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HKFP’s best original reporting and features from the past year
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/29/hkfps-best-original-reporting-and-features-from-the-past-year/
Foreign judge to join top court panel for gov’t appeal of ex-lawmaker acquitted over disclosing ICAC probe into officer
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/foreign-judge-to-join-top-court-panel-for-govt-appeal-of-ex-lawmaker-acquitted-over-disclosing-icac-probe-into-officer/
China’s DeepSeek AI sends ‘wake-up call’ to Silicon Valley, says US President Donald Trump
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/chinas-deepseek-ai-sends-wake-up-call-to-silicon-valley-says-us-president-donald-trump/
Hang Seng Bank fined for HK$66.4 million over misconduct in selling investment products
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/hang-seng-bank-fined-for-hk66-4-million-over-misconduct-in-selling-investment-products/
‘Political grandstanding’: Hong Kong slams US lawmakers’ reintroduction of sanctions bill
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/political-grandstanding-hong-kong-slams-us-lawmakers-reintroduction-of-sanctions-bill/
‘Extremely unlikely’: China rejects CIA claim that Covid-19 ‘more likely’ came from lab leak
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/27/extremely-unlikely-china-rejects-cia-claim-that-covid-19-more-likely-came-from-lab-leak/
Harassment of journalists revived after student reporters’ investigation into gov’t ‘care teams,’ press group says
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/27/harassment-of-journalists-revived-after-student-reporters-investigation-into-govt-care-teams-press-group-says/
Hongkonger rescued from Myanmar scam farm to arrive home on Monday, gov’t says
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/27/hongkonger-rescued-from-myanmar-scam-farm-to-arrive-home-on-monday-govt-says/
Travel peaks in China as millions head home for Lunar New Year, with journeys expected to hit record highs
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/26/travel-peaks-in-china-as-millions-head-home-for-lunar-new-year-with-journeys-expected-to-hit-record-highs/
Once almost abandoned, remote village of Kuk Po benefits from Hong Kong gov’t tourism push
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/26/once-almost-abandoned-remote-village-of-kuk-po-benefits-from-hong-kong-govt-tourism-push/
HKFP Lens: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden marks Year of the Snake, 26 years of snake rescue project
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/25/hkfp-lens-kadoorie-farm-and-botanic-garden-marks-year-of-the-snake-26-years-of-snake-rescue-project/
What are Hong Kong’s links to the Panama Canal, and does China really control the waterway as Trump claims?
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/25/what-are-hong-kongs-links-to-the-panama-canal-and-does-china-really-control-the-waterway-as-trump-claims/
Hong Kong transport minister likens Greater Bay Airlines to infant that needs help after carrier cancels over 100 flights
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/hong-kong-transport-minister-likens-greater-bay-airlines-to-infant-that-needs-help-after-carrier-cancels-over-100-flights/
US President Donald Trump says ‘rather not’ put tariffs on Chinese goods, days after warning of 10% levy
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/us-president-donald-trump-says-rather-not-put-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-days-after-warning-of-10-levy/
New chair of Hong Kong Bar Association ‘optimistic’ that overseas judges will join top court following exodus last year
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/new-chair-of-hong-kong-bar-association-optimistic-that-overseas-judges-will-join-top-court-following-exodus-last-year/
‘Let’s talk about something else’: China’s AI chatbot DeepSeek answers questions on Hong Kong, Tiananmen crackdown
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/lets-talk-about-something-else-chinas-ai-chatbot-deepseek-answers-questions-on-hong-kong-tiananmen-crackdown/
Xi Jinping strikes bullish tone in speech to mark Lunar New Year as China struggles to secure economic recovery
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/xi-jinping-strikes-bullish-tone-in-speech-to-mark-lunar-new-year-as-china-struggles-to-secure-economic-recovery/
Hong Kong fashion trade show urged to ‘celebrate Year of the Snake’ by banning snakeskin
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/hong-kong-fashion-trade-show-urged-to-celebrate-year-of-the-snake-by-banning-snakeskin/
Hong Kong court orders liquidation of gym chain Physical Fitness, with 1 branch owing over HK$600 million
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/28/hong-kong-court-orders-liquidation-of-gym-chain-physical-fitness-with-1-branch-owing-over-hk600-million/
Hong Kong artist Luke Ching fired by McDonald’s after calling for mealtime pay to be reinstated
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/27/hong-kong-artist-luke-ching-fired-by-mcdonalds-after-calling-for-mealtime-pay-to-be-reinstated/
Hong Kong pollster taken in by national security police for 2nd time to assist investigation – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/27/hong-kong-pollster-taken-in-by-national-security-police-for-2nd-time-to-assist-investigation-reports/
‘It was devastating’: US-bound refugees grounded in Hong Kong after Donald Trump suspends admissions scheme
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/27/it-was-devastating-us-bound-refuges-grounded-in-hong-kong-after-donald-trump-suspends-admissions-scheme/
Repeated gov’t appeals against LGBTQ court rulings raise doubts about evidence-based policy making
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/26/repeated-govt-appeals-against-lgbtq-court-rulings-raise-doubts-about-evidence-based-policy-making/
Instead of receiving compensation for a work injury, one Hong Kong labourer ended up on the streets
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/26/instead-of-receiving-compensation-for-a-work-injury-one-hong-kong-labourer-ended-up-on-the-streets/
China’s Wang Yi and new US top diplomat Marco Rubio clash over Taiwan in first phone call
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/25/chinas-wang-yi-and-new-us-top-diplomat-marco-rubio-clash-over-taiwan-in-first-phone-call/
‘It’s inhuman’: Domestic worker in Hong Kong fired after seeking chemotherapy for breast cancer
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/25/its-inhuman-domestic-worker-in-hong-kong-fired-after-seeking-chemotherapy-for-breast-cancer/
Jimmy Lai’s email exchanges with US officials floated sanction targets, national security trial hears
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/jimmy-lais-email-exchanges-with-us-officials-floated-sanction-targets-national-security-trial-hears/
Hong Kong billiards halls may soon be open to 8-year-olds in sports development bid
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/hong-kong-billiards-halls-may-soon-be-open-to-to-8-year-olds-in-sports-development-bid/
Chair of UN’s next climate summit praises China’s ‘extraordinary’ progress on green transition
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/chair-of-uns-next-climate-summit-praises-chinas-extraordinary-progress-on-green-transition/
3 Hong Kong men jailed for up to 5 years, 3 months for rioting over 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/01/24/3-hong-kong-men-jailed-for-up-to-5-years-3-months-for-rioting-over-2019-yuen-long-mob-attacks/