Hong Kong has emerged as a #fencing powerhouse at the Paris Olympics, topping the sport's medal table with two gold medals, but the seeds of success were sown half a century ago. Story by Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Hong Kong biologists are warning of “the worst ordeal” facing local corals since 2017, with bleaching events aggravating and being more frequent in the city’s key marine reserves. Some species known to be heat resilient turned pale, they add. sc.mp/gwjun?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

Blindfolded and bundled out of his secret prison, Ahmad Bin Quasem held his breath and waited to be shot. Instead, he was tossed from a car and into a muddy ditch on Dhaka's outskirts, with no knowledge of the national upheaval that prompted his release. rfi.fr/en/internation…

“Climate change affects everyone but the impact is not equal” - ⁦AFP News Agency⁩ story on how scorching heat magnifies housing crunch for Hong Kong's elderly like 84yo retired janitor Chun Loi. france24.com/en/live-news/2…

【Press Release】Press freedom in Hong Kong at 11-year low according to media survey, amid fears over Article 23 national security law Press Release: tiny.cc/HKPFI2023_eng

#JUSTIN: Hong Kong activist Chan Po-ying has lost her appeal against her conviction of collecting money in a public place without a permit. Judge Frankie Yiu said Chan "undoubtedly organised and participated" in street-level fundraising for her political party without a permit.

“Power to the people”, veteran activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung reiterated his lifelong belief in his mitigation letter for the #HK47 #NSL case that was released through his party LSD. “Although I am a prisoner today, I have no complaint.” facebook.com/share/p/bdeSe8…

A #HongKong judge deemed 11 out of 17 #StandNews articles to be seditious and convicted ex-top editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam for running them. Made this table based on Hong Kong Free Press HKFP records.

The #StandNews trial became a battleground for press freedom in #HongKong. Some ex-employees found it discouraging, but one media researcher said watching Chung defend the press was an "inspiration". More on how ex-reporters saw it: barrons.com/news/hit-my-he…

"The only way for journalists to defend the freedom of the press is to report, just like everyone who is still holding fast to their posts today." By Holmes Chan and Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 barrons.com/news/hit-my-he…

Who is Chung Pui-kuen? The founding chief editor of #StandNews has been barred from speaking to media as part of his bail conditions. But we have talked to his college friends and former colleagues, and this is the man in their memories:

Humiliation, grievances, anger, confusion, encouragement, inspiration … Ex-#StandNews staff shared a mix of feelings about witnessing the years-long legal wrestle, and hearing their chief editors’ testimonies : Story w/Holmes Chan barrons.com/news/hit-my-he…