The FCC hosts a Diplomatic Cocktail twice a year, allowing Correspondent & Journalist members to interact with representatives of Hong Kong’s consular community.

This week, the FCC held a welcoming reception for the 2025-2026 Clare Hollingworth Fellows - Trista Xinyi Luo & Samra Zulfaqar.

In 2023, Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal issued a verdict that gave the government a two-year deadline to create the legal framework necessary to recognise same-sex marriage.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is pleased to announce that it has chosen Trista Xinyi Luo & Samra Zulfaqar as recipients of the seventh annual Clare Hollingworth Fellowship.

The FCC welcomes back Tyler Brûlé, the Editorial Director of Monocle magazine, for a Club Lunch on November 6 (next Thursday).

As Formula One inches closer toward the end of its longest-ever season, former racecar driver & motorsport expert @matthewmarshf1.bsky.social returned to the FCC this week to share his latest insights with a crowd of the Club’s most dedicated F1 fans.

The October issue of The Correspondent is here! This issue's cover story looks back at the FCC's first home in #HongKong - the Stone House located on Kotewall Road in Mid-Levels.

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, just over 50 years ago. Spanning nearly two decades & resulting in a loss of over a million lives, it was one of the longest & deadliest conflicts in history.

REMINDER - Our Clare Hollingworth Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2025-2026. Early-career journalists & journalism students in #HongKong are eligible to apply.

#Newsrooms across the globe are facing increasing ethical challenges in their daily work.

According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of 2021, only 16% of parents in #HongKong read with their children — far below the international average of 42%.

The FCC’s Press Freedom Committee held a commemorative name-reading event on Monday to honour all the journalists and media workers who have been killed in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

"We once again urge Israeli authorities to allow independent journalists safe, unimpeded access into and out of Gaza, and to uphold their obligations to ensure press freedom and protection." Letter from @apnews.com & @reuters.com on the Nasser Hospital strikes: www.ap.org/the-definiti...

At least 5 Gazan journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital cpj.org?p=508077

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned by the confirmation that @bloomberg.com journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins has had her visa renewal application denied. Full statement: www.fcchk.org/visa-denial-...

Southeast Asia has become a hotspot for the notorious "scam farms" - large industrial complexes that hold people against their will & force them to scam others online using a variety of tactics. These scam farms aren’t new, but they are growing & citizens from all walks of life are their targets.

Staff Spotlight: Meet Demi Chef Tony Yu Tony has worked at the FCC for over 31 years. He starts work at 6:30am to prepare for breakfast, followed by afternoon lunch service. He loves to cook steak, lamb chops, shepherd’s pie, plus Christmas turkeys & large buffets.

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces. #JournalismIsNotACrime

In 1960, the acclaimed journalist Gay Talese wrote a piece for Esquire magazine titled “New York Is A City of Things Unnoticed”, detailing his many observations of people & places based on his exploration of the city that never sleeps.

The origins of the FCC can be traced back to 1940s Chongqing (then Chungking) to the Press Hostel, a hotspot for foreign correspondents covering WWII.

In the next episode of The Correspondent, @laurawestbrook.bsky.social talks to longtime member John Batten about the controversy behind the photo of "Napalm Girl" from the Vietnam War, which hangs on display in the FCC's Bunker alongside many other iconic wartime photos.

Morgan Davis is now President of the FCC Hong Kong. She recently sat down with Jarrod Watt on a new episode of The Correspondent #podcast to discuss the priorities for her term - the FCC's upcoming lease renewal, press freedom statements & more.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is deeply concerned about journalists working in the #Gaza Strip amid reports that they are facing the same risk of starvation as the people they are covering. Full statement: www.fcchk.org/fcc-statemen...

In the last 7 years, #HongKong has revamped its arts & culture scene by opening 3 institutions: the Palace Museum, M+ & Tai Kwun. Christie’s, Phillips & Sotheby’s have all established new Asia/APAC headquarters in #HK in the past 2 years, with Phillips located in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

According to the Pew Research Center, 62% of adults in the #US identified as #Christian from 2023-2024. The decline of #Christianity in the US has now plateaued, with #GenZ now surpassing previous generations’ interest in the Christian faith.

A warm welcome to Morgan Davis as the new President of our board! In her "Letter from the President," she expresses, “Our dedication to our historic building is also readily evident. I am confident we will maintain our place in Hong Kong for the foreseeable future.”

The July edition of The Correspondent is now available at the Club & online!

Shortly after beginning his second term as President of the United States, #DonaldTrump initiated another trade war & hit #China with tariffs of 145%. China retaliated with 125% tariffs on US goods, before both countries declared a 90-day truce.

Polo Bourieau first arrived in #HongKong in 2003. Bourieau soon made a name for himself in #Asia by commissioning monumental, site-specific sculptures that can be found in iconic locations across #HK & mainland #China.

The FCC's 2024-2025 Board Year was concluded by our Annual General Meeting (AGM) last month.

#HongKong is widely known as “Asia’s World City” & is home to over 7.5 million people. Over 90% of the city’s residents are Chinese, while the remaining population comes from South & Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, Africa & other regions.

Is #China a “menacing empire”? It’s more of a “risky, semi-empire” according to consultant & journalist Han Shih Toh.

Journalism Conference 2025 Recap - Keynote Speakers

Read our latest statement on multiple tax audits of independent media organisations: www.fcchk.org/fcc-statemen...

David Webb first arrived in #HongKong in 1991 as a young investment banker, unaware that his new assignment would turn into a lifetime. He went on to found Webb-site.com — a free online site that offers stock market news and data while advocating for better corporate & economic governance.

Journalism Conference 2025 Recap - Panels On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, the FCC held its annual Journalism Conference. Over 100 journalists & correspondents based in Hong Kong, as well as students & instructors from university journalism programmes across the city, attended the full-day event.

Journalism Conference 2025 Recap – Podcasts

Journalism Conference 2025 Recap: Workshops On May 3, #WorldPressFreedomDay, the FCC held its annual Journalism Conference. Over 100 journalists & correspondents based in #HongKong, as well as students & instructors from university journalism programmes across the city, attended the full-day event.

'#WorldPressFreedomDay acts as a reminder for #HongKong’s government officials to respect their stated commitment to press freedom, which is guaranteed in the city’s Basic Law,' says @fcchk.bsky.social www.fcchk.org/fcc-statemen...

Stand with journalists: the @fcchk.bsky.social front page on #IPF2025 #PressFreedom day www.fcchk.org

A rousing, passionate opening address on the state of #journalism in Hong Kong and its role in society from @fcchk.bsky.social president Lee Williamson

A new FCC #podcast is here, this time previewing our Journalism Conference this upcoming Saturday! In this episode, FCC President Lee Williamson discusses the results of the FCC 2025 Press Freedom survey & the Club’s upcoming Journalism Conference on May 3rd, 2025.

Our Journalism Conference, supported by Monocle, is this upcoming Saturday! Here's the Conference schedule & a preview of some - but not all - of the speakers that are a part of this year's lineup 🎤

The 2025 Press Freedom Survey Issue of The Correspondent is now available at the Club and online 📖

Video: watch Bill Lascher’s FCC talk about wartime China The Foreign Correspondents' Club's wall exhibition this month has featured the photography of Melville Jacoby -- an American freelance journalist, United Press stringer, and foreign correspondent for TIME and LIFE magazines who covered WWII…

📣 New podcast alert! 🎧 In this episode, veteran broadcast journalist & FCC Correspondent Board Governor @actualkaren.bsky.social leads a personal & revealing Q&A session after a screening of the documentary "The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause" (2024).

I loved discussing Mel Jacoby and journalism in wartime China at @fcchk.bsky.social last week. Check out this recording of our discussion! Thanks to everyone at the FCC and beyond who made it happen. I felt both welcome and appreciated. #history #press #meljacoby www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

‼️Attention all #journalists, #journalism educators & journalism students in #HongKong - registration for this year’s Journalism Conference is now open! #TheWayForward2025

When thinking about #Picasso, #HongKong may not be the first place that one may consider to be associated with the famous artist. However, that gradually changed in the late 2010s after Felix Kwok became the Head of Modern Art for Sotheby’s Asia.

Looking forward to our Journalism Conference? Here are some of the topics that will be covered in our panels and workshops this year ⬇️