The Chinese Yuan’s (Renminbi, CNY) recent depreciation aroused concerns. It had been steady before the summer but all of a sudden it depreciated by a few thousand points against the U.S.Ddollar (US$). In the past five months, it went from an exchange rate of 6.37 to 7.00, a depreciation of exactly 10 percent. When the…
Mourning Queen Was Criticized by Fifty Cents, Actress Carina Lau Responded by Eating Roast Chicken
Hong Kong actress Carina Lau Ka-ling and other Hong Kong actors posted their condolence messages to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on social platforms, but unexpectedly attracted the groups of Wumao, which literally means 50 cents in Chinese (commentators hired by the Chinese Communist Party receive 50 cents to manipulate public opinion to benefit…
Reliving the Good Old Days of Hong Kong Through the Lens of 13 Photographers
“I like the sky of this city/I like the sea of this city/I like the roads of this city,” are a few of the feature lines written by “Xi Xi” , a pen name adapted by Ellen Cheung Yi in her novel “My Hong Kong.” It is well understood that the same city may have…
Chairman of Hong Kong Journalists Association Accused of ‘Obstructing Police Work,’ Due to Appear in Court
September 21, 2022
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According to the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, released by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the international non-governmental organization, Hong Kong ranked at a record low. It had fallen the furthest of any country from 80th place in 2021 to 148th place in 2022. Ronson Chan Ron-sing, the chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association,…
Hong Kong’s Anti-Epidemic Policy Drives out International Sports Events
The organizer of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, a major sports event in Hong Kong, announced on Sept. 16 the cancellation of this year’s event, mentioning that lengthy pending approval from the Hong Kong Government. Meanwhile, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon is being promoted heavily, and the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships will be…
HK People Mourn the Queen Unabated Outside UK Consulate With One Arrested for Playing the British National Anthem
Sept. 19 was the day of the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The British Consulate in Hong Kong continued to open an area for the public to mourn the Queen, and the site was constantly crowded from morning to dusk and into the night. A man playing the British national anthem was…
Study: 40 Percent HK Primary School Students Feel Lost Without Access to the Internet
Do your kids spend too much time on digital devices? A recent survey conducted by Hong Kong Primary Education Research Association found: that nearly 40 percent of primary students cannot control their time on digital devices and feel lost when unable to access the internet. The questionnaire on Media, Information, and Digital Literacy for Hong…
HK Ex-District Councillor Rebukes Ex-Commissioner’s Accusations as Irresponsible Slander
More than 10,000 people were arrested during the 2019 anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong. Of those, about 3,000 were indicted and approximately 700 are serving time in correctional institutions for “rioting.” Recently, Danny Woo Ying-ming, Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong (ICAC), and former Commissioner of Correctional Services (CS), criticized some…
HK Opera Singer Pressured to Apologize to China Netizens After Mourning Queen Elizebeth II’s Death
As soon as news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death broke, Hongkongers braved the scorching heat and queued for hours outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong to mourn the loss of the beloved Queen of England. They lay flowers and signed a condolence book prepared by the Consulate. However, thousands of mainland Chinese netizens condemned a famous Cantonese…
Coleman Wong Helped Hong Kong Improve Its Performance in the Davis Cup Grade II Tie Against Taipei
In the Davis Cup World Group II tie against Taipei on Sept. 17-18, Hong Kong was defeated 3:1, but the close doubles match was an important win for Taiwan. The Hong Kong Tennis Team played a full-strength Taipei team at the Taipei Tennis Center, for a place in the Davis Cup World Group I play-off…
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