Hong Kong Free Press Media Bias

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Defunct Hong Kong outlet Stand News was committed to protecting freedom of speech, ex-editor tells court

Independent Hong Kong outlet Stand News, which ceased operations in December 2021 after its newsroom was raided by national security police, was committed to protecting freedom of speech, a court has heard. The outlet’s former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen – who stands accused of conspiring to publish “seditious” materials along with ex-acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam and […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 13, 2023

UK vows no let-up with China after intervention in case of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Britain will stand up to “Chinese aggression” and defend Hong Kong’s freedoms, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Wednesday after his government intervened in the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Minister for Asia Anne-Marie Trevelyan met the pro-democracy figure’s legal team on Tuesday, prompting an angry response from the Hong Kong government. But speaking […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 13, 2023

In Pictures: Unkindest cut as Sham Shui Po bids farewell to cleaver shop sign

Hongkongers have bid farewell to another iconic shop sign after the one for Leung Tim Choppers Factory in Cheung Sha Wan Road was taken down on Wednesday night – the latest to fall foul of government regulations. Citizens took pictures of the sign, with some posing under the enormous “knife” which had been part of […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 13, 2023

Editorial: HKFP updates mobile apps, including an anti-censorship app to unblock site in China

HKFP has updated its Android and Apple mobile apps, allowing for more convenient access to our news updates. And thanks to the Greatfire Appmaker project, we are also offering a special downloadable app which will make HKFP viewable in China, where the site is censored. We have also launched a new Mastodon social media feed, […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 13, 2023

Hong Kong should change law to bar overseas lawyers from security trials, says national security committee

A committee on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong has urged the city’s government to change the law as quickly as possible so it can ban a British lawyer from representing former pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai at his security trial. The Committee for Safeguarding National Security said after a meeting on Wednesday night that […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 13, 2023

Covid-19: More travellers to mainland China than to Hong Kong on first day of quarantine-free travel

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More than twice as many people went to mainland China via Hong Kong’s land ports than arrived in the city on Sunday, as Beijing lifted most Covid-related border curbs for the first time in almost three years. Almost 50,000 people went through four land ports – Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong democrat Helena Wong released from prison, will isolate at home after catching Covid-19

Hong Kong democrat Helena Wong has been released from prison after completing a 28-day jail term over scuffles in two Legislative Council (LegCo) meetings in 2020. However, the ex-lawmaker must undergo isolation at home after contracting Covid-19 while in prison. The former lawmaker tested positive for Covid-19 four days before she was set to be […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong journalists have a case to answer in sedition trial against Stand News, court rules

A Hong Kong court has ruled that two former editors of independent outlet Stand News accused of conspiring to publish “seditious” articles have a case to answer, a day before the pair are set to testify in court. Chung Pui-kuen, the former editor-in-chief of Stand News, and Patrick Lam, its former acting editor-in-chief, appeared in […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023

NGO urges release of jailed Chinese journalist who wrote articles criticising Beijing for Hong Kong newspapers

Free expression NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged for the release of Chinese political commentator Ou Biaofeng, who was jailed on December 30 by a Hunan court. According to RSF, the 42-year-old was jailed for three and a half years for “inciting subversion of state power” and fined 70,000 renminbi (HK$80,073) over an “illegal […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023

Former Hong Kong district councillor pleads guilty to attempted fraud and violating election laws

A former Hong Kong district councillor has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to attempted fraud and violating election laws. Tsang Kam-wing, a former Tuen Mun district councillor, appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Monday in front of Magistrate Edward Wong. Tsang stands accused of two charges: engaging in “corrupt conduct to lodge […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023

Children under 3 must take Covid test to enter mainland China, Hong Kong says

Children under three years old have to provide a negative Covid-19 PCR test result when entering mainland China, the Hong Kong government said on Tuesday. Community testing centres in the city have begun providing self-paid testing services for children. However, there is no such requirement for under threes visiting Hong Kong, including from mainland China. […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023

4 Hongkongers found guilty of rioting during protest in September 2019

Four Hongkongers have been convicted of taking part in a riot during a protest in September 2019. The judge said they had encouraged fellow protesters by staying at the scene wearing similar clothing with the rest. Tang Chung-shing, 20, Lam Tsui-man, 32, Lau Yin-chiu, 36, and Lam Chi-ho, 30, appeared in front of District Judge […]
Hong Kong Free Press     Jan 11, 2023