1,000 Hong Kong restaurants get permits to allow dogs starting July 9
According to the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, 343 dog-friendly restaurants are located on Hong Kong Island, 326 in Kowloon, and 331 in the New Territories.
63-year-old Ocean Park staffer dies after collapsing at work
Police told HKFP that they received a report at 9:08am after the man, surnamed Luk, was found unconscious outside a staff restroom before starting his duties.
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16 arrested over alleged MPF fraud using fake medical certificates
Police said that a syndicate had forged medical certificates to allow claimants to falsely claim they were totally incapacitated or suffered from a terminal illness to withdraw their Mandatory Provident Fund contributions early.
Natasha dolls: Hong Kong advocates decry ‘dehumanising’ Black baby ‘stress relief’ toy trending in China
“No design is created, marketed, and sold in isolation of thought and purpose. The design, manufacturing, and selling of a Black baby doll to abuse at one’s whims is at the root of the existence of movements like Black Lives Matter,” Monique Franz, a writer and publisher, told HKFP.
In Pictures: Activists stopped near ex-vigil site amid large police deployment on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
A man was surrounded by police officers on Paterson Street after being spotted holding a candle. Another man was intercepted by police after he put on a blindfold and used a red marker pen to write on his arm outside the Sogo department store.
In Pictures: For 4th year, patriotic carnival held on former site of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen crackdown vigils
Legislative Council (LegCo) President Starry Lee praised the Hometown Market Carnival for not only showcasing Chinese specialities, but also boosting the local economy and enhancing exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland China.
Explainer: What to know about Hong Kong’s past Tiananmen commemorations and nat. security trial of vigil leaders
HKFP looked at the events surrounding the establishment of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the Tiananmen vigils it organised, and the ongoing national security trial of its leaders.
HKFP Lens: Dragon and lion dances bring Tam Kung Festival to life in Shau Kei Wan
Lion and dragon dance troupes, martial artists and acrobats paraded along Shau Kei Wan Main Street East, from the Factory Street Playground to the historic Tam Kung Temple near the waterfront.
Opinion
A brief history of anonymously scattered leaflets
“No doubt government policies are usually well chosen and efficiently implemented. Still, our leaders should perhaps take a word of advice from Oliver Cromwell… ‘I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken’,” writes Tim Hamlett.
A middle way for Legislative Council: Finding balance in legislature’s ‘own role’
“Hong Kong needs a middle way for LegCo – somewhere between the dysfunction seen from the 2014 Umbrella Movement through the 2019 protests and a rubber stamp,” writes John Burns.
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Investigation: Illegal firings, cancelled visas and lack of healthcare – how domestic workers facing critical illness are left in limbo
Investigation shows how over 700 domestic workers faced life-threatening illnesses in Hong Kong over the past five years. Many were abandoned by employers, agents, and governments, and were often denied access to treatments that represented their only hope for survival.
Eyes in the sky: Hong Kong police tackle petty crime with drone patrols, but privacy concerns linger
Police have been rapidly expanding their use of surveillance technology and automated drones, using them to hunt down people who overstayed visas or gambled illegally. However, privacy concerns remain, especially if AI capabilities are incorporated.
In Pictures: Hong Kong filmmaker’s quest to document city’s native newt and other wildlife
Fung Hon-shing – one of the few full-time ecological producers in Hong Kong – spends long hours in the countryside capturing footage of wild animals. An HKFP journalist spent more than a year following him.
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