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Police have deployed an armoured vehicle in Hong Kong’s commercial heart, amidst an ongoing heavy security presence on the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The “Sabertooth” armoured vehicle was spotted on Great George Street in Causeway Bay on Wednesday afternoon, as groups of uniformed officers patrolled areas near Victoria Park, the former site […]

Four diplomatic missions in Hong Kong – the consulates general of Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US – have taken to social media to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing. The US, Canadian, and Australian consulates general shared photos of candles on Facebook on Wednesday. In a caption accompanying […]

Beijing hit back Wednesday at US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for saying that the world will “never forget” the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, describing his remarks as an “attack” on China. Chinese troops and tanks forcibly cleared peaceful protesters from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, after weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater political freedoms. […]

Hong Kong customs officers inspected ex-district councillor Katrina Chan’s incense shop for hours on the eve of the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, accusing her of failing to comply with product safety regulations. Two plainclothes officers, who later introduced themselves as Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) personnel, visited Chan’s shop, Heung Together, in Dragon Centre in Sham […]

The Water Supplies Department has expressed concerns about some residents reportedly suffering from diarrhoea after unknown black particles were found in drinking water at two government housing estates in Fanling. The department said on its Facebook page on Tuesday evening that it has been closely following the water quality issue at Queen’s Hill Estate and […]

A Hong Kong pro-democracy shop owner has said his business is facing “unwarranted” tax demands. Derek Chu, an ex-district councillor and the owner of e-commerce company As One, said on Tuesday that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) demanded in April that his business pay HK$120,075 in profit tax for the financial year 2023-24. The tax […]

A heavy police deployment has been spotted in Causeway Bay on the eve of the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, with a performance artist being searched and escorted to an MTR station. Police officers patrolled Victoria Park – the former site of the city’s annual vigils for the Tiananmen crackdown – and its vicinity on Tuesday, one […]

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested five people suspected of making fake bomb threats and promoting the city’s independence. The five suspects – a 35-year-old man and four women aged 20 to 38 – were arrested on Monday, National Security Police Chief Superintendent Steve Li told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. Police also seized several […]

Taiwanese chip titan TSMC said Tuesday that it expected to see record earnings this year as it increased semiconductor production capacity to meet soaring demand for AI technology. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract chipmaker and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients. While US tariffs have had “some” indirect impact on […]

A Hong Kong artist’s stall at an illustration art fair has closed after police officers reportedly received complaints, photographed the displayed drawings, and passed them to national security police. The illustrator, known by the artist name Ah Keung, said in a now-deleted Instagram post that police officers took photos of their booth at the Hong […]

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has said that “any activity on any date” must comply with the law – ahead of the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on Wednesday. Endangering national security is a serious offence, Lee warned during a weekly press conference on Tuesday, adding that law enforcement actions would be “swift […]

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will likely hold a long-awaited call later this week, the White House said Monday, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies ratchet back up. Trump reignited strains with China last week when he accused the world’s second-biggest economy of violating a deal that had […]

National security took care of herself for many decades in Hong Kong. Now it appears the poor lady is in constant peril. Or so you might think from the number of white knights galloping to her rescue. The latest is Mr Grenville Cross, who amused readers of the China Daily with an opinion piece entitled, […]

Two Hong Kong NGOs have called on authorities to set a clear framework for eco-tourism development after discovering that existing arrangements may grant developers more flexibility to build private housing on ecologically sensitive land. “The overall trend suggests that the government is prioritizing investment attraction and catering to developer demands, causing eco-tourism zones to increasingly […]

Five per cent of more than 90,000 critical infrastructure facilities in Hong Kong had “varying degrees of system vulnerabilities” last year, according to the cybercrime unit of the city’s police force. Credential leakage and compromise, hijackable subdomains, and exposed cloud storage were three critical and high-risk vulnerabilities identified in the systems of some key infrastructure […]

Hong Kong’s Water Supplies Department (WSD) has said it is investigating black particles found in the drinking water of a public housing estate, while giving assurance that the water is safe to drink. Roger Wong, director of water supplies, said on RTHK on Monday that authorities received reports on Friday that residents at Queen’s Hill […]

China deployed two aircraft carrier groups and dozens of ships in waters north and south of Taiwan last month, a Taiwanese security official said Monday, as Beijing keeps up military pressure on the self-ruled island. Up to 70 Chinese ships, including navy vessels, were monitored from the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea from […]

Hong Kong police may gain access to surveillance footage from government departments and the railway operator, which would be included in its “SmartView” CCTV programme, according to media reports. The police force is considering gaining access to video surveillance feeds from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Transport Department, and the Housing Department, as […]

By Matthew Walsh China said Monday it “firmly rejects” US claims that it had violated a sweeping tariffs deal, as tensions between the two economic superpowers showed signs of ratcheting back up. Beijing and Washington last month agreed to slash staggeringly high tariffs on each other for 90 days after talks between top officials in […]

Hong Kong barrister-activist Chow Hang-tung has announced that she will launch a 36-hour hunger strike in prison on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. The 39-year-old activist, who has been detained since September 2021 pending trial under the national security law, said in a Patreon post on […]

Zhou Ji, the new director of Beijing’s top organ in Hong Kong, visited Sham Shui Po and Tsing Yi on his third day in office, saying his new appointment reflected the “deep trust” placed in him by China’s president Xi Jinping. Zhou said in a statement released by the central government’s liaison office on Sunday […]

A domestic tourist climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of the world-famous display of China’s Terracotta Army, damaging two ancient clay warriors, authorities said Saturday. The 30-year-old was visiting the museum housing the Terracotta Army in the city of Xi’an on Friday when he “climbed over the guardrail and the protective net […]

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday warned that China was “credibly preparing” to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia — remarks that earned a sharp rebuke from Beijing. The Pentagon chief was speaking at an annual security forum in Singapore, as the administration of US President Donald Trump […]

When Hongkonger Leonald Lee emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in July 2023, his plan was simple: find a full-time job and work there for at least one year, submit his application for permanent residence, and enrol in a master’s degree programme after obtaining his PR status for much cheaper tuition. Lee, a former journalist, was off […]

US President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday he wanted to assure Chinese international students in the country that they would be fine amid his administration’s crackdown on academia. Trump’s administration this week said it would specifically target permissions for Chinese students, in its latest broadside against US higher education. But when asked Friday what […]

More than a year after Hong Kong’s homegrown national security law, commonly known as Article 23, came into effect, the government enacted subsidiary legislation, adding six new offences and declaring six sites linked to Beijing’s national security office as “prohibited places.” The father of self-exiled activist Anna Kwok became the first family member of a […]

By Anuj Chopra with Carina Cheng in Hong Kong From false claims of Americans panic-buying Chinese goods to bot-driven attacks on US brands, a tide of misinformation is casting a shadow over a temporary trade truce between Washington and Beijing. The world’s two biggest economies agreed earlier this month to pause reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, a surprise de-escalation […]

The saga of the deleted reports on the Ombudsman’s website continues. So far, he has apparently refused to restore digital copies of pre-2023 investigation reports, annual reports, and other data for easy public access. The reasons provided for removing them (data overload, they’re dated, government departments have accepted their recommendations, etc.) are generally unconvincing. In […]

Hong Kong’s Catholic church has declined to say if it will hold a mass this year to commemorate victims of the Tiananmen crackdown, after scrapping the event in the past three years. When asked if the church would resume the memorial mass on Wednesday – which is June 4, the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown […]

China signed a convention on Friday setting up a global mediation body in Hong Kong, which aims to be comparable to organisations such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Beijing has taken a more proactive approach in international affairs in recent years, expanding its influence in global bodies such as the United Nations and […]

Hong Kong parody singer-songwriter Sunny Lam, known for his satires on current affairs, has called off an upcoming concert after “careful consideration.” Lam, who has 151,000 followers on Facebook and 122,000 followers on Instagram, announced on Friday that his two-day show – translated into English as “Sunny Lam Birthday Concert in Hong Kong” – would […]

Hong Kong’s government watchdog has announced an investigation into amenities in the city’s countryside, an effort to boost tourism amid complaints about hygiene and insufficient facilities in some nature spots. The Office of The Ombudsman said on Thursday that the probe is intended to align with the government’s efforts to develop green tourism and the […]

China and Japan said Friday they were moving closer to ending a years-long dispute over Tokyo’s handling of nuclear wastewater that prompted Beijing to ban imports of Japanese seafood. In 2023, Japan began gradually releasing treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The move was backed by the International Atomic […]

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham has said he will have to navigate Hong Kong’s red lines, following his release from jail after serving more than four years over the city’s largest national security case. Speaking to reporters outside his Jordan home just before 9:30 am, Sham said that he had no plans to leave Hong Kong. […]

Four more Hong Kong opposition figures have been released from prison after serving more than four years following their convictions for conspiring to subvert state power in the city’s largest national security case. Former district councillors Jimmy Sham, Kinda Li, Roy Tam, and Henry Wong left prison early Friday morning in seven-seater vehicles with curtains […]

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has pledged “full support” to the city’s universities to attract foreign students following US President Donald Trump’s move to restrict international enrolment. “Hong Kong will provide full support to our universities, giving [affected students] the best assistance if they wish to come to Hong Kong,” Lee told lawmakers in […]

Artbox Hong Kong, a pop-up bazaar billed as the first large-scale market in Kai Tak Sports Park, has been postponed without reason. Organiser Knighthood Event said on Facebook last Thursday that Artbox Hong Kong, scheduled from June 14 to 15 and June 19 to 22, would not take place anymore. The organiser said it was […]

Hong Kong national security police have brought in two other relatives of wanted activist Joe Tay for questioning – the second such occasion this month. Tay’s cousin and her husband were brought to Tsing Yi Police Station for questioning on Thursday, local media reported. HKFP saw a man and a woman, both wearing caps and […]

By Mary Yang, Shaun Tandon and Gregory Walton Beijing reacted in fury Thursday at the US government’s vow to revoke Chinese students’ visas, condemning President Donald Trump’s crackdown on international scholars as “political and discriminatory”. Trump’s administration on Wednesday said it would “aggressively” remove permissions for Chinese students, one of the largest sources of revenue […]

A one-year-old girl infected with Covid-19 is in critical condition, Hong Kong’s health authorities have said, amid an increase in infections that began in mid-March. The infant had a fever and runny nose since Tuesday, and was brought to the accident and emergency room at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital after experiencing convulsions, according to […]

Hong Kong’s airport departure tax will increase to HK$200 starting from October 1, after lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to green-light the raise. Out of 84 lawmakers who took part in the vote on the Air Passenger Departure Tax (Amendment) Bill 2025, 77 voted in favour. Two lawmakers voted against the bill while five […]

By Shaun Tandon with Gregory Walton in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Mary Yang in Beijing President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday vowed to “aggressively” revoke visas of Chinese students, one of the largest sources of revenue for American universities, in his latest broadside against US higher education. The announcement by Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked […]

Hong Kong’s police force has seen a rise in applications, although its vacancy rate remains at around 17 per cent, the city’s security minister has said. In a written response to lawmaker So Cheung-wing, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Wednesday that the police force was “no exception” to the city’s protracted manpower crunch. […]

China’s ambassador to the Czech Republic was summoned on Wednesday over a cyberattack that targeted Prague’s foreign ministry, Czech officials said. The Czech foreign ministry said an extensive investigation of the attack “led to a high degree of certainty about the responsible actor”, naming it as China-linked group APT31. “I summoned the Chinese ambassador to […]

A Hong Kong wedding planner’s sudden disappearance has taken more than 200 customers by surprise, prompting authorities to launch an investigation. The company, PS Wedding & Event Decoration, allegedly removed its website and social media accounts, closed its office, and has not been contactable since Monday, according to a group set up by bewildered customers […]

The Hong Kong government will introduce a proposal this year to enhance the rights and benefits of digital platform workers, labour and welfare chief Chris Sun has said, following recent strikes by delivery workers. The government “will introduce a proposal for further enhancing the rights and benefits of platform workers within this year, and will […]

By Gregory Walton, with Sebastian Smith in Washington The US State Department on Tuesday ordered the suspension of student visa processing, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks unprecedented control of the nation’s universities by slashing funding and curbing international enrollment. It is the latest escalation in the White House’s crackdown on foreign students, which has […]

Hong Kong authorities have announced a slew of measures to leverage the purchasing power of the city’s senior citizens, including spending incentives, insurance products, and re-employment schemes. On Tuesday, the Working Group on Promoting Silver Economy, chaired by Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk, unveiled 30 measures to boost spending among senior citizens, develop elderly-focused products, […]

A warehouse blaze in Tin Shui Wai that injured two people was “largely put out” on Wednesday morning, after raging for more than 20 hours, the Hong Kong Fire Services Department (FSD) has announced. Wong Yu-fai, the FSD’s New Territories West division commander, told reporters on Tuesday that they received reports of a fire at a […]

Nearly half of Hongkongers who lost their loved ones to suicide are at high risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a survey has found. According to a survey released by the Suicide Prevention Services (SPS), a non-profit organisation, on Tuesday, 47.4 per cent of 154 respondents whose family members died by suicide scored higher than […]