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LegCo election to go ahead, apparently. Millions rejoice. It would be interesting to know what officials thought when making the decision. Did they wonder whether public opinion would see sticking to the schedule soon after the Tai Po fire as … Continue reading →

The Standard reports… National security police have arrested a former district councillor and a volunteer for allegedly attempting to incite discord through comments about the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po that has killed 146 people and injured 79. … Continue reading →

No-one can accuse the Hong Kong government of being too touchy-feely. Following the worst disaster in living memory, the government by Friday faced grassroots volunteers distributing supplies, activist campaigners and a petition with a list of demands. It might have … Continue reading →

The death toll at Tai Po reaches 94. The Labour Dept last year said the netting used in renovation at Wang Fuk Court complied with fire-safety standards… …as public anger grows over a resurfaced 2024 email in which the department … Continue reading →

Getting messages from overseas hoping I’m not affected by the tragedy in Tai Po. The fire at Wang Fuk Court is a big story worldwide not just because of the statistics (latest: 44 dead and a horrifying 279 unaccounted for), … Continue reading →

Hong Kong’s Press Photographers Association cancels its 35th anniversary exhibition after Baptist University decides the exhibition gallery needs to be closed for ‘emergency maintenance’… …the HKPPA said it had no choice but to axe the event, which opened on Tuesday … Continue reading →

I remember a Sino-Japanese spat several decades ago, when then-Chief Secretary Anson Chan shrugged the whole thing off as nothing to do with Hong Kong, and referred to the focus of the dispute as the ‘Senkaku Islands’ – the Japanese … Continue reading →

Civil Service Secretary Ingrid Yeung urges everyone to vote. Slight twist: the video also features a guy echoing her message in Indonesian, complete with hand grenade. Different! A Domino Theory op-ed criticizes the pace of justice for Jimmy Lai, Chow … Continue reading →

A bookshop runs into trouble after holding what appears to be an informal Spanish class on its premises… The owner of a Hong Kong independent bookstore has been accused of managing an unregistered school after holding a Spanish class at … Continue reading →

The MTR says it will start services early on December 7 to encourage people to vote in that Sunday’s LegCo election. Will this boost the turnout meaningfully? Perhaps not. Maybe they could re-engineer the turnstiles so, instead of waving your … Continue reading →