I met Melvis the #hongkong#elvis in 2019 when I was helping to produce a documentary on him. During the process I ended up getting to know him and his family quite well. He lived in the same area as me in 沙田 where we would go to Dai pai dongs together and chat about life (1)
David Webb said his proposal for a public transparency project was rejected by the University of Hong Kong.
HKU's response to @AFP:
"(HKU) is an institution dedicated to academic excellence, we will continue to uphold academic freedom and the freedom of thought and speech."
Of power struggles and power shots,
Of machismo, of bravado, of Cockpiece dots
Of money men and honey gems
Of credit crunches and clock work munches
Of sordid sires and affairs of state
Don't you worry - you won't be late
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For the devil is in Malmesbury
and the seers sin
A hasty retreat - for the insightful grin
Shoot the messenger cried the gin
A drunken craze of human din
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How do the people of Macau—heir to a 442-year colonial history and witness to a two-decade casino boom—think of themselves and what they stand for?
@AFP spoke to a Patuá playwright, a colonial government minister, a film director and a Xiaohongshu influencer to learn more.🧵1⃣
Kissinger is dead. He set US China policy for the late Cold War and beyond. Only in the last 5 years have we seen the full consequences — and costs — of his influence.
A thread 🧵
Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊
A Porsche with the numberplate "US 8964" was surrounded by Hong Kong police earlier tonight. In total six motorcycle police stopped the vehicle on Gloucester Road.
It was then impounded.
📸: @hkfp Kyle Lam
#BREAKING: Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been barred from challenging a decision by Hong Kong's National Security Committee to withhold the working visa for the lawyer of his choice, veteran British human rights barrister Tim Owen, a court ruled on Friday.