Hong Kong Free Press Media Bias

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6 months jail for Hongkonger convicted of inciting others on internet forum to harm police

A Hong Kong man has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to inciting others to harm the police with intent. He was said to have left comments on an online forum a day after a man stabbed an officer on the city’s Handover anniversary before taking his own life in 2021. Deputy District […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 24, 2023

Hong Kong travel firm Klook vows to end ticketing for cruel animal attractions in Oct following campaign by NGOs

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Hong Kong-based travel firm Klook has vowed to end ticketing for attractions which use wild animals for performances, or that force animals to interact with tourists, amid pressure from animal welfare NGO the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Such tours still appeared to be on sale when HKFP checked on Wednesday, with […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 24, 2023

Hongkonger jailed by China for 3 years over speedboat escape bid faces protest charge upon return to city

The last of 12 Hongkongers caught by mainland Chinese coastguards over a failed bid to flee to Taiwan has been officially rearrested and remanded into custody in the city pending trial on charges linked to the 2019 extradition bill protests. Tang Kai-yin, 34, was brought to the District Court on Wednesday in connection to a […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 24, 2023

Nuclear wastewater released from Fukushima nuclear plant, as China bans all Japanese seafood imports

Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over several decades is a big step in decommissioning the still highly dangerous […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 24, 2023

US seeks to extend China science accord, but only briefly for now

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The United States said Wednesday it wanted to extend a science agreement with China but only for six months as it seeks revisions, following criticism from US lawmakers that it boosts an adversary. Signed in 1979 by president Jimmy Carter and China’s leader Deng Xiaoping, the Science and Technology Agreementhas led to exchanges between scientists […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 23, 2023

Hong Kong fugitive protester who allegedly hid out for 2 years pleads guilty to 2019 protest charges

A Hong Kong protester who allegedly hid in safehouses for two years to dodge a protest-related criminal charge has pleaded guilty to rioting and perversion of justice. Fung Ching-wah, who has been in remand for over a year, appeared before Deputy District Judge Pang Leung-ting at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Wednesday. Standing […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 23, 2023

Hong Kong retake part of Fanling golf course next month; pet park and walking trail will open to public

The authorities will take back a 32-hectare section of the Fanling golf course on September 1, opening part of the facilities to the public – including a pet park walking trail. In all, the Hong Kong Golf Club course covers 172 hectares leased from the government. Of the 32 hectares to be returned on September […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 23, 2023

Hong Kong to ban Japanese seafood imports from 10 regions this Thurs over nuclear wastewater release

Hong Kong is to impose an indefinite ban on seafood imports from 10 Japanese prefectures starting on Thursday as the Fukushima power plant discharges treated waste waster into the sea. The “precautionary measure” is to make sure all seafood imports to Hong Kong are safe, Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Tuesday, […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 23, 2023

Hong Kong grants contracts to designated bag suppliers for upcoming waste-charging scheme

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Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department has granted contracts to four companies that will supply designated bags for rubbish disposal as part of an upcoming government scheme that will see residents charged for waste. The four contractors are Chun Hing Plastic Packaging Manufactory Limited, Enviro-Sense GreenTech Co. Limited, Liveability Limited and Nicole Universal Company Limited, the […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 23, 2023

Last of 12 Hongkongers caught by China during escape bid handed over to police after 3 years in mainland prison

A Hong Kong man who was arrested by the Chinese authorities in 2020 during a bid to escape to Taiwan by sea has been handed over to Hong Kong police. Tang Kai-yin was facing a charge relating to the 2019 protests when he attempted to flee. After serving a three-year jail sentence in a southern […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 22, 2023

US commerce secretary to visit China next week for talks

US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo will visit China next week, Beijing and Washington said Tuesday, adding to a slew of US officials dispatched in recent months to ease tensions between the world’s largest economies. Washington says it is seeking to better manage its frosty relations with China, with the two powers at loggerheads over everything […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 22, 2023

Japan to release water from stricken Fukushima nuclear plant

By Natsuko Fukue Japan will release water from the stricken Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday, 12 years after one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters. China, which has already partially halted Japanese food shipments, sharply criticised the announcement while Hong Kong said it would ban the import of “aquatic products” from […]

Hong Kong Free Press     Aug 22, 2023