Hong Kong transgender activist Henry Tse has received a new identity card, after he successfully updated its gender marker following a series of “incredibly difficult” lawsuits over a span of seven years against the city’s administration. Tse celebrated outside Immigration Tower in Wan Chai on Monday morning after obtaining a new ID card from the […]
A Hong Kong judge sided with a teacher who was fired over online comments about police in 2019, ruling that the authorities’ decision to dismiss her was “oppressive.” Toffee Tam, a veteran teacher, won her case against the Civil Service Bureau at the High Court on Friday. She lodged a judicial review last October, three […]
Hong Kong is set to raise the hourly minimum wage by 4.5 per cent to HK$41.8, local media have reported citing sources. The Minimum Wage Commission will also reportedly review the amount annually going forward, rather than every two years. The adjustment would come after years of calls from labour activists for more frequent assessments […]
By Oliver Hotham and Luna Lin Tesla boss Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, after a whistlestop China visit during which the firm secured a key security clearance for the world’s biggest electric car market. Musk arrived on Sunday for his second trip to China in less than a year, meeting top […]
Hong Kong’s new, homegrown security law does not undermine press freedom, the city’s justice secretary has stated, amid concern that legislation against external interference and theft of state secrets may affect reporting. In an opinion piece published in Ming Pao on Monday, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said Article 23 would not have any “unreasonable […]
The Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) will close on June 30. It follows a HK$10 billion purchase by a consortium led by Billion Development and Project Management in 2021. E-max, a mall within KITEC, notified commercial tenants of the closure. Last March, the government approved the reconstruction of the site into three commercial […]
President Theatre in Hong Kong has announced it will shut down on Tuesday, after operating in the city for more than half a century. The announcement came less than a week after another local cinema went out of business. Newport Circuit announced on Facebook last Saturday that President Theatre, which opened in October 1966, will […]
While attention was focused on Singapore’s exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts and Lionel Messi’s absence from a Hong Kong exhibition march, the city’s jazz fans were excited at a planned visit by three times Grammy Award winner Diana Krall. I share the disappointment over Messi and Swift even though it had […]
Taiwan’s defence ministry said Saturday it had detected 22 Chinese warplanes and drones around the self-ruled island in a window of less than three hours. The sorties come less than a month before the May 20 inauguration of new Taiwan president Lai Ching-te, who China regards as a dangerous separatist. “We detected activities from 22 […]
At least five people were killed and 33 injured after a tornado struck the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, state media reported. China’s official Xinhua news agency said that the tornado hit the Guangdong Province capital, in the country’s south, around 3 pm (0700 GMT). The extreme weather was the latest to hit the […]
Part of HKFP’s four-part zine scene series. Artist Kaitlin Chan, who spent her childhood and formative years in Hong Kong, used to feel intimidated by the overwhelming visual stimuli in the city. She often found herself wanting to rush through the bustling streets, where everyone’s lives seemed to be happening all at once. However, after […]
A government transport official has urged bus unions “to stay calm” and not take industrial action after unionists slammed the import of mainland Chinese workers, concerned the move would set a precedent and affect the jobs of local bus drivers. Citybus Limited earlier said it will take on 20 drivers from the mainland following approval […]