Tom Grundy
@tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com
Director, Founder, Firefighter at @hongkongfp.com - Non-profit, 100% independent impartial #HongKong news since 2015. Views own. Not leaving. #PressingOn https://tomgrundy.org/
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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.
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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.
“The First Night”- a unique photo exhibition on November 25-26, captured by our friends experiencing homelessness and led by professional photographer Ben Marans.
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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.
“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.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
1/ Hong Kong’s punk community has raised HK$21,375 for hungry Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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
HKUST to run Hong Kong’s 3rd medical school, with first student intake in 2028
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.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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...
Tai Kwun's art book fair will not return following 5-year run
Tai Kwun's art book fair will not be returning this year, the Central arts hub has confirmed.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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.
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China in ‘covert and calculated’ effort to recruit MPs and peers, minister says
Dan Jarvis gives Commons statement after MI5 alert about LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu and Shirly Shen
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November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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.
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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.
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WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding
Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work
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November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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.
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
ReutersInst: Your AI butler will serve you “factslop”: How zero click hurts the consumer, and the newsrooms LLMs depend on.
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Your AI butler will serve you “factslop”: How zero click hurts the consumer, and the newsrooms LLMs depend on
The rise of GenAI is already damaging the integrity of the information ecosystem and things will get worse in the years to come, argues Katya Gorchinskaya in this essay.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
ReutersInst: Your AI butler will serve you “factslop”: How zero click hurts the consumer, and the newsrooms LLMs depend on.
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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.
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More streets for walking, fewer cars on our roads | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Most car journeys in Hong Kong have only one person in the vehicle. In other words, most of the traffic clogging the streets is down to individuals dragging around a three-seater sofa, a pair of armch...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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.
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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...
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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...
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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
Hong Kong to hold free concert to boost turnout for 'patriots only' elections
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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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[Sponsored] Lamma Fun Day is this Saturday, 11am-11pm, completely free of charge with an all-star line-up. The one-day family-friendly charity event includes 45 bands, artists and DJs, a bar, festival food, an auction and plenty of kids' activities.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
[Sponsored] Lamma Fun Day is this Saturday, 11am-11pm, completely free of charge with an all-star line-up. The one-day family-friendly charity event includes 45 bands, artists and DJs, a bar, festival food, an auction and plenty of kids' activities.
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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
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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.
Meanwhile, 35 current-term lawmakers will not seek re-election for the 90-seat chamber. Graphic: @HKFP.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#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.
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...
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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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.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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.
Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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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
HKU regains position as Asia's top university in QS rankings
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.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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
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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
4 nabbed for allegedly damaging HK legislative poll posters, campaign flag
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.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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
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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.
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A Book: Neon Is Not Dead: The Future of a Hong Kong Icon
It's about the rise, fall, and rebirth of Hong Kong’s living light
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November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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 ⬇️
Consider backing our Kickstarter campaign ⬇️
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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
Full story & IRD response: buff.ly/kmYJ5wK
November 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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
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.
In the end, Tik almost always voted w/the gov't. Pro-Beijing lawmakers were more rebellious than him.
Departing lawmakers reflect how Hong Kong no longer tolerates even mild dissent in the legislative chamber, and that attempts to change the system from within have failed, according to scholars and observers. In full: buff.ly/sDmfLYC
Hong Kong legislature now an 'echo chamber', 4 years after shake-up
Departing lawmakers reflect how Hong Kong no longer tolerates even mild dissent in the legislative chamber, and that attempts to change the system from within have failed, according to scholars and observers.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
“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.
In the end, Tik almost always voted w/the gov't. Pro-Beijing lawmakers were more rebellious than him.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Members of HK$150/month unlock 8 benefits. @hongkongfp.com
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