Hillary Leung

Hong Kong

Production Editor at Hong Kong Free Press

@hkfp; formerly @CoconutsHK @TIME. Views are mine

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Taxi sector demands HK gov't regulate ride-hailing services

6 days ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

Representatives of the taxi sector have demanded that the Hong Kong government regulate online ride-hailing services, saying their livelihoods are at stake. Taxi owners and drivers gathered outside the West Kowloon Government Offices on Friday morning, holding up signs in Chinese reading “Ride-hailing apps are bullies; taxi drivers are awaiting their doom.” They also submitted a petition to Chief Executive John Lee, demanding action.
Ex-NZ Supreme Court judge set to join HK's top court

6 days ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

A former New Zealand Supreme Court judge is set to join Hong Kong’s top court following a slew of foreign judges’ departures over the past year, with some citing political reasons. William Young will serve as a judge at Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) after he receives the Legislative Council’s endorsement, the government said on Thursday. The approval of the legislature is part of the standard procedure for appointing foreign judges to the top court.
Mainland Chinese student jailed for faking credentials to study at HKU

6 days ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

A mainland Chinese student who pleaded guilty to offences related to using fake Ivy League qualifications to gain admission to the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been jailed for nearly eight months. Li Sixuan appeared at the Sha Tin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning to hear her sentence. She pleaded guilty last month to obtaining services by deception and possessing a false instrument.
HK police take in relatives of wanted activist Joe Tay for questioning

1 week ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

Hong Kong police have taken in relatives of activist Joe Tay, who has a HK$1 million bounty on his head for alleged national security violations. Tay’s cousin and the cousin’s wife were brought from their home in Fo Tan to a police station on Thursday morning, according to local media. They were reportedly asked to assist in an investigation relating to Tay. HKFP has reached out to the police for comment.
Sales for HK's Cinema Day begin with tickets priced at HK$30

1 week ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

Sales for Hong Kong’s annual Cinema Day have begun, with tickets at theatres across the city up for grabs for HK$30. Organised by the Hong Kong Theatres Association, Cinema Day will take place on Saturday. Ticketing started at the box offices and online at noon on Wednesday. By 5pm, tickets were still readily available at most theatres, according to the ticketing websites of major cinema chains MCL, Emperor Cinemas, and Broadway Circuit.
HKs pro-Beijing paper calls RSF's press freedom rankings 'political smear tool'

1 week ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

State-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao has blasted Reporters Without Borders (RSF), calling the NGO “a political thug” and its press freedom rankings “a political smear tool.” In a Chinese op-ed published on Saturday, the newspaper said RSF did not represent “the true media industry.”“RSF has long become a political thug, and the World Press Freedom Index has degenerated into a political smear tool in recent years,” it wrote.
4 activists refuse to make arguments in League of Social Democrats trial

2 weeks ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

Four Hong Kong activists who pleaded not guilty to offences linked to holding street booths in 2023 declined to make their arguments during their trial, with one saying that “the truth is already very clear.”Three members of the pro-democracy League of Social Democrats (LSD) – Chan Po-ying, Dickson Chau and Yu Wai-pan – as well as activist Lee Ying-chi appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday morning.
The HK same-sex couples pursuing dreams of parenthood

2 weeks ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

This feature is the first in HKFP’s Partners in Pride series, which looks at how same-sex couples navigate life, death and everything in between ahead of the government’s October deadline to enact a framework to recognise same-sex partnerships. Jennifer has always wanted kids. As a primary school teacher in Hong Kong, she is surrounded by children five days a week. They excite her most days and wear her out on others – but still, she dreams of having her own to come home to. “I love their energy.
Airport Express fare hikes could drive passengers away: lawmakers

2 weeks ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

Increasing Hong Kong’s Airport Express fares could drive passengers to choose other modes of transport instead, lawmakers have said. Speaking at a Legislative Council Panel on Transport meeting on Friday, lawmaker Dominic Lee cited figures showing that ridership of the Airport Express had only recovered to 70 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. “Actually, airport statistics and figures from some airlines show that their recovery is higher than 70 per cent,” he said in Cantonese.
Airport departure tax rise could hurt HK's competitiveness: lawmaker

3 weeks ago | hongkongfp.com | Hillary Leung

An increase in Hong Kong’s airport departure tax could hurt the city’s competitiveness, a lawmaker has said, after the government doubled down on plans to increase the levy from HK$120 to HK$200 despite criticism. Lawmaker Lo Wai-kwok said on a Commercial Radio programme on Thursday that amid competition from other destinations such as the Greater Bay Area, Singapore and Thailand, a tax hike could deter short-haul travellers.