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May 18 from https://hongkongfp.com/

Explainer: What to know about HK’s Article 23 security law update

Hong Kong enacted subsidiary legislation for its homegrown security law – known locally as Article 23 – this week to further facilitate China’s national security office in the city. The opening ceremony of the 10th National Security Education Day on April 15, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Hong Kong government gazetted – and enacted – the new legislation on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after...

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May 17 from https://hongkongfp.com/

Low-budget mainland tourists' fear of foreigners is overblown

Well, you should be careful what you wish for. Hong Kong is seeing a lot more tourists visiting from mainland China. The bad news: many of them are coming in ways that involve very little local spending. Many tourists reportedly come just for the day. Their interaction with the Hong Kong economy is limited to maybe one meal. “Forced shopping” is apparently no longer a thing; these visitors...

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Sep 21 from https://hongkongfp.com/

Explainer: The decline of Hong Kong’s press freedom under the national security law

As Chief Executive John Lee assures Hongkongers that press freedom is “in our pocket,” HKFP rounds up media industry incidents since the onset of the national security law. File photo: StudioIncendo. December 2024 Former Hong Kong journalists Chan Cheuk-sze and Kathy Wong won best documentary short at the 61st Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan for their debut film Colour Sampling Ideology.mov,...

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