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BREAKING: Lowest-ever turnout for Hong Kong’s District Council election; 6 arrests during opposition-free polls
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/11/breaking-poorest-ever-turnout-for-hong-kongs-district-council-election-6-arrests-during-opposition-free-polls/
Hong Kong ‘patriots only’ local election: Voting hours extended after tech glitch, as gov’t sees support among minorities
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/10/hong-kong-patriots-only-local-election-voting-hours-extended-after-tech-glitch-as-govt-sees-support-among-minorities/
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Gov’t subsidises elderly centres to bus senior Hongkongers to vote in ‘patriots-only’ District Council race
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/10/govt-subsidises-buses-to-take-elderly-hongkongers-to-polling-stations-to-vote-in-patriots-only-district-council-race/
Hong Kong makes final push for opposition-free local election, but voters uncertain about race
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/09/hong-kong-makes-final-push-for-opposition-free-local-election-but-voters-uncertain-about-race/
Get out the vote: Official efforts to encourage Hongkongers to cast their ballots in ‘patriots’ District Council race
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/09/get-out-the-vote-official-efforts-to-encourage-hongkongers-to-cast-their-ballots-in-patriots-district-council-race/
Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu arrested for sedition over plan to protest against ‘unfair’ District Council race – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/08/hong-kong-activist-koo-sze-yiu-arrested-for-sedition-over-plan-to-protest-against-unfair-district-council-race-reports/
Consulates in Hong Kong may need approval from China foreign ministry to extend property leases
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/08/consulates-in-hong-kong-may-need-approval-from-china-foreign-ministry-to-extend-property-leases/
Hong Kong court rejects legal bid by ex-policeman who was fired, lost pension over sexual misconduct with teen
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/08/hong-kong-court-rejects-legal-bid-by-ex-policeman-who-was-fired-lost-pension-over-sexual-misconduct-with-teen/
Artist behind ‘freedom’ graffiti across Hong Kong sentenced to 1-year probation order
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/07/artist-behind-freedom-graffiti-across-hong-kong-sentenced-to-1-year-probation-order/
Suspected student suicides reach 10-year high as Hong Kong gov’t receives 31 reports in first 11 months of 2023
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/07/suspected-student-suicides-reach-10-year-high-as-hong-kong-govt-receives-31-reports-in-first-11-months-of-2023/
Organisers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils appeal conviction, sentencing over national security data request
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/06/organisers-of-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigils-appeal-conviction-sentencing-over-national-security-data-request/
Almost 13,000 electors register to cast ballots at border polling stations ahead of ‘patriots’ District Council race
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/06/almost-13000-electors-register-to-cast-ballots-at-border-polling-stations-ahead-of-patriots-district-council-race/
Gov’t subsidy to help seniors vote in ‘patriots’ District Council race will not affect fairness, Hong Kong official says
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/06/govt-subsidy-to-help-seniors-vote-in-patriots-district-council-race-will-not-affect-fairness-hong-kong-official-says/
Hong Kong student shot during 2019 protest featured as remorseful in police-promoted TV special
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/05/hong-kong-student-shot-during-2019-protest-featured-as-remorseful-in-police-promoted-tv-special/
Diplomat testifies Hong Kong’s John Lee not invited to US APEC forum; local gov’t says invite remains ‘indisputable fact’
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/11/diplomat-testifies-hong-kongs-john-lee-not-invited-to-us-apec-forum-local-govt-says-invite-remains-indisputable-fact/
2 arrested over alleged online calls for voters to spoil ballots in Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ local election
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/10/2-arrested-over-alleged-online-calls-for-voters-to-spoil-ballots-in-hong-kongs-patriots-only-local-election/
Members of Hong Kong’s League of Social Democrats arrested over protest against ‘patriots’ election as polls open
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/10/members-of-hong-kongs-league-of-social-democrats-arrested-over-protest-against-patriots-election-as-polls-open/
Hong Kong’s ‘Patriots only’ local election: Some keen to cast ballots, others say voting futile in ‘unfair’ race
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/10/hong-kongs-patriots-only-local-election-some-keen-to-cast-ballots-others-say-voting-futile-in-unfair-race/
Hong Kong vs. Agnes Chow: What place does negotiated remorse have in the rule of law?
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/09/hong-kong-vs-agnes-chow-what-place-does-negotiated-remorse-have-in-the-rule-of-law/
In Pictures: District Council candidates’ posters paper Hong Kong houses, malls and markets, but opposition missing
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/09/in-pictures-district-council-candidates-posters-paper-hong-kong-houses-malls-and-markets-but-opposition-missing/
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai among 7 Hong Kong democrats given chance to appeal 2019 protest conviction at top court
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/08/media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-among-7-hong-kong-democrats-given-chance-to-appeal-2019-protest-conviction-at-top-court/
Plan to put attraction marking China’s success at Hong Kong Science Museum site not final, culture chief says
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/08/plan-to-put-attraction-marking-chinas-success-at-hong-kong-science-museum-site-not-final-culture-chief-says/
Hong Kong woman faces jail for removing devices from home of sister arrested under security law
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/07/hong-kong-woman-faces-jail-for-removing-devices-from-home-of-sister-arrested-under-security-law/
New museum celebrating China’s achievements planned for Hong Kong Science Museum site, Heritage Museum faces axe
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/07/new-museum-celebrating-chinas-achievements-planned-for-hong-kong-science-museum-site-heritage-museum-faces-axe/
People claiming Hong Kong only focuses on national security are committing ‘soft resistance,’ leader John Lee says
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/06/people-claiming-hong-kong-only-focuses-on-national-security-are-committing-soft-resistance-leader-john-lee-says/
Hong Kong students’ performance drops in global study amid general decline over Covid-19 pandemic
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/06/hong-kong-students-performance-drops-in-global-study-amid-general-decline-over-covid-19-pandemic/
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Hong Kong activist Owen Chow challenges prison ban on book containing Botticelli’s Venus painting
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/06/hong-kong-activist-owen-chow-challenges-prison-ban-on-book-containing-botticellis-venus-painting/
2 men believed to have ‘anti-gov’t’ stance arrested by Hong Kong police over possessing explosives
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/12/05/2-men-believed-to-have-anti-govt-stance-arrested-by-hong-kong-police-over-possessing-explosives/