Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤

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Some thoughts on how state media reported on the Alberta referendum - or rather, how they didn't. Even while they devoted breathless coverage to a fire on an Alberta army base, China's biggest names in official broadcasting and the press largely ignored the province's vote on pursuing independence.

Translation: Why Isn't it "Foreign Interference" When They Praise China? "What annoys me most is the way a single line of praise from a foreigner is used to paper over our own experience."

Paralysed in a crash between orders, Keeta rider's case exposes 'major loophole' in proposed gig work laws In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/19/p... Photo: James Lee/HKFP.

Hong Kong Pride event axed due to 'booking overlap,' marking group's 2nd consecutive venue cancellation In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/15/h... Photo: Screenshot via @hkprideparade on Instagram.

In this week’s HKFP Monitor, I look at the layers of irony underpinning the state media love affair with the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom Index — a report by right-wing Western libertarians now being used to glaze HK’s Soviet-inspired 5-Year Plan. For members: hongkongfp.com/newsletters/...

Time to get involved in the democratic process if you’re one of the few thousand people qualified to do so!

“Local makers” market advertised with AI slop posters? Absolutely the hell not

Rare but massive W for Macau’s judiciary

Exclusive: Disclosures obtained by HKFP show how the US government handed a 2010 letter from then-reality star Donald Trump to Macau's leader complaining about a trademark ruling, paving the way for an ill-fated casino business revival. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/06/e... Photo: USGovt.

A little something about the current trends of mainland tourist spending in Hong Kong. The magnitude of the decrease over the past few years may still surprise you www.kjoules.org/a/3mwv7dstgy...

we love to see it

HKFP is joining 1,000 news organisations across more than 100 countries to highlight World News Day on Monday. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/w... #WorldNewsDay #ChooseTrustedJournalism #WND2026

Is it soft resistance to question what soft resistance is?

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Former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam's appeal concerns a Stand News report marking the 2nd anniversary of the CUHK clashes in Nov. 2019. The article quotes students' "subjective feelings" - judges questioned whether media outlets should be able to publish feelings that are "objectively wrong."

Hong Kong’s security chief has named “soft resistance” the “most malicious” threat to national security in the city. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/21/s... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Can we just ban westerners from speaking about China until they've done extensive and sufficient research on at least Two Old Dynasties AND read about the republic, civil war, PRC, and all the weird Qing bullshit? Just like. Tape ripstop fabric over mouths until they get the memo.

Takes me back to the “smart lamp post” I watched protesters tear down in 2019

John Lee just announced in his Policy Address that the National Security Exhibition Gallery will be getting even bigger so nevermind, guess that's what they'll be using this floor space for next 🥲

We love to see it

Hong Kong police must remain vigilant against national security risks and root out threats at the earliest stages, the city's national security police chief has told new recruits to the force. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/09/14/h... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Nerd out with me about the unexpectedly close relationship between Hong Kong and the Falklands — Britain’s “last islands of empire” that both faced existential crises in the 1980s, with revealing different outcomes

[Members only] The Argentine president struck a historical nerve for the UK and China earlier this month. In an HKFP Monitor special, we share a deep dive on how a "Hong Kong solution" to the Falklands dispute nearly became a reality. In full: hongkongfp.com/newsletters/...

Dow Jones' conviction for attempting to stop Selina from participating in a union is a small, partial victory for the press and labour rights in Hong Kong. But, unfortunately, what they did is not exceptional. I spoke with several journalists who said they were also discouraged from union activity.

A city united in grief

BREAKING: A Hong Kong court has convicted the Wall Street Journal’s publisher of attempting to prevent a former reporter from taking up leadership of an embattled press union, but cleared it of unlawfully firing her. In full: buff.ly/KQGkBXg Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Ready for these bad boys to make a comeback

Paying tribute to ex-CE Tung Chee-hwa, Henry Tang says Hong Kong was a "cultural desert" before the handover to China and Tung's appointment in 1997. That's right: HK was a cultural desert for 150+ years - even during the golden age of cantopop and HK cinema - until the politicians gave us culture!

How do you mourn a CE? It's a question HK hasn't confronted before, and it comes at a time in our political transition when it's not always clear what the (new) norms are. In the mainland, the death of a cadre is handled with extreme caution - it can take days before the official line is determined.