Protests erupted in June 2019 across Hong Kong over a now-axed extradition bill. They escalated into sometimes violent displays of dissent against police behaviour, amid calls for democracy and anger over Beijing’s encroachment.
LATEST NEWS & VIEWS ON THE 2019 PROTEST MOVEMENT
Hong Kong judge orders prisoner to foot legal costs for failed Article 23 challenge after gov’t petition
A Hong Kong prisoner whose legal fees for a failed legal challenge of the city’s local security law were waived after a judge said it was in the public’s interest has been ordered to pay half the costs following the Correctional Services Department’s successful petition. Ma Chun-man, a former food delivery worker who was jailed…
Ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting jailed for 3 years, 1 month over 2019 Yuen Long attack rioting
Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison after being convicted of rioting in the 2019 Yuen Long mob attack. District Judge Stanley Chan on Thursday handed Lam, formerly a lawmaker for the Democratic Party, the prison term after earlier finding him and six others…
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
A constitutional innovation: Never mind Hong Kong’s Basic Law, consider the context
Well, I don’t suppose that it has anything to do with me, but we now have a response to the idea that planning to veto the government’s budget was not a crime, but a legitimate constitutional recourse outlined in the Basic Law. This comes in a China Daily piece by one Richard Cullen, an adjunct…
China saw hundreds of demos this year, but Hong Kong remains quiet
Hundreds of protesters massed at three government offices in Shenzhen on November 27 to press authorities for an update on an official investigation into the collapse of China Evergrande, in what Reuters described as the first sizable protest in the country since 2022. Significantly, the protests “were organised to follow official channels for expressing grievances…
FEATURES
Hong Kong 47: Dozens queue for 5 seats in courtroom to witness sentencing of democrats in landmark security law case
A line of at least 60 people had formed on Monday outside a Hong Kong courthouse where 45 pro-democracy advocates are set to face sentencing in a landmark national security trial the following day. On Monday evening, the Judiciary announced the number of seats that would be available in the public gallery of the main…
Visitors to Hong Kong museums hail China’s history and champion its development on National Day
Residents and visitors headed out across Hong Kong on Tuesday to make the most of a public holiday for China’s National Day and the associated events and discounts on offer – including free admission to government-managed museums. The Hong Kong Museum of History, home to two new exhibitions – the National Security Exhibition Gallery unveiled…
In Pictures: Most visitors to revamped, renamed Hong Kong museum unaware of patriotic education push
Visitors to the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence this week were largely unaware that its recent revamp was part of a broader plan to enhance patriotic education. The museum, previously called the Museum of Coastal Defence, was on Tuesday renamed to refer to the Second Sino-Japanese War, more commonly…
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FRONTLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong press group announces winners of news photo contest
The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (HKPPA) announced the winners of its annual news photo contest “Focus at the Frontline” on Sunday. Ming Pao Weekly’s Tan Chi-wing won Photo of the Year award with a picture of the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, with what appeared to be stars projected on the building exterior,…
HKFP Lens: Before and after – Hong Kong protest scenes one year on, Part 3
City-wide demonstrations erupted in 2019 over an ill-fated extradition bill in Hong Kong and developed into large-scale pro-democracy protests. HKFP commissioned United Social Press photojournalist Jimmy Lam to revisit protest sites where traces of clashes remain.
HKFP Lens: ‘The Nature of Water’ captures intense and intimate photojournalism from Hong Kong’s 2019 demos
The Nature of Water, a historic photojournalism and commentary book, captures the people, places and culture that shaped the 2019 anti-extradition law protests and the ultimate fate of Hong Kong. The title refers to the protesters’ self-proclaimed philosophy in the face of police action, inspired by the Bruce Lee quote – ”Be Water.” Over 50 photographers contributed to the book. “With intense and intimate photojournalism, protest artwork created by…
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