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A Chinese influencer left Taiwan on Tuesday after her residency permit was revoked for advocating that China unify the island by military means. Her departure comes after President Lai Ching-te called China a “foreign hostile force” and proposed measures to combat Chinese espionage, infiltration and efforts to weaken Taiwanese people’s sense of identity. Immigration officers […]

Hong Kong will increase public hospital fees starting from next year, the city’s government has said – part of sweeping subsidy reforms set to affect its emergency, outpatient, and inpatient services. Health officials announced “comprehensive reform” of the city’s public healthcare system on Tuesday, including charging non-critical patients double for Accident and Emergency (A&E) services […]

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party will hold a meeting next month for members to vote on whether to support disbanding the party, its chairperson has said. The party’s members will convene for a “special meeting” on April 13, chairperson Lo Kin-hei told HKFP on Tuesday. The news comes more than a month after Hong Kong’s biggest […]

Over a dozen University of Hong Kong (HKU) security personnel and staff escorted a small group of anti-war protesters from campus on Tuesday after calling the police to the scene. The activists were protesting inside the Run Run Shaw Tower, where a talk by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) chief Jonathan Greenblatt was set to take […]

China on Tuesday accused Canada of “seriously damaging” its interests, defending its tariffs against the country after Ottawa launched a dispute against Beijing at the World Trade Organization. Beijing this month slapped a 100 percent surcharge on rapeseed oil, oil cakes — a type of animal feed — and peas imported from Canada. China said […]

Cats and dogs will be allowed on board Hong Kong’s light rail trains on weekends and holidays starting in May, the MTR Corporation (MTRC) has announced. The two-month trial scheme will begin on May 1, the city’s railway operator announced in a statement on Tuesday. Commuters who wish to bring along their furry friends are required […]

Health authorities have launched an investigation after an examination lamp at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital in Tsuen Wan fell on a doctor and another hospital staff member on Monday evening. The lamp “suddenly fell” as the staff member was trying to adjust it, hitting both the staffer and the doctor, who were treating a patient […]

Funding for elite athletes in Hong Kong will increase by 8.3 per cent starting on April 1, the city’s sports minister has announced. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law on Monday cited inflation, market salary trends and the need to attract sporting talent when announcing the boost in funding for all elite Hong […]

By Peter Catterall Chinese carmaker BYD saw a surge in revenue last year, a stock filing showed Monday, surpassing the US$100 billion mark and beating rival Tesla as the electric vehicle giant accelerates its overseas expansion. The Shenzhen-based firm has emerged in recent years as the clear leader in China’s highly competitive EV market, which […]

A talk by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) chief Jonathan Greenblatt set to take place at the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday has been listed as “cancelled” following a backlash. Greenblatt – CEO of the ADL – was due to speak on the “dangers of antisemitism and online hate speech” at the art faculty’s School of […]

Passengers on local airlines will be banned from using power banks to charge portable devices during flights from April 7, according to new regulations announced by the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) on Monday. “[S]tarting from April 7, local airlines should not allow their passengers to use power banks to charge other portable electronic devices and/or […]

Hong Kong authorities are looking into non-legislative means to strengthen protections for delivery workers, a labour official has said. Addressing the Legislative Council’s (LegCo) manpower panel on Monday, Assistant Commissioner for Labour Raymond Liang said that the government supported non-legislative solutions to bolster protections for the city’s delivery workers. “We have been following this direction, […]

Anti-war protesters gathered outside the US consulate in Admiralty on Sunday, calling on Washington to stop suppressing the pro-Palestinian movement amid Israel’s US-backed war in Gaza. The group – HK Anti-war Mobilization – told HKFP on Sunday that the consulate called the police, who searched and ID’ed the five activists, warning them not to violate […]

Japan and China became embroiled in a new spat on Monday with Tokyo accusing Beijing of misrepresenting its position after high-level weekend talks also involving South Korea. The discussions in Tokyo were billed as a chance to improve historically frosty relations against a backdrop of US trade tariffs, North Korea’s missile activities and the Ukraine […]

Hong Kong public hospitals may soon charge non-critical patients up to HK$400 for Accident and Emergency (A&E) services as part of the government’s fee reform, according to local media reports. Authorities are considering increasing the fees for A&E services at public hospitals from a standard fee of HK$180, adopting a two-tier system, under which patients […]

Petitioners have urged the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to withdraw an invitation for the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Jonathan Greenblatt to speak on campus this Tuesday. Greenblatt is due to speak on the “dangers of antisemitism and online hate speech” at the art faculty’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures, though the […]

Hong Kong health authorities have launched an investigation into a norovirus outbreak involving 20 students and one teacher who developed gastroenteritis symptoms during a study tour in mainland China. The 21 patients reported symptoms of vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever last Friday, a day after they arrived in Zhaoqing, a city in Guangdong Province, for a […]

By Peter Catterall China’s number two leader on Sunday called for “dialogue” with Washington, during a meeting in Beijing attended by prominent US business executives and a key congressional ally of President Donald Trump. Relations between the world’s two largest economies have plunged in recent weeks, as blanket tariffs imposed by Trump threaten China’s trade […]

Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong has defeated world’s No. 14 Ben Shelton of the United States at the Miami Open, dedicating the biggest win of his career to his hometown. The 20-year-old wild card upset Shelton, the 13th seed in the tournament, in a thrilling match on Saturday local time, winning 7-6(3), 2-6, and […]

Hong Kong’s security chief has lashed out at British newspaper The Guardian over an article citing experts criticising a top court ruling on media mogul Jimmy Lai’s appeal as “another cut on the city’s once revered legal system.” In a letter published on the Security Bureau’s website on Sunday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said […]

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received dozens of complaints over a printing error on British rock band Coldplay’s concert tickets following the ticketing platform’s announcement that the misprinted tickets have been voided. The Consumer Council told HKFP on Sunday that as of 11pm Saturday, it had received 25 complaints over the invalid tickets. It also […]

By Peter Catterall China’s number two leader told a gathering of business executives in Beijing on Sunday that the country would pursue economic globalisation despite “fragmentation”, a thinly veiled reference to trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump. The China Development Forum convenes after weeks that have seen Trump slap multiple rounds of tariffs on […]

Hong Kong-born filmmaker Robin Lee never expected that Four Trails, his first feature-length production, would become a box-office success. Four Trails – a documentary about runners who competed in the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge, the city’s gruelling ultramarathon race – was originally supposed to have only a limited release. It was expected to […]

By Luna Lin Rafayel’s girlfriends went all out to celebrate their lover’s birthday, renting malls across China for parties, decorating high-speed trains with his photos, and even staging a dazzling drone show. But the birthday boy was absent from every event — he’s a virtual character in the romantic mobile game “Love and Deepspace” that […]