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The Hong Kong Federation of Students, a pro-democracy student org has announced the motion to disband has passed earlier today, ending 68 years of student-led activism in HK society.
In a Facebook post, the group cited "changing circumstances" and "severe pressure" as reasons for disbandment.
In a Facebook post, the group cited "changing circumstances" and "severe pressure" as reasons for disbandment.
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
The Hong Kong Federation of Students, a pro-democracy student org has announced the motion to disband has passed earlier today, ending 68 years of student-led activism in HK society.
In a Facebook post, the group cited "changing circumstances" and "severe pressure" as reasons for disbandment.
In a Facebook post, the group cited "changing circumstances" and "severe pressure" as reasons for disbandment.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker announced that USA will continue to send weapons to Ukraine through the alliance, including offensive systems, until a peace agreement is signed.
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker announced that USA will continue to send weapons to Ukraine through the alliance, including offensive systems, until a peace agreement is signed.
6 persons age 29 to 35 have experienced mild food poisoning symptoms after consuming oysters at steak house Chef's Cuts at a mall called AIRSIDE in Kai Tak, Hong Kong. This is the 4th case of food poisoning reported in Hong Kong this week.
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
6 persons age 29 to 35 have experienced mild food poisoning symptoms after consuming oysters at steak house Chef's Cuts at a mall called AIRSIDE in Kai Tak, Hong Kong. This is the 4th case of food poisoning reported in Hong Kong this week.
2 of Hong Kong police motorcycles have collided with each other on Repulse Bay Road, one officer has been hospitalized.
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 AM
2 of Hong Kong police motorcycles have collided with each other on Repulse Bay Road, one officer has been hospitalized.
A HK taxi driver (pictured) has been fined HK$1000 (US$128) for being being rude after to a passenger after he was requested to slow down his driving, the driver also threw the change outside the vehicle after the passenger has paid.
February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A HK taxi driver (pictured) has been fined HK$1000 (US$128) for being being rude after to a passenger after he was requested to slow down his driving, the driver also threw the change outside the vehicle after the passenger has paid.
IMO there should be some nuance between setting "some things" on fire and setting a building on fire. A pile of burning debris in the middle of the road may serve a purpose, like impeding law enforcement.
If random masked men are setting fires in your community, I think you should feel free to film them. Especially if dozens of other people and several national news crews are filming them. They are not "allies," they're arsonists. Grow up.
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
IMO there should be some nuance between setting "some things" on fire and setting a building on fire. A pile of burning debris in the middle of the road may serve a purpose, like impeding law enforcement.
HKGov finally confirms that a social worker died on 22 Jan last month. Media report that the social worker was reportedly assigned to supporting victims of the Tai Po fire under the "one social worker per household" arrangement.
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
HKGov finally confirms that a social worker died on 22 Jan last month. Media report that the social worker was reportedly assigned to supporting victims of the Tai Po fire under the "one social worker per household" arrangement.
4 persons suspected of catching food poisoning after consuming oysters and salad from upscale French restaurant L'AMOUR in Central, Hong Kong.
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
4 persons suspected of catching food poisoning after consuming oysters and salad from upscale French restaurant L'AMOUR in Central, Hong Kong.
HKGov aiming to start granting licences to "dog friendly" restaurants by mid-year. This follows after HK Chief Executive John Lee released a plan to update a now outdated policy banning dogs inside restaurants under existing regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
HKGov aiming to start granting licences to "dog friendly" restaurants by mid-year. This follows after HK Chief Executive John Lee released a plan to update a now outdated policy banning dogs inside restaurants under existing regulations.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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HK Secretary for Security Chris Tang remarked that some "so called fighters" "wished to receive military training overseas, and when they return to HK, to continue to conduct resistance against the government" when commenting on 2 HK volunteers killed in combat in Ukraine.
January 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
HK Secretary for Security Chris Tang remarked that some "so called fighters" "wished to receive military training overseas, and when they return to HK, to continue to conduct resistance against the government" when commenting on 2 HK volunteers killed in combat in Ukraine.
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HK$100,000,000 saved.
July 2023: I discovered Hong Kong's Technology Voucher Programme (TVP), captured all public data, and identified likely fraud.
March 2025: The Collective turned this TVP data into an investigative piece.
Today: ICAC arrested 18 people connected to one TVP fraud ring.
July 2023: I discovered Hong Kong's Technology Voucher Programme (TVP), captured all public data, and identified likely fraud.
March 2025: The Collective turned this TVP data into an investigative piece.
Today: ICAC arrested 18 people connected to one TVP fraud ring.
ICAC, HKSAR - Press Releases - Thirty-three from two corruption syndicates netted by ICAC over $150m government technology subsidies fraud
Press Releases - Thirty-three from two corruption syndicates netted by ICAC over $150m government technology subsidies fraud
www.icac.org.hk
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
HK$100,000,000 saved.
July 2023: I discovered Hong Kong's Technology Voucher Programme (TVP), captured all public data, and identified likely fraud.
March 2025: The Collective turned this TVP data into an investigative piece.
Today: ICAC arrested 18 people connected to one TVP fraud ring.
July 2023: I discovered Hong Kong's Technology Voucher Programme (TVP), captured all public data, and identified likely fraud.
March 2025: The Collective turned this TVP data into an investigative piece.
Today: ICAC arrested 18 people connected to one TVP fraud ring.
More from Chan Yuen-han's attack on buses: "Double-decker buses are very dangerous, it is unsuitable for Hong Kong to have these heavy British colonial era flavored products"
Passenger safety is a red herring, it's about removing Hong Kong's unique cultural identity.
Passenger safety is a red herring, it's about removing Hong Kong's unique cultural identity.
Pro-Beijing ex-lawmaker Chan Yuen-han writes in op-ed that government should look into banning standing positions and replacing iconic double decker buses in HK to address passenger safety. This comes after the government introduced a law requiring passengers to buckle up on buses this month.
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
More from Chan Yuen-han's attack on buses: "Double-decker buses are very dangerous, it is unsuitable for Hong Kong to have these heavy British colonial era flavored products"
Passenger safety is a red herring, it's about removing Hong Kong's unique cultural identity.
Passenger safety is a red herring, it's about removing Hong Kong's unique cultural identity.
A little piece of history uncovered, soon to be a litt bit of history lost.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A little piece of history uncovered, soon to be a litt bit of history lost.
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I wrote it on Twitter and I'll now do it on Bluesky: that "lawmakers" -- including now retired pro-Beijingers -- do NOT regularly take public transportation. And thus really should not have much/any say with regards to public transport regulations, etc.
Pro-Beijing ex-lawmaker Chan Yuen-han writes in op-ed that government should look into banning standing positions and replacing iconic double decker buses in HK to address passenger safety. This comes after the government introduced a law requiring passengers to buckle up on buses this month.
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I wrote it on Twitter and I'll now do it on Bluesky: that "lawmakers" -- including now retired pro-Beijingers -- do NOT regularly take public transportation. And thus really should not have much/any say with regards to public transport regulations, etc.
Irate man kicks and shatters glass on bus door exit for no apparent reason in Hong Kong.
January 29, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Irate man kicks and shatters glass on bus door exit for no apparent reason in Hong Kong.
Don't be silly, this is the same nonsense the CCP pushed during the HK protests. People learn, Hong Kongers in 2019 picked up where they left off in 2014/2016. Americans learned the same lessons.
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Don't be silly, this is the same nonsense the CCP pushed during the HK protests. People learn, Hong Kongers in 2019 picked up where they left off in 2014/2016. Americans learned the same lessons.
Pro-Beijing ex-lawmaker Chan Yuen-han writes in op-ed that government should look into banning standing positions and replacing iconic double decker buses in HK to address passenger safety. This comes after the government introduced a law requiring passengers to buckle up on buses this month.
January 29, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Pro-Beijing ex-lawmaker Chan Yuen-han writes in op-ed that government should look into banning standing positions and replacing iconic double decker buses in HK to address passenger safety. This comes after the government introduced a law requiring passengers to buckle up on buses this month.
Hong Kong spin-off of Domino's, Pizza-Box has ceased operating. The last store has been shuttered, the website inaccessible and voice mail box full. At it's height, the local chain had 14 outlets but only 2 remained by 2025.
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Hong Kong spin-off of Domino's, Pizza-Box has ceased operating. The last store has been shuttered, the website inaccessible and voice mail box full. At it's height, the local chain had 14 outlets but only 2 remained by 2025.
I tried to warn you guys that Chinese style censorship on TikTok was coming, that the people who had no qualms censoring topics on Douyin in China would have no problem doing it under new management, and here we are.
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I tried to warn you guys that Chinese style censorship on TikTok was coming, that the people who had no qualms censoring topics on Douyin in China would have no problem doing it under new management, and here we are.
2 more activists to be released from prison in HK this morning, ex-district councillor Fergus Leung and Sam Cheung were released and departed their respective prisons. To date, 18 out of 45 activists found guilty for attempting to win a election have completed their sentence
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
2 more activists to be released from prison in HK this morning, ex-district councillor Fergus Leung and Sam Cheung were released and departed their respective prisons. To date, 18 out of 45 activists found guilty for attempting to win a election have completed their sentence
Speaking of unmarked vehicles…time for another 2019 HK story. So back in the day, to deter unmarked cop cars from posing as volunteer vehicles, tech savvy protestors built a Telegram bot, you'd message the bot with a car plate and it'd tell you if the car is sus.
this is actually a very accurate report on what we're doing, except for the outside assistance and "lethal harassment" part. it's a massive, decentralized network. ICE cars enter the neighborhood, instantly pick up several tails, are logged, and are escorted out. it's hopeless. you should leave.
The rest of it is even funnier
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Speaking of unmarked vehicles…time for another 2019 HK story. So back in the day, to deter unmarked cop cars from posing as volunteer vehicles, tech savvy protestors built a Telegram bot, you'd message the bot with a car plate and it'd tell you if the car is sus.
Over a hundred fish allowed to suffocate to death after fish pond they live in were emptied for cleaning in King Lam Estate in TKO, Hong Kong. Cleaners apparently did not care and left the job site and the fish unattended.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Over a hundred fish allowed to suffocate to death after fish pond they live in were emptied for cleaning in King Lam Estate in TKO, Hong Kong. Cleaners apparently did not care and left the job site and the fish unattended.
I like how Republicans are distancing themselves from Miller not because of morality or ethics but because they're taking a hit politically.
Interesting. Stephen Miller is looking increasingly isolated inside the White House as others start realizing that deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is hurting Republicans politically.
Per WSJ:
Per WSJ:
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I like how Republicans are distancing themselves from Miller not because of morality or ethics but because they're taking a hit politically.
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There's a saying in Chinese, repeated often during the 2019 HK protest:
世上沒有從天而降的英雄, 只有挺身而出的凡人
"There are no heaven-sent heroes in this world. There are only ordinary people who choose to show extraordinary courage."
That's Minnesota today. And Iran.
世上沒有從天而降的英雄, 只有挺身而出的凡人
"There are no heaven-sent heroes in this world. There are only ordinary people who choose to show extraordinary courage."
That's Minnesota today. And Iran.
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
There's a saying in Chinese, repeated often during the 2019 HK protest:
世上沒有從天而降的英雄, 只有挺身而出的凡人
"There are no heaven-sent heroes in this world. There are only ordinary people who choose to show extraordinary courage."
That's Minnesota today. And Iran.
世上沒有從天而降的英雄, 只有挺身而出的凡人
"There are no heaven-sent heroes in this world. There are only ordinary people who choose to show extraordinary courage."
That's Minnesota today. And Iran.