Hongkongers are paying tribute to victims of the deadly Tai Po fire, which has claimed at least 128 lives, as an official three-day mourning period began on Saturday. In full: buff.ly/SQaWH2L

As Hongkongers mourn the dead in Tai Po, authorities face a test of governance with next weekend's election potentially postponed. In full: buff.ly/chdyyfq

HK migrant labour NGOs are working around the clock to locate domestic workers still missing after the fatal Tai Po fire and to support survivors, as more migrant workers have been confirmed dead in the tragedy. In full: buff.ly/Wnzezuh

China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported Saturday, after at least 128 people were killed in one of HK's deadliest blazes. In full: buff.ly/HxHDEk2

A dog has been reunited with its owners, who had been anxiously waiting outside Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po after it went missing for two days during the massive fire that broke out on Wednesday. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

"I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing... Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home," Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court resident Lim ALim, who escaped the deadly blaze, wrote. In full: buff.ly/RSWd85s

A must-read account of a Wang Fuk Court resident who escaped the deadly blaze: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/i...

HKFP rounds up messages from government bodies, foreign state leaders and concern groups, as firefighters continue their operations at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court. In full: buff.ly/CzS8TbM

Independent, trusted, on-the-ground coverage of the tragic blaze at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po: buff.ly/6HVaFLa

NEW:🦁The Lion Rock spirit in action: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/g... #hongkong @hongkongfp.com A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.

1/ GUIDE: Hongkongers are responding to the deadly blaze in #TaiPo, donating supplies, money and blood to assist in the relief effort. 👉HKFP rounds up fundraisers and initiatives for readers looking to contribute. Please share: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/27/h...

NEW: Family members of missing Wang Fuk Court residents scrambled to find their loved ones on Thursday. They rushed from one temporary shelter to another to register details of their missing family members, while waiting for an update on the rescue operation. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/27/h...

THREAD: All-you-need-to-know: Full #HongKong fire updates as of 8pm Thursday from the team at @hongkongfp.com...

🚨@HKFP LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGv... A major fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in Tai Po has killed at least four people, including a firefighter, and injured three others, according to the Fire Services Department. Full coverage: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/b...

A major fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in Tai Po has killed at least four people, including a firefighter, and injured three others, according to the Fire Services Department (FSD). hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/b...

An anonymous “patriotic organisation” has called for a halt to the production and sale of merchandise for a cancelled LGBTQ-themed theatre production. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/25/p...

1/ The Hong Kong Pride Committee axed an outdoor festival at Kwun Tong Promenade after being told the venue was unavailable due to “construction work.” hongkongfp.com/2025/11/24/h... A separate indoor event, the Rainbow Market, took place as normal on Sunday.

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Around 130,000 festive articles were put up across the city to celebrate Oct 1 National Day, costing taxpayers approx. HK$24.6 million in total, per gov't data obtained by @hongkongfp.com IN FULL: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/25/e...

👏Hope to see more headlines in the UK about the thieving corporate monoliths Brits are subsidising by the billions, instead of the constant bleating about pennies spent on refugees. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/dead...

1/ #HongKong authorities are considering invoking the homegrown security law for the first time to ban two overseas political groups they deem subversive from operating in the city. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/25/a...

Opinion: “Low-cost electricity can be used as a stepping stone to encourage people to switch to efficient, magically futuristic electrotech, powered by renewables,” writes Basel Kirmani. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/23/h...

ImpactHK: “The First Night”- a unique photo exhibition on November 25-26, captured by our friends experiencing homelessness and led by professional photographer Ben Marans.

1/ Hong Kong’s punk community has raised HK$21,375 for hungry Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/19/h...

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The gov't has chosen the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to run the city’s third medical school, with the first cohort of students expected to enrol in 2028. In full: buff.ly/sClTSB5

1/ Tai Kwun’s art book fair will not be returning this year, the Central arts hub has confirmed to HKFP. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/19/t...

Guardian: MPs and peers have been told they face “a covert and calculated” attempt to recruit parliamentarians through two LinkedIn profiles linked to the Chinese intelligence service. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Guardian: The World Health Organization has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter – or over 2,000 jobs – by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the US, announced its departure. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

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ReutersInst: Your AI butler will serve you “factslop”: How zero click hurts the consumer, and the newsrooms LLMs depend on. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/your-ai...

OPINION: “Hong Kong, blessed as it is not only with a high concentration of space-efficient towers but also the world’s best public transport system, is well positioned to lean into pedestrianisation,” writes Basel Kirmani for @hongkongfp.com. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/15/m...

1/ In last week's edition of our unmissable HKFP Monitor newsletter, we look at how government departments and officials are going all out on promoting the upcoming "patriots only" elections... hongkongfp.com/2025/11/15/h...

The government will hold a free concert on the eve of the upcoming December 7 legislative elections in an effort to encourage people to vote. In full: buff.ly/Hi3xWSn

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RSF Press Freedom Predators of 2025: rsf.org/en/2025-pres... Their tactics may differ, but their goals are the same: silencing independent voices and undermining the right to information. @rsf.org

#HongKong’s election authorities have received 161 nominations for candidates to run in December’s “patriots only” legislative race: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/07/h... Meanwhile, 35 current-term lawmakers will not seek re-election for the 90-seat chamber. Graphic: @HKFP.

1/ Update: 💕THANK YOU @hongkongfp.com READERS: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/06/t...

Social media influencer Joseph Lam was escorted to the Eastern Magistrates' Courts on Thursday morning in a police van, as Hong Kong's largest cryptocurrency fraud case is set to be mentioned. Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has reclaimed its position as Asia's top university in a regional university ranking after 15 years, overtaking Peking University. In full: buff.ly/EsFsqrp

HK police have arrested one man and three teenage boys on suspicion of damaging a campaign flag and three posters promoting next month's "patriots only" Legislative Council (LegCo) elections. In full: buff.ly/eVwitnv

Very proud to have contributed a few chapters to this book on the past, present, and future of neon in HK. The process showed me how it’s so much more than just sappy sentimentality to mourn HK’s lost lights — and that despite everything… neon’s not dead. Consider backing our Kickstarter campaign ⬇️

HKFP has paid HK$57,692 in order to close a tax probe that was ongoing for nearly two years. With our full cooperation, auditors were only able to uncover an alleged tax shortfall worth HK$3,020 in 2021-22 amid a 7-year investigation into our accounts. Full story & IRD response: buff.ly/kmYJ5wK

“It used to be that (the legislature) had the benefit of free expression… Now it is more uniform,” self-styled non-establishment lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen said. In the end, Tik almost always voted w/the gov't. Pro-Beijing lawmakers were more rebellious than him.

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HKFP has paid the tax office HK$57,692 in order to close a 20-month tax probe. With our full cooperation, auditors were only able to uncover an alleged shortfall worth HK$3,020 in 2021-22 amid a seven-year investigation into our accounts. In full: buff.ly/0PreAqa

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For Halloween, a friend once came as "Hong Kong gov't bureaucracy" -- wrapped in red tape, hollering "cannot."

Andrew Chiu, who testified against his co-defendants in the trial, was expected to be freed from jail in early 2028. He was released on Tuesday.