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Shareholder activist David Webb has died 60.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Shareholder activist David Webb has died 60.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
"It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong Kong on Tuesday January 13th, 2026 from metastatic prostate cancer," according to a tweet on his profile on Tuesday.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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The Hong Kong men's foil team struck gold at the Fencing World Cup in Paris, beating the United States 45-38 from behind in the final.
Photo: Fencing Association of Hong Kong, China
Photo: Fencing Association of Hong Kong, China
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The Hong Kong men's foil team struck gold at the Fencing World Cup in Paris, beating the United States 45-38 from behind in the final.
Photo: Fencing Association of Hong Kong, China
Photo: Fencing Association of Hong Kong, China
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January 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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The wife of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Teresa, arrived at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building for the Apple Daily founder's mitigation hearing on Monday.
In full: buff.ly/Hqk7gEj Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
In full: buff.ly/Hqk7gEj Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The wife of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Teresa, arrived at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building for the Apple Daily founder's mitigation hearing on Monday.
In full: buff.ly/Hqk7gEj Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
In full: buff.ly/Hqk7gEj Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Follow HKFP's website for live updates throughout the morning, as the Apple Daily founder and eight other defendants take part in the four-day hearing in front of hand-picked judges. Lai faces up to life in prison.
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Follow HKFP's website for live updates throughout the morning, as the Apple Daily founder and eight other defendants take part in the four-day hearing in front of hand-picked judges. Lai faces up to life in prison.
Journalists, armed police and court-watchers have gathered ahead of Monday's Jimmy Lai mitigation hearing at West Kowloon Law Courts. In a first, court-watchers have been separated from the media with a new police cordon line and told to register their ID cards with police.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Journalists, armed police and court-watchers have gathered ahead of Monday's Jimmy Lai mitigation hearing at West Kowloon Law Courts. In a first, court-watchers have been separated from the media with a new police cordon line and told to register their ID cards with police.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging birth rate.
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Photo: Adek Berry/AFP.
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Photo: Adek Berry/AFP.
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging birth rate.
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Photo: Adek Berry/AFP.
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Photo: Adek Berry/AFP.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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1/ The Hong Kong Observatory has warned farmers and residents in the New Territories of potential ground frost on Friday morning.
The Observatory issued the frost warning at 4.30pm on Thursday - the second this year.
File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
The Observatory issued the frost warning at 4.30pm on Thursday - the second this year.
File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
1/ The Hong Kong Observatory has warned farmers and residents in the New Territories of potential ground frost on Friday morning.
The Observatory issued the frost warning at 4.30pm on Thursday - the second this year.
File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
The Observatory issued the frost warning at 4.30pm on Thursday - the second this year.
File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Veteran pro-Beijing lawmaker Starry Lee has been elected as the president of the Legislative Council (LegCo), defeating finance sector lawmaker Ronick Chan.
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Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Veteran pro-Beijing lawmaker Starry Lee has been elected as the president of the Legislative Council (LegCo), defeating finance sector lawmaker Ronick Chan.
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Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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The Observatory said on Wednesday morning that cold and dry conditions would persist over the next one or two days due to winter monsoons, with lows of around 10 to 11 degrees expected in urban areas and a few degrees colder in the New Territories.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 7, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The Observatory said on Wednesday morning that cold and dry conditions would persist over the next one or two days due to winter monsoons, with lows of around 10 to 11 degrees expected in urban areas and a few degrees colder in the New Territories.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
People bundled up in jackets and scarves on Wednesday as the Hong Kong Observatory recorded a low of 10.8 degrees Celsius in the morning, the lowest temperature so far this winter.
Temperatures were even lower at high altitudes, such as at Tai Mo Shan, where the mercury hit 0.8 degrees.
Temperatures were even lower at high altitudes, such as at Tai Mo Shan, where the mercury hit 0.8 degrees.
January 7, 2026 at 7:12 AM
People bundled up in jackets and scarves on Wednesday as the Hong Kong Observatory recorded a low of 10.8 degrees Celsius in the morning, the lowest temperature so far this winter.
Temperatures were even lower at high altitudes, such as at Tai Mo Shan, where the mercury hit 0.8 degrees.
Temperatures were even lower at high altitudes, such as at Tai Mo Shan, where the mercury hit 0.8 degrees.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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2/ During the event on Thursday and Friday, 138 troupes from the city, as well as mainland China, the UK, Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other places, competed and showcased their skills at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre piazza.
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
2/ During the event on Thursday and Friday, 138 troupes from the city, as well as mainland China, the UK, Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other places, competed and showcased their skills at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre piazza.
1/ More than 1,500 lion dance performers from across the globe gathered in Hong Kong last week for the 2026 Dragon and Lion Festival and the Eighth World Dragon and Lion Day.
In full: buff.ly/CZBrCvW.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
1/ More than 1,500 lion dance performers from across the globe gathered in Hong Kong last week for the 2026 Dragon and Lion Festival and the Eighth World Dragon and Lion Day.
In full: buff.ly/CZBrCvW.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
In full: buff.ly/CZBrCvW.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Hong Kong prosecutors have dropped 21 charges against a nonagenarian plastic surgeon after a court granted him an unconditional release for the unlawful killing of a patient due to his advanced dementia.
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File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.
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File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Hong Kong prosecutors have dropped 21 charges against a nonagenarian plastic surgeon after a court granted him an unconditional release for the unlawful killing of a patient due to his advanced dementia.
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File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.
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File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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90 legislators were sworn in for the eighth term of Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Thursday. The Chief Executive John Lee administered the ceremony and determined that all oaths taken by the lawmakers are valid.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM
90 legislators were sworn in for the eighth term of Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Thursday. The Chief Executive John Lee administered the ceremony and determined that all oaths taken by the lawmakers are valid.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.