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Domestic workers’ rights advocates call on Hong Kong gov’t to mandate monthly ‘living wage’ of HK$6,300
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/02/domestic-workers-rights-advocates-call-on-hong-kong-govt-to-mandate-monthly-living-wage-of-hk6300/
July was China’s hottest month since records began, amid summer of extreme weather
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/july-was-chinas-hottest-month-since-records-began-amid-summer-of-extreme-weather/
Hong Kong secondary students may soon be schooled in ‘Xi Jinping Thought’
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/hong-kong-secondary-students-may-soon-be-schooled-in-xi-jinping-thought/
China sanctions US Democrat Jim McGovern for ‘interference’ over Tibet support
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/china-sanctions-us-democrat-jim-mcgovern-for-interference-over-tibet-support/
Tiananmen vigil activists to take appeal against conviction over refusing nat. sec. data request to Hong Kong’s top court
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/31/tiananmen-vigil-activists-to-take-appeal-against-conviction-over-refusing-nat-sec-data-request-to-hong-kongs-top-court/
‘Not right’: Italian fencing body protests Hong Kong athlete Edgar Cheung’s historic gold medal win at Paris Olympics
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/30/not-right-italian-fencing-body-protests-hong-kong-athlete-edgar-cheungs-historic-gold-medal-win-at-paris-olympics/
Floods in China’s Hunan province leave 4 dead as summer of extreme weather continues
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/30/floods-in-chinas-hunan-province-leave-4-dead-as-summer-of-extreme-weather-continues/
Hong Kong Olympians fencer Edgar Cheung and swimmer Siobhan Haughey make history with gold, bronze medals
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/30/hong-kong-olympians-fencer-edgar-cheung-and-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-make-history-with-gold-bronze-medals/
Detained Hong Kong activist Owen Chow convicted over removing prison complaint form without approval
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/detained-hong-kong-activist-owen-chow-convicted-over-removing-prison-complaint-form-without-approval/
Restaurant chain Outback Steakhouse to close almost half its outlets in Hong Kong, citing ‘current market conditions’
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/restaurant-chain-outback-steakhouse-to-close-almost-half-its-outlets-in-hong-kong-citing-current-market-conditions/
All eyes on Hong Kong medal hopefuls swimmer Siobhan Haughey and fencer Edgar Cheung on day 3 of Paris Olympics
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/all-eyes-on-hong-kong-medal-hopefuls-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-and-fencer-edgar-cheung-on-day-3-of-paris-olympics/
Hong Kong gov’t investigates minibus operator after passengers overcharged on 4 routes
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/hong-kong-govt-investigates-minibus-operator-after-passengers-overcharged-on-4-routes/
China’s Wang Yi tells US counterpart Antony Blinken Beijing denies charges of helping Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/28/chinas-wang-yi-tells-us-counterpart-antony-blinken-beijing-denies-charges-of-helping-russias-war-effort-in-ukraine/
Hong Kong fencer Vivian Kong wins gold on first day of Paris 2024 Olympics
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/28/hong-kong-fencer-vivian-kong-wins-gold-on-first-day-of-paris-2024-olympics/
What do Hong Kong’s Consumer Council and The Wall Street Journal have in common? Timidity
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/27/what-do-hong-kongs-consumer-council-and-the-wall-street-journal-have-in-common-timidity/
No social workers stripped of license over national security offences yet, head of restructured registration body says
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/02/no-social-workers-stripped-of-license-over-national-security-offences-yet-head-of-restructured-registration-body-says/
Forbes op-ed saying security laws made Hong Kong ‘riskier place to do business’ rejected by gov’t as ‘misleading’
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/forbes-op-ed-saying-security-laws-made-hong-kong-riskier-place-to-do-business-rejected-by-govt-as-misleading/
Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey wins second bronze at Paris Olympics
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/hong-kong-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-wins-second-bronze-at-paris-olympics/
Hong Kong urged to review heat stress warning system as street cleaners show signs of heat stroke at work
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/01/hong-kong-urged-to-review-heat-stress-warning-system-as-street-cleaners-show-signs-of-heat-stroke-at-work/
Hong Kong should not let its guard down because national security risks still exist, security chief says
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/31/hong-kong-should-not-let-its-guard-down-because-national-security-risks-still-exist-security-chief-says/
Taiwan president Lai Ching-te calls on countries to unite amid China ‘threat’
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/30/taiwan-president-lai-ching-te-calls-on-countries-to-unite-amid-china-threat/
Chinese University of Hong Kong’s ditched emblem redesign cost HK$4 million, investigation finds
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/30/chinese-university-of-hong-kongs-ditched-emblem-redesign-cost-hk4-million-investigation-finds/
Hong Kong is safe and ‘full of opportunities,’ leader John Lee tells Laotian students during ASEAN trip
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/30/hong-kong-is-safe-and-full-of-opportunities-leader-john-lee-tells-laotian-students-during-asean-trip/
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, pledging to ‘relaunch ties’
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/italys-giorgia-meloni-meets-chinese-leader-xi-jinping-in-beijing-pledging-to-relaunch-ties/
US, Japan, Australia, India foreign ministers express ‘serious concern’ over situation in South China Sea
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/us-japan-australia-india-foreign-ministers-express-serious-concern-over-situation-in-south-china-sea/
Hong Kong gov’t launches 8 care teams to reach out to ethnic minorities, with social workers as team captains
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/29/hong-kong-govt-launches-8-care-teams-to-reach-out-to-ethnic-minorities-with-social-workers-as-team-captains/
World’s top auction houses racing to expand in Hong Kong despite economic slowdown
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/28/worlds-top-auction-houses-racing-to-expand-in-hong-kong-despite-economic-slowdown/
‘I’m so scared’: Domestic workers in Hong Kong recount the painful cost of falling prey to online loan ‘scams’
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/28/online-lenders-target-domestic-workers-in-hong-kong-trapping-them-in-vicious-cycle-of-fear-financial-burden/
Chinese shooting duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting take first gold at Paris Olympics
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/27/chinese-shooting-duo-sheng-lihao-and-huang-yuting-take-first-gold-at-paris-olympics/
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi set for talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/07/27/chinese-foreign-minister-wang-yi-set-for-talks-with-us-secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-in-laos/