-exiled-activist-anna-kwok-questioned-by-hong-kong-national-security-police-reports/
[From 2022] Hong Kong’s Rednaxela Terrace – originally intended to be Alexander Terrace – is just one example of the city’s bizarre transliterations. Our data analysis examines how the city’s place names came to be... https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/25/foreign-influence-part-1-lost-in-translation-hong-kongs-weird-and-wonderful-street-names/
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New tenant of historic Hong Kong arts and culture venue must safeguard national security, gov’t says
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/22/new-tenant-of-historic-hong-kong-arts-and-culture-venue-must-safeguard-national-security-govt-says/
Case involving man jailed in mainland China over role in speedboat escape bid set to be heard in Hong Kong court
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/21/case-involving-man-jailed-in-mainland-china-over-role-in-speedboat-escape-bid-set-to-be-heard-in-hong-kong-court/
As more young doctors leave public hospitals to join private sector, Hong Kong health chief raises concern
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/21/as-more-young-doctors-leave-public-hospitals-to-join-private-sector-hong-kong-health-chief-raises-concern/
How nightly marine light pollution harms sea life, the environment and Hongkongers
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/20/how-nightly-marine-light-pollution-harms-sea-life-the-environment-and-hongkongers/
In Taiwan, antique jade trade loses lustre amid faltering global economy
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/20/in-taiwan-antique-jade-trade-loses-lustre-amid-faltering-global-economy/
It’s time for Mirror – and Cantopop in general – to reflect on the future
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/19/its-time-for-mirror-and-cantopop-in-general-to-reflect-on-the-future/
Lottery sales in China soar, as youth seek to scratch an economic itch amid faltering fiscal forecasts
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/19/lottery-sales-in-china-soar-as-youth-seek-to-scratch-an-economic-itch-amid-faltering-fiscal-forecasts/
National security police question Hong Kong woman over alleged links to wanted activist Nathan Law – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/18/national-security-police-question-hong-kong-woman-over-alleged-links-to-wanted-activist-nathan-law-reports/
With new rules, China seeks to stay in AI race while maintaining control of online content
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/08/18/with-new-rules-china-seeks-to-stay-in-ai-race-while-maintaining-control-of-online-content/