Tourism Board invited over 2,000 bloggers, KOLs, celebrities to ‘tell good stories’ of Hong Kong last year
Chinese bloggers with large followings on Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo and Bilibili were invited to visit the city, alongside Hollywood movie stars, the acting tourism minister says.
Media mogul Jimmy Lai’s firms helped protesters get global campaign off ground in 2019, court hears
Andy Li, one of the 12 Hongkongers caught by the Chinese coastguard in a foiled attempt to flee for Taiwan by speedboat in August 2020, took the witness stand on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong lawmakers complete initial review of proposed security law
Legislators on the committee reviewing the draft bill of Article 23, the city’s impending homegrown security law, have met every day since last Friday, including over the weekend.
Hong Kong gov’t killed over 910 wild boars in 2 years with more CCTV cameras and new trapping devices
Hong Kong’s wild boar population has fallen by 26 per cent in two years, with the government citing the need to reduce “nuisance” caused by the animals.
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific ‘leaves Covid-19 behind,’ reports first annual profit since 2019
While airlines around the world had been hit by the impact of travel restrictions, Cathay’s recovery has been slower than regional rivals such as Singapore Airlines.
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Explainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 44
Ministers spoke out in support of a new security law, veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu was jailed for nine months for a protest that did not take place and artistic performances were cancelled over national security issues.
Explainer: Why Hong Kong is constitutionally obliged to balance the books
Why is Hong Kong legally obligated to balance the books? To what degree is Basic Law Article 107 respected? And why is the city – now facing a deficit – usually so prudent with its finances? HKFP crunches the numbers and delves into history…
Hong Kong Budget 2024: What to look for as city expects over HK$100 billion deficit for second consecutive year
Financial Secretary Paul Chan has previously suggested tight curbs on spending and increases in some fees and charges, with a fresh round of consumption vouchers looking unlikely.
Foreign influence Part 4: From wharves to wealth – how trade & commerce shaped Hong Kong’s street names
Early Hong Kong was largely shaped by maritime trade and money – and the people who made them happen – a rich history that can still be seen on the city’s street signs.
‘I go almost every day’: The elderly Hong Kong democracy advocates following 2019 protest court cases
With ample time on their hands, a group of elderly Hongkongers sympathetic to the pro-democracy cause have spent the past three years filing in and out of the city’s courts to listen to cases related to the 2019 protests.
‘Tomorrow never knows’: Hong Kong indie collective seeks community, history for the city’s alternative music scene
Newly formed indie music collective UN.TOMORROW hopes to bring together musicians and fans at a two day event on March 9 and 10. Four of its members talk to HKFP about their setbacks and visions on the path of making themselves heard in the city.
A taste of home: How Hongkongers overseas preserve and adapt the city’s famed cuisine
“When we left Hong Kong, our daughter was less than two years old …She doesn’t have many impressions of Hong Kong,” said Charlotte Wong, who moved to Britain in 2020. “We really hope the kids can taste the flavour of their home town, to learn more about Hong Kong through food.”
Explainer: What is Article 23? Hong Kong’s homegrown security law is back in the spotlight
An attempt to pass the city’s own security law collapsed in 2003 under the weight of mass protests. This time, public opposition is likely to be muted.
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