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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 2d

A total of 50 films have been required to be edited, and 13 titles have not been approved for screening on national security grounds since HK amended the Film Censorship Ordinance in 2021, according to authorities. In full: buff.ly/roPWvdO

HK bars 13 films from screening on nat. sec grounds since 2021 censorship law

A total of 50 films have been required to be edited, and 13 titles have not been approved for screening on national security grounds since HK amended the Film Censorship Ordinance in 2021, according to...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 4d

Many thanks to @HKFP's growing @Patreon support base: www.patreon.com/cw/HongKongF...

As of this month, 113 readers are donating HK$12,283.32/month.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 8d

3/ Crowds at that Kennedy Town spot have been gathering, at pretty much all hours of the day and evening, for a good year or two now.

Our feature about why: hongkongfp.com/2023/09/24/n...

Not Prada but Praya: Mainland Chinese tourists use social media to search for memorable Hong Kong locations | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Dressed in pink overalls with a matching lollipop in her mouth, mainland Chinese tourist Zeng crouched down next to a red Hong Kong taxi parked outside a waterfront coffee shop in Kennedy Town on a Fr...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 8d

2/ This accommodation for tourists is the opposite of Japan's approach - they installed barriers to calm the crowds at a Mount Fuji Instagram spot, though later removed them...
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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 8d

1/ HKFP Exclusive: The Hong Kong government has spent HK$450,000 in taxpayer’s money to widen a pavement in Kennedy Town that has emerged as a popular photo spot for mainland Chinese tourists in recent years. hongkongfp.com/2025/10/02/e...

Gov't spends HK$450K to widen footpath at Kennedy Town tourist photo spot

The Hong Kong government has spent HK$450,000 in taxpayer's money to widen a pavement at a popular photo-taking spot in Kennedy Town.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

6/ Leung has previously denied that the chamber is a “rubber stamp” parliament. hongkongfp.com/2022/12/16/n...

'Not a rubber stamp': Hong Kong's Legislative Council still has heated debates, president says | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council still has heated debates and is not a “rubber stamp,” president of the legislature Andrew Leung said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference summarising this year’s w...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

5/ Most of the traditional opposition are now in jail, have quit politics, or are in self-exile.

The "patriots only" chamber has only voted down one bill - one which would have given limited recognition to same-sex couples.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

4/ In 2018, he said that his role as the chamber’s leader was “lonely,” amid a row over protests made by pro-democracy lawmakers: hongkongfp.com/2016/10/19/a...

'A lonely job': LegCo Pres. Andrew Leung defends right of localists to become lawmakers amid LegCo chaos | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

The newly-elected president of the Legislative Council Andrew Leung has said that he has a constitutional duty to defend the rights of three incoming lawmakers to be sworn in, despite efforts by his p...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

3/ Leung was elected during a chaotic session at the legislature in 2016, as opposition lawmakers walked out. hongkongfp.com/2016/10/12/andrew-leung-elected-as-speaker-of-the-legislature-as-opposition-lawmakers-walk-out-of-sudden-vote/

Andrew Leung elected as speaker of the legislature as opposition lawmakers walk out of sudden vote | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen has been elected as president of the Legislative Council in a twist of events as opposition lawmakers walked out of the vote in protest of a sudden change in procedure. Veteran ...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

2/ On his watch, following the revamp to restrict vetted legislative candidates to "patriots," the election has the seen the no. of registered voters drop for the 4th year in a row: hongkongfp.com/2025/09/25/h...

Registered voters drop for 4th year ahead of ‘patriots-only’ legislative elections

The number of registered voters has dropped for the fourth straight year ahead of the “patriots-only” legislative elections in December.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 10d

1/ Legislative Council President Andrew Leung has said he will not run for another term in the “patriots only” election in December. hongkongfp.com/2025/09/30/l...

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 17d

Super Typhoon #Ragasa: The coastal communities of Heng Fa Tsuen and South Horizons have already seen churning seas as the T8 storm signal is hoisted. Hongkongers have been warned to stay away from shorelines. Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/typhoon-raga...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 17d

2/ We media should be consistently building reminders into coverage.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 17d

1/ Thanks for spotting, Basel!

This kind of weather isn't normal, it's a warning sign.
As much as typhoons can mean a fun day off in Hong Kong, they can be lethal elsewhere and their increasing intensity/frequency is linked to the #climatecrisis.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 18d

2/ In our series “Hong Kong Originals,” @hongkongfp.com documents the craftsmanship and spirit behind goods that are still proudly Made in Hong Kong:
hongkongfp.com/made-in-hong...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 18d

1/ HK Timberbank is a social enterprise that gives #HongKong’s trees a second life by turning them into furniture. Timberbank’s site in a remote corner of Yuen Long is currently home to over 200 tonnes of timber, with a significant portion salvaged after typhoons.

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HK Timberbank gives typhoon trees new life as sustainable bespoke furniture

"In Hong Kong, furniture makers import wood, most commonly from America or Indonesia," said Ricci Wong, founder of HK Timberbank. "But actually, there is a lot of wood from Hong Kong that can be used....

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 23d

Update on the fella apparently lost on Lamma for four days... hongkongfp.com/2025/09/17/m...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 23d

#LIVE: Chief Executive John Lee is delivering his fourth Policy Address at the Legislative Council - stay tuned to @HKFP for updates. hongkongfp.com/hong-kong-po...

Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 24d

The Hong Kong government will explore administrative measures to safeguard the rights of same-sex couples after a bill proposing to recognise overseas unions was voted down by the legislature, Chief Executive John Lee has said.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 24d

CNN: An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what it described as the “most authoritative UN finding to date.”

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UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza | CNN

An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what...

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 24d

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has said that educational standards “cannot be affected” amid a legal dispute between a Hong Kong international school and its US-based founder.

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 26d

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Tom Grundy @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com · 26d

Cheung Chau.

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