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Civil servants file lawsuit against colleague accused of pocketing HK$33m Mark Six group jackpot hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/c...

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Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’ after alleged Mao joke hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/m...

Hong Kong police officer stabbed during 2020 protest seeks at least HK$220K in damages hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/h...

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Hong Kong privacy watchdog issues guidance on AI 'smart glasses' to curb covert surveillance In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/h... Photo: Caleb Oquendo/Pexels.com.

Civil servants file lawsuit against colleague accused of pocketing HK$33m Mark Six group jackpot In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/c... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Gov't demands report within week following blaze at Shek Kwu Chau waste facility In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/g... Photo: edward.chung_, via Threads.

Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments' after alleged Mao joke In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/m... Photo: Mengniu.

A Hong Kong police officer has sought at least HK$220,000 in damages from a man who stabbed him during a protest in 2020. In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/27/h... Photo: May James/HKFP.

China condemns US designation of Confucius Institutes as threat hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/c...

Lawmaker questions whether proposed HK$100,000 fines for private hospitals will deter hidden fees hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/l...

Close to 1,000 evacuated after No. 3 alarm fire hits Shek Kwu Chau waste incineration facility hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/c...

Hong Kong police arrest man allegedly caught lacing cat food with rat poison hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/h...

Hong Kong athletes bag 41 medals at Asian Para Games with historic boccia run hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/h...

China’s Communist Party elite gather for closed-door governance talks hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/c...

Cost barriers leave Hong Kong’s low-income elderly shut out of advance medical directives despite landmark law hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/c...

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Hong Kong athletes bag 41 medals at Asian Para Games with historic boccia run In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/h... Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee, via Facebook.

China's Communist Party elite gather for closed-door governance talks In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/c... Photo: Communist Party of China.

Cost barriers leave Hong Kong's low-income elderly shut out of advance medical directives despite landmark law In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/26/c... Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

Tropical Storm Champi nears China after battering Taiwan, Japan hongkongfp.com/2026/10/25/t...

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Infographic chart showing the US arms sales to Taiwan during the recent US presidents' tenures. Graphic: AFP.

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China-funded Confucius Institutes deemed US national security threat: Hegseth hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/c...

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/t...

Police arrest 2 over HK$900K street scam involving fake lockout stories hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/p...

China-funded Confucius Institutes deemed US national security threat: Hegseth In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/c... Photo: Wikicommons.

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/t... Photo: I-Hwa Cheng /AFP.

Police arrest 2 over HK$900K street scam involving fake lockout stories In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/24/p... Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.

Grandmother, domestic worker arrested for suspected child neglect after viral videos spark investigation hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/g...

‘A very sick individual’: Hong Kong student convicted of 12 sexual offences against underage girls gets 10 years in prison hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/a...

‘Game of cat and mouse’: Digital Policy Office urges immediate patching as AI-discovered PHP flaws threaten global web hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/g...

China’s first AI film hits cinemas but ticket sales lag hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/c...

Hong Kong slams UK’s ‘untruthful remarks’ in 6-monthly report highlighting ‘expanding scope’ of national security laws hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/h...

Society for Hong Kong Studies to disband after 9 years citing lack of funding hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/s...

At least 16 dead in Tibet quake: China state media hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/a...

Third Hong Kong media outlet receives suspicious letter with unknown powder from UK hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/t...

Grandmother, domestic worker arrested for suspected child neglect after viral videos spark investigation In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/g... Photo: Screenshot, via Threads.

'A very sick individual': Hong Kong student convicted of 12 sexual offences against underage girls gets 10 years in prison In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/23/a... Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.