5+ day, 17+ hour ago (698+ words) Keep HKFP free for everyone " for the price of a weekly coffee " You've read article/s this month. Support Team HKFP " Members of HK$150+/month unlock 8 benefits including ad-free browsing, feature previews, exclusive columns and a free gift. Promos disabled for members. The Hong Kong Pride Committee has axed an outdoor event at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to "construction work." The committee announced on Sunday that the Rainbow Festival outdoor event, scheduled for the upcoming Saturday at Kwun Tong Promenade, would be cancelled. A separate indoor event, the Rainbow Market, took place as normal on Sunday at a co-working space called The Wave, also in Kwun Tong. In October, the committee said on social media that it "has been asked to postpone the outdoor "Rainbow Festival' originally scheduled for November 29" after being notified…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) You've read article this month " support our team and unlock 8 benefits by joining as a HK$150/month+ member. The Hong Kong government has said it will open eight of its cultural and park facilities for commercial and private events, ranging from fan meetings and mini-concerts to corporate functions and birthday parties. In addition, the LCSD said it would allow commercial advertising at 16 of its venues and facilities, including the external wall of City Hall's High Block, the slanted walls and the harbour-facing fa'ade of the Cultural Centre, as well as the dome of the Hong Kong Space Museum. The announcement comes after Chief Executive John Lee said in his Policy Address in September that the government would introduce "market-based business models" in designated LCSD facilities and provide "diverse value-added activities." Such activities include "leasing out museums on their closing days…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (575+ words) If you've never paid for news or backed a newspaper before, now is the time to help protect what remains of Hong Kong's independent media. Over 10 years, HKFP has published 30,000 stories, won'multiple awards, launched the careers of 50 local journalists and raised over HK$35 million'to fund quality, non-profit reporting. Please consider becoming a Member, for the price of a weekly coffee " safeguard press freedom, and help guarantee HKFP's future in the city we love. " You've read article/s this month. Support Team HKFP " unlock 8 benefits by joining as a HK$150/month+ member. Promos disabled for members. Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow has made an open appeal to the censorship office to "release" his Taiwan-produced film, citing months-long delays in the movie's approval. Chow's drama Deadline, which tells the story of a suicide threat at an elite school, was submitted to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (731+ words) You've read article this month " support our team and unlock 8 benefits by joining as a HK$150/month+ member. A replica of a famous whale skeleton has been unveiled near Shek O, after the original bones were damaged in a typhoon. The new installation replaces a temporary 3D-printed version which was removed last year. The reproduction was installed on a platform in front of the University of Hong Kong's (HKU) Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) at Cape D'Aguilar on Wednesday, SWIMS told HKFP on Thursday. See also: HKFP Guide: Hong Kong's Cape d'Aguilar " easy hiking with historical curios and sweeping sea views The replica was created by a company in China which normally specialises in dinosaur skeletons for theme parks and museums. A special protective coating on the fibreglass should make it more durable, according to Toman Lam, assistant administration…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (853+ words) If you've never paid for news or backed a newspaper before, now is the time to help protect what remains of Hong Kong's independent media. Over 10 years, HKFP has published 30,000 stories, won'multiple awards, launched the careers of 50 local journalists and raised over HK$35 million'to fund quality, non-profit reporting. Please consider becoming a Member, for the price of a weekly coffee " safeguard press freedom, and help guarantee HKFP's future in the city we love. " You've read article/s this month. Support Team HKFP " unlock 8 benefits by joining as a HK$150/month+ member. Promos disabled for members. Shein opened its first physical store worldwide in Paris under the eye of riot police, as the French government said it was suspending the Asian e-commerce giant's online platform following outrage over its sale of childlike sex dolls. Hundreds of shoppers streamed into Shein's permanent…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (378+ words) Receive regular previews of our exclusive features, interviews and explainers via email, a day before they arrive on our website. Exclusive access to merch store drops, and up to 15% off. How do we gather the news? What does a day look like at HKFP? Does HKFP self-censor? How to survive a chief executive press conference? To mark a decade of HKFP, our editor-in-chief will be sharing regular newsroom insights with members. Join us for an after-hours peek of our mini-newsroom in Kennedy Town, then take part in a Q&A with HKFP's founder " ask us (almost!) anything. Regular events are first-come-first-served, offered to a dozen members at a time. 94% of our income comes from donors, so HKFP Members are first in line to see our Annual Report and Transparency Report every January. They include an overview of our achievements each…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago (578+ words) Keep HKFP free for everyone " for the price of a weekly coffee " You've read article/s this month. Support Team HKFP " Members of HK$150+/month unlock 8 benefits including ad-free browsing, feature previews, exclusive columns and a free gift. Promos disabled for members. The Hong Kong Palace Museum has vowed to improve admission arrangements for a popular Egyptian exhibition after visitors experienced long queues over the weekend. Museum director Louis Ng apologised on Monday for what he called an "unsatisfactory" experience after many visitors had to wait up to 90 minutes on Saturday to enter the "Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures From Egyptian Museums" exhibition. The exhibit, which opened to the public on Thursday, showcases 250 artefacts from seven major Egyptian museums and the Saqqara archaeological site, such as mummy coffins, animal mummies, statues, and gold ornaments. Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme, Ng…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago (150+ words) Keep HKFP free for everyone " for the price of a weekly coffee " You've read article/s this month. Support Team HKFP " Members of HK$150+/month unlock 8 benefits including ad-free browsing, feature previews, exclusive columns and a free gift. Promos disabled for members. Citing "uncertain factors" and difficulty in finding an alternative venue on short notice for the large-scale exhibition, the HKPPA said they had no choice but to axe the event, which opened lastTuesday and was originally set to run until December 8. HKFP has reached out to HKBU for comment. See also: Timeline: Hong Kong civil society's mysteriously axed venue bookings In recent years, bookings by independent civil society groups, NGOs, opposition parties, and activists have been cancelled at the last minute. Some venues cited reasons such as urgent maintenance work, while others provided no explanation for the cancellations or…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (357+ words) You've read article this month " support our team and unlock 8 benefits by joining as a HK$150/month+ member. Tai Kwun's art book fair will not be returning this year, the Central arts hub has confirmed. The first edition of "BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair" was held in 2019, showcasing dozens of booksellers alongside performances, public talks, and special projects. On Tuesday, a Tai Kwun spokesperson told HKFP: "We continually refine our offerings to remain a dynamic and inspiring hub. This includes building on the success of events like BOOKED: to explore new avenues for engagement. We look forward to the possibility of welcoming BOOKED: back in the future, perhaps in a refreshed iteration." Tai Kwun did not answer questions as to why the book fair was axed. However, it said, "Every programming decision, whether shaped by curatorial vision, community input,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (690+ words) Receive regular previews of our exclusive features, interviews and explainers via email, a day before they arrive on our website. Exclusive access to merch store drops, and up to 15% off. How do we gather the news? What does a day look like at HKFP? Does HKFP self-censor? How to survive a chief executive press conference? To mark a decade of HKFP, our editor-in-chief will be sharing regular newsroom insights with members. Join us for an after-hours peek of our mini-newsroom in Kennedy Town, then take part in a Q&A with HKFP's founder " ask us (almost!) anything. Regular events are first-come-first-served, offered to a dozen members at a time. 94% of our income comes from donors, so HKFP Members are first in line to see our Annual Report and Transparency Report every January. They include an overview of our achievements each…...