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Hong Kong’s overhauled District Council election could have higher turnout if not for system glitch, lawmaker says
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/hong-kongs-overhauled-district-council-election-could-have-higher-turnout-if-not-for-system-glitch-lawmaker-says/
Union urges Hong Kong gov’t to prioritise local minibus drivers after 60% of imported workers fail test
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/union-urges-hong-kong-govt-to-prioritise-local-minibus-drivers-after-60-of-imported-workers-fail-test/
Hong Kong police officer accused of beating street sleeper did not want to watch footage of incident, court hears
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/hong-kong-police-officer-accused-of-beating-street-sleeper-did-not-want-to-watch-footage-of-incident-court-hears/
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific targets recruits from mainland China as 100 new flight attendants come aboard
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/hong-kong-airline-cathay-pacific-targets-recruits-from-mainland-china-as-100-new-flight-attendants-come-aboard/
Stationary Cathay Pacific aircraft ‘struck’ by Korean Air plane in Japan, Hong Kong airline says, no injuries reported
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/16/stationary-cathay-pacific-aircraft-struck-by-korean-air-plane-in-japan-hong-kong-airline-says-no-injuries-reported/
Hong Kong’s pay-as-you-throw waste tax requires residents’ ‘support, cooperation,’ environmental chief says
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/16/hong-kongs-pay-as-you-throw-waste-tax-requires-residents-support-cooperation-environmental-chief-says/
Hong Kong man handed 2-month suspended jail term over inciting boycott of ‘patriots’ District Council election
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/15/hong-kong-man-handed-2-month-suspended-jail-term-over-inciting-boycott-of-patriots-district-council-election/
A fine mess: Hong Kong’s fixed-penalty parking tickets are scandalously low
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/15/a-fine-mess-hong-kongs-fixed-penalty-parking-tickets-are-scandalously-low/
US delegation begins Taiwan visit after voters pick China sceptic leader
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/15/us-delegation-begins-taiwan-visit-after-voters-pick-china-sceptic-leader/
Beijing says ‘reunification’ with Taiwan remains ‘inevitable’ after China sceptic Lai Ching-te wins 2024 election
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/14/beijing-says-reunification-with-taiwan-remains-inevitable-after-china-sceptic-lai-ching-te-wins-2024-election/
‘I am Taiwanese now’: Hongkongers who have moved to the democratic island cherish their right to vote
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/13/i-am-taiwanese-now-hongkongers-who-have-moved-to-the-democratic-island-cherish-their-right-to-vote/
Explainer: Is Taiwan a country? The democratic island’s tangled history, and disputed status
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/13/explainer-is-taiwan-a-country-the-democratic-islands-tangled-history-and-disputed-status/
Hong Kong’s own security law Article 23 to be discussed in Legislative Council this year
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/12/hong-kongs-own-security-law-article-23-to-be-discussed-in-legislative-council-this-year/
HKFP Lens: Taiwanese voters pack election rallies ahead of Saturday’s pivotal presidential vote
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/12/hkfp-lens-taiwans-voters-pack-election-rallies-in-final-push-ahead-of-pivotal-presidential-vote/
Exclusive: No Taiwan election study tour this year for University of Hong Kong students
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/12/exclusive-no-taiwan-election-study-tour-this-year-for-university-of-hong-kong-students/
Hong Kong says it listens to locals, as well as mainland tourists, as lawmaker says gov’t disregards residents’ demands
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/hong-kong-says-it-listens-to-locals-as-well-as-mainland-tourists-as-lawmaker-says-govt-disregards-residents-demands/
Brace for Typhoon Milktea, Typhoon Dim-sum and Typhoon Junk-boat: Hong Kong adopts new cyclone names
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/brace-for-typhoon-milktea-typhoon-dim-sum-and-typhoon-junk-boat-hong-kong-adopts-new-cyclone-names/
Hong Kong man accused of inciting wounding of police chief tells court he made Facebook comment in anger
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/17/hong-kong-man-accused-of-inciting-wounding-of-police-chief-tells-court-he-made-facebook-comment-in-anger/
Jimmy Lai national security trial: Hong Kong court to hear expert views on US sanctions against Chinese, city officials
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/16/jimmy-lai-national-security-trial-hong-kong-court-to-hear-expert-views-on-us-sanctions-against-chinese-city-officials/
Hong Kong’s own security law should be ‘forward looking’ to address emerging technology risks, leader John Lee says
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/16/hong-kongs-own-security-law-should-be-forward-looking-to-address-emerging-technology-risks-leader-john-lee-says/
Charge against student accused of conspiring to wound Hong Kong police and anti-epidemic workers dropped
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/15/charge-against-student-accused-of-conspiring-to-wound-hong-kong-police-and-anti-epidemic-workers-dropped/
Over 40% of Hong Kong students ’embarrassed’ to be in parents’ social media posts, survey finds
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/15/over-40-of-hong-kong-students-embarrassed-to-be-in-parents-social-media-posts-survey-finds/
Hong Kong climbing expert urges caution after 2 tourists drown in waters off Shek O
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/15/hong-kong-climbing-expert-urges-caution-after-2-tourists-drown-in-waters-off-shek-o/
Taiwan unlikely to see ‘full-scale invasion’ by Beijing in next few years, defence expert says
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/14/taiwan-unlikely-to-see-full-scale-invasion-by-beijing-in-next-few-years-defence-expert-says/
Lai Ching-te of ruling DPP wins Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election, as voters dismiss Beijing’s warnings
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/13/breaking-lai-ching-te-of-ruling-dpp-wins-taiwans-2024-presidential-election-as-voters-dismiss-beijings-warnings/
Taiwan election 2024: For young voters, domestic policies and personality matter for their next president
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/13/taiwan-election-2024-for-young-voters-domestic-policies-and-personality-matter-for-their-next-president/
Hong Kong’s largest pro-Beijing party protests outside British consulate over UK leader’s comments on Jimmy Lai trial
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/12/hong-kongs-largest-pro-beijing-party-protests-outside-british-consulate-over-uk-leaders-comments-on-jimmy-lai-trial/
Taiwan election 2024: Democratic Progressive Party supporters have democracy and war on their minds
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/12/taiwan-election-2024-democratic-progressive-party-supporters-have-democracy-and-war-on-their-minds/
Taiwan election 2024: Ko Wen-je says he is only candidate ‘acceptable’ to both China and US
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/12/taiwan-election-2024-ko-wen-je-says-he-is-only-candidate-acceptable-to-both-china-and-us/
Hong Kong police take mother of wanted US-based activist Frances Hui away for questioning – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/01/11/hong-kong-police-take-mother-of-wanted-us-based-activist-frances-hui-away-for-questioning-reports/