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Judges tell Jimmy Lai to ‘contain’ his emotions after tycoon’s fiery remarks in nat. security trial
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/judges-tells-jimmy-lai-to-contain-his-emotions-after-tycoons-fiery-remarks-in-nat-security-trial/
Hong Kong health authorities record 122 flu deaths in 4 weeks, urge residents to get vaccinated
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/hong-kong-health-authorities-record-122-flu-deaths-in-4-weeks-urge-residents-to-get-vaccinated/
China hits back at US with levies as Trump tariffs come in force
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/china-to-impose-10-tariff-on-us-imports-of-crude-oil-other-goods/
Adjust HK$2 elderly transport subsidy scheme for those under 65, suggests HK gov’t adviser
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/adjust-hk2-elderly-transport-subsidy-scheme-for-those-under-65-suggests-hk-govt-adviser/
Another Hongkonger rescued from Myanmar scam farm – report
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/another-hongkonger-rescued-from-myanmar-scam-farm-report/
Hong Kong economic growth slowed to 2.5% in 2024
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/hong-kong-economic-growth-slowed-to-2-5-in-2024/
Four Trails: 11 runners conquer Hong Kong’s gruelling ultramarathon featured in hit documentary
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/four-trails-11-runners-conquer-hong-kongs-gruelling-ultramarathon-featured-in-hit-documentary/
6 restaurants fined HK$2,000 for not complying with Hong Kong plastics ban
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/6-restaurants-fined-hk2000-for-not-complying-with-hong-kong-plastics-ban/
Could box-office record breaker ‘The Last Dance’ signal a new dawn for Hong Kong cinema?
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/02/could-box-office-record-breaker-the-last-dance-signal-a-new-dawn-for-hong-kong-cinema/
Viral Chinese tourist spot stokes nostalgia with staged rural scenes
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/01/viral-chinese-tourist-spot-stokes-nostalgia-with-staged-rural-scenes/
Adapting to the climate crisis will require societal transformation, not least in China and Hong Kong
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/31/adapting-to-the-climate-crisis-will-require-societal-transformation-not-least-in-china-and-hong-kong/
South China Sea: Philippines arrests five more Chinese for ‘spying’
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/31/south-china-sea-philippines-arrests-five-more-chinese-for-spying/
US President Donald Trump’s commerce pick signals hawkish China stance
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/30/us-president-donald-trumps-commerce-pick-signals-hawkish-china-stance/
As a village waits to be swallowed by Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis, once-defiant residents are unsure of their fate
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/30/as-a-village-waits-to-be-swallowed-by-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-once-defiant-residents-are-unsure-of-their-fate/
South Korea airplane fire leaves seven injured
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/29/south-korea-airplane-fire-leaves-seven-injured/
71 Hong Kong teachers disqualified in 2024 over criminal offences and misconduct, Education Bureau says
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/71-hong-kong-teachers-disqualified-in-2024-over-criminal-offences-and-misconduct-education-bureau-says/
China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains ‘severe’ controls – report
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/china-eases-travel-curbs-on-uyghurs-but-maintains-severe-controls-report/
Cab-hailing platform HKTaxi to shut down on April 1 as users asked to switch to Uber app
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/cab-hailing-platform-hktaxi-to-shut-down-on-april-1-as-users-asked-to-switch-to-uber-app/
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker jailed for 2 years and 10 months for conspiracy to defraud
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/04/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-jailed-for-2-years-and-10-months-for-conspiracy-to-defraud/
Jimmy Lai denies concealing plan to meet with US officials when he applied to lift travel ban in 2020
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/jimmy-lai-denies-concealing-plan-to-meet-with-us-officials-when-he-applied-to-lift-travel-ban-in-2020/
Taiwan’s actress Barbie Hsu of ‘Meteor Garden’ fame dies at 48
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/taiwans-actress-barbie-hsu-of-meteor-garden-fame-dies-at-48/
1 in 5 gov’t social workers say they may quit within 5 years amid work challenges and management issues, survey finds
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/03/1-in-5-govt-social-workers-say-they-may-quit-within-5-years-amid-work-challenges-and-management-issues-survey-finds/
China shrugs off new Trump tariffs but bruising trade war looms
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/02/china-shrugs-off-new-trump-tariffs-but-bruising-trade-war-looms/
Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 55
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/01/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-55/
US charges former Fed official with spying for China
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/01/us-charges-former-fed-official-with-spying-for-china/
In Pictures: Hong Kong’s ‘panda economy’ at work as authorities hope bears can boost spending
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/31/in-pictures-hong-kongs-panda-economy-at-work-as-authorities-hope-bears-can-boost-spending/
‘Masculine strength, feminine grace’: Shantou’s Chinese lion dance troupe shrugs off patriarchal past
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/31/masculine-strength-feminine-grace-shantous-chinese-lion-dance-troupe-shrugs-off-patriarchal-past/
Chinese tech giant Alibaba launches advanced AI model to rival GPT-4
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/30/chinese-tech-giant-alibaba-launches-advanced-ai-model-to-rival-gpt-4/
Fears of scam centre kidnaps keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/29/chinese-tourists-fear-kidnappings-by-scam-centres-in-thailand/
HKFP Lens: Scenes from Macau shot by Portuguese photojournalist Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/29/hkfp-lens-scenes-from-macau-shot-by-portuguese-photojournalist-goncalo-lobo-pinheiro/