Hongkong articles
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UK tells Hongkongers ‘you are safe here,’ as city slams ‘slanders and smears’
A routine UK government report on Hong Kong that described the city as being on a “negative trajectory” has been met with condemnation from authorities over what they called “wanton slander and political attacks.” The latest six-monthly report, published on Monday, details political, judicial and constitutional developments in Hong Kong from July through December 2023. […]
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HKFP Lens: Hongkongers take part in Thai water-splashing celebration Songkran
A Songkran water fight took place at a basketball court in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City – “Little Thailand” – on Saturday. The Thai water-splashing celebration was moved off the streets, with pre-registration required and participant numbers limited, after three were arrested last year for allegedly splashing police. Alice Mak, home and youth affairs minister, said […]
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Hongkonger jailed for 3 years, 10 months over 2019 petrol bomb plot and failed escape to Taiwan
A Hong Kong man who tried to flee to Taiwan while facing a charge linked to the 2019 protests has been jailed for three years and 10 months, after he pleaded guilty to a petrol bomb plot and perverting the course of justice. District Judge Ernest Lin put defendant Tang Kai-yin behind bars on Tuesday, almost […]