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In Pictures: How Hong Kong’s Gen Z rappers are navigating their careers online
Words by James Lee Hong Kong’s local rap scene has been going through a dry spell lately. Shows, as with other independent music scenes, have shrunken in size and dropped in frequency since the days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when local subcultures rallied around homegrown talent. Cheeseekit at a rap concert on July 26, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A rap concert on July 26, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A rap concert on July 26, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
HKFP Lens: 1.4 million visitors flock to Hong Kong over China’s Golden Week holiday
Over 1.4 million tourists from across the Chinese mainland visited Hong Kong over the weeklong “Golden Week” holiday marking National Day, official statistics have shown. Tourists take photos on the Po Pin Chau observation deck in Sai Kung on October 1, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Gone are the days when mainland visitors were drawn to Hong Kong’s high-end shopping. Now, many are descending on once-sleepy neighbourhoods and scenic country parks to “check in” on social media apps like Xiaohongshu.
A legal and ethical architecture for a surgical video data registry in England
Abstract Surgical video is an emerging, high-value data source for quality improvement, education, and AI-enabled innovation, yet existing legal and ethical frameworks have not been designed with its distinctive properties in mind. In this perspective we propose a governance architecture for a surgical video data research registry in England that clarifies how surgical video should be classified across health law and data protection law, and how these regimes intersect over the data lifecycle.
HKFP Lens: Fans celebrate Hong Kong icon Leslie Cheung on what would have been his 70th birthday
Exhibitions and events around Hong Kong have celebrated local icon Leslie Cheung on what would have been his 70th birthday on September 12. More than 23 years after his death, the events show how Cheung left his mark not only on the worlds of music and film, but also in the hearts of countless fans who still think of him as family. The “Miss You Much Leslie 70th Birthday Exhibition” in Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Sha Tin, September 17, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
In Pictures: 30 years on, Pokémon fever brings Hong Kong hobbyists and world champs together
Words by Hans Tse On a scorching July weekend, thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district to search for a rare Pokémon that could only be seen through the screen of a smartphone. A man holds an infant baby and pose for photos with a costumed Pikachu in a shopping mall in Whampoa district, July 26, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/ HKFP. This was Mewtwo, a legendary Pokémon in the beloved Japanese video game and animation series that was first launched in 1996.
HKFP Lens: ‘Love at last sight’ – bidding farewell to Hong Kong’s modernist General Post Office after 50 years
When the General Post Office was built in Central half a century ago, conservationists mourned the loss of the building it replaced. Exterior of the General Post Office. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The old General Post Office was a marvel of Edwardian architecture: sweeping archways and granite veranda pillars beneath a distinctive façade of rose-coloured Amoy brick – the gold standard for durability on the storm-lashed South China coast. The GPO’s ground-floor entrance at 2 Connaught Place.
When physicians and AI work together, who is accountable? How to lay out medical liability
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming embedded in hospitals and healthcare clinics. Yet, with the benefits of AI tools come fresh patient-safety risks — and questions about who is responsible when things go wrong. Conventionally, responsibilities in health care are clearly delineated. Clinicians must provide a set standard of treatment. Institutions must organize safe treatment processes. Manufacturers must deliver non-defective medical devices.
HKFP Lens: Bruce Lee-inspired dancer Bobby crowned champion at Hong Kong street dance contest
Hongkongers gathered for a dance-off final in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, with Bobby, a dancer showcasing Bruce Lee-inspired moves, winning the event. Bobby at a dance-off final in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 19th, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The final of Red Bull’s Dance Your Style global competition will be held on October 24 in Switzerland. A dance-off final in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 19th, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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HKFP Lens: Dragon and lion dances bring Tam Kung Festival to life in Shau Kei Wan
The streets of Shau Kei Wan turned into a sea of colour last Sunday as local communities celebrated the Tam Kung Festival with a vibrant street procession in honour of the Taoist maritime deity. Dragon dance performers join the parade of the Tam Kung Festival in Shau Kei Wan on May 24, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
In Pictures: Hong Kong filmmaker’s quest to document city’s native newt and other wildlife
On a spring night in 2023, Fung Hon-shing was driving on Fei Ngo Shan Road in Sai Kung when he discovered over a hundred newts that had been run over by vehicles. Some had died, while some were on the brink of death. Fung Hon-shing films a Hong Kong newt walking on a road in Sai Kung on April 25, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The striking scene deeply moved Fung, prompting him tocrowd-fund around HK$300,000 to make a documentary about the life cycle of the Hong Kong newt.
HKFP Lens: Hundreds flock to Ham Tin Beach in Sai Kung during Labour Day Golden Week holiday
Hundreds of people descended on Ham Tin Beach in Sai Kung on Saturday, the second day of the Labour Day Golden Week holiday in mainland China. Ham Tin Beach in Sai Kung on May 2, 2026, the second day of the Labour Day Golden Week holiday in mainland China. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The tranquil spot is one of the many attractions in Hong Kong that have gained popularity on mainland Chinese social media platforms in recent months, prompting concerns about overtourism and environmental damage.
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong laundry on streets – where private meets public
Hong Kong is famous for its tiny, cramped living spaces. Many flats lack balconies, making drying laundry a major challenge. Clothes and bedding hang on outdoor laundry racks installed at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. As winter gives way to warmer months, many lower-income families hang their garments and bedding in outdoor public areas on sunny days.
Hong Kong Originals: Once export giant, Yuet Tung China Works looks inwards to keep hand-painted porcelain alive
Words by James Lee. Wielding a brush with bristles tapered to a needle-thin point, Joseph Tso applied black overglaze paint, filling the gaps in the outlines of an old Guangcai porcelain piece with a deftness that belies his age in the late seventies. Joseph Tso, the owner of Yuet Tung China Works, paints porcelain in an industrial building in Kowloon Bay on February 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
HKFP Lens: Museum of History opens revamped ‘Hong Kong Story’ exhibition with new focus on China ‘roots’
The Hong Kong Museum of History has reopened its permanent exhibition with a new theme on the city’s shared “roots” with mainland China, nearly six years after it was closed for revamp. The Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui on March 31, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The government announced the reopening of “Hong Kong Story” in a statement on Wednesday.
HKFP Lens: Villain hitting at Hung Hom temple marks ‘awakening of insects’ festival
Jingzhe, the “awakening of insects” festival that falls a few weeks after the start of the Lunar New Year, took place on Thursday – marking the third of the Chinese calendar’s 24 solar terms. People engaging in a villain-hitting ritual, also known as “da siu yan,” outside Fuk Tak Temple in Hung Hom on March 5, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The festival is named for the awakening of insects from hibernation as spring arrives.
Almost 100,000 spectators pack Sha Tin Racecourse
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Best of Hong Kong Free Press photojournalism in 2025
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[2512.00428] Recognizing Pneumonia in Real-World Chest X-rays with a Classifier Trained with Images Synthetically Generated by Nano Banana
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Physician input improves generative artificial intelligence models’ diagnostic performance in solving complex clinical cases
Misdiagnosis remains a substantial patient safety challenge. Harmful diagnostic errors are estimated to occur in one in every 14 patients presenting to general medical hospitals.1 Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models have been shown to encode substantial clinical knowledge2,3 and might hold promise for addressing this clinical challenge.
Kwan Hong Bakery keeps tradition alive with Mid-Autumn mooncakes
Words by James Lee. As Hong Kong’s economic boom faded and manufacturing moved to China, some long-established, family-run companies preserved their traditions as others innovated to survive. In our new series, HKFP documents the craftsmanship and spirit behind the goods that are still proudly “Made in Hong Kong,” as local firms navigate the US-China trade war. Five years ago, unaffordable rents forced Kwan Hong Bakery to close its doors.
HK runs red with patriotism on China’s National Day
Tsim Sha Tsui’s harbourfront ran red with patriotic displays on Wednesday to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The patriotic displays spanned the entire city, with flags and banners adorning Hong Kong’s harbourfronts, shopping malls, and public housing estates, including around Choi Hung Estate. HKFP has reached out to the Home Affairs Department to enquire about the total number and cost of National Day decorations displayed this year.
HKFP Lens: Super Typhoon Ragasa ravages Hong Kong - Part 1
Super Typhoon Ragasa reached hurricane-force on Wednesday, triggering the Hong Kong Observatory to hoist its highest warning, the T10 signal, at 2.40am. Our photojournalist was on the ground – follow HKFP for the latest updates. Support HKFP | Policies & Ethics | Error/typo?
HK Timberbank gives typhoon trees new life as sustainable bespoke furniture
Words by Hillary Leung. As Hong Kong’s economic boom faded and manufacturing moved to China, some long-established, family-run companies preserved their traditions as others innovated to survive. In our new series, HKFP documents the craftsmanship and spirit behind the goods that are still proudly “Made in Hong Kong,” as local firms navigate the US-China trade war.
Colorectal Disease | ACPGBI Gastroenterology Journal | Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to advanced machine-based systems that replicate human learning, problem-solving and decision-making to achieve given goals or answer given questions [1]. This is not an incremental innovation, but a cross-cutting generational technology that promises a transformation in general surgical practice and a radical departure from analogue colorectal surgery.
A national review of NHS policies and patient perspectives on surgical video: a prospective, mixed methods qualitative analysis
Keywords Minimally invasive surgery Surgical video Operative recordings Health policy Data governance Evidence before this study Previous data suggests current heterogeneity in data governance as a barrier to routine surgical video recording within the National Health Service (NHS).
A national review of NHS policies and patient perspectives on surgical video: a prospective, mixed methods qualitative analysis
Keywords Minimally invasive surgery Surgical video Operative recordings Health policy Data governance Evidence before this study Previous data suggests current heterogeneity in data governance as a barrier to routine surgical video recording within the National Health Service (NHS).
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Endoscopist deskilling risk after exposure to artificial intelligence in colonoscopy
FREE with registration! Log in or register to access the full article. References 1. Budzyń, K ∙ Romańczyk, M ∙ Kitala, D ∙ et al. Endoscopist deskilling risk after exposure to artificial intelligence in colonoscopy: a multicentre, observational study Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025; 10:896-903 2. Gouraud, J ∙ Delorme, A ∙ Berberian, B Autopilot, mind wandering, and the out of the loop performance problem Front Neurosci. 2017; 11:541 3. Abdelwanis, M ∙ Alarafati, HK ∙ Tammam, MMS ∙ et al.
Anime fans, cosplayers converge at Ani-com & Games Hong Kong 2025
Anime and comic fans, gaming enthusiasts, and cosplayers are flocking to the 26th edition of Ani-com & Games Hong Kong (ACGHK) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), which runs until Tuesday. Dozens of people lined up outside the halls from early morning on Friday, hours before the doors opened at 10am. On the other side of the hall doors, photographers and video journalists set up their cameras to capture the moment the first attendee entered the hall.
Hong Kong Book Fair 2025 opens as Breakazine makes final appearance Original
The 35th edition of the week-long Hong Kong Book Fair opened its doors on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) in Wan Chai. The Hong Kong Book Fair, which runs until Tuesday, is the city’s largest book event, showcasing a wide range of publishers and titles.
HKFP Lens: Cheung Chau bun festival returns
Hong Kong’s iconic bun festival on Cheung Chau Island attracted tens of thousands of people on Monday, but visitor numbers were lower compared with last year. Held annually on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which coincides with Buddha’s Birthday, the Jiao Festival features a parade, lion dance, Chinese opera performances, and concludes with the late-night bun scramble competition.
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong in full bloom as warmer months arrive
As Hong Kong steps into the warmer months, African tulips, golden trumpets, and chinaberries blossom on tree branches that were once bare during the cool winter months. Amid the concrete high-rises, glass skyscrapers and bamboo scaffolding, flowers have turned Hong Kong neighbourhoods into a riot of colour. Evergreen bougainvilleas’ translucent magenta petals, aptly nicknamed “paper flowers,” are ubiquitous around the city.
Can Hong Kong's 'panda economy' boost growth
Hong Kong’s giant panda population grew by 200 per cent last year, and authorities hope that the bears’ presence can help boost domestic consumption following a continued decline in retail and restaurant spending.
HK's Kadoorie Farm marks Year of the Snake, 26 years of snake rescue
To celebrate the Year of the Snake, and mark the 26th year of its snake rescue efforts, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden has launched an art and education exhibition “Side by Side in Harmony: Snakes, Nature and Us.” The exhibition, which will run until March 3, takes visitors through the farm and its forests, where they can learn about how snakes hear without ears, why snakes have forked tongues, and what residents should do if then encounter a snake in the city.
HK farmers seek to return lost local rice varieties to the land
Long after rice varieties once farmed in Hong Kong were lost to progress, some farming initiatives have sought to return old agricultural staples to the land. “Many are surprised to discover that there are still farmers cultivating rice in Hong Kong. Despite our daily consumption of rice, few have ever closely examined it,” Vangi Fong, project manager of Gift From Land, told HKFP in Cantonese earlier this year.
LLM-based agentic systems in medicine and healthcare - Nature Machine Intelligence
Large language model-based agentic systems can process input information, plan and decide, recall and reflect, interact and collaborate, leverage various tools and act. This opens up a wealth of opportunities within medicine and healthcare, ranging from clinical workflow automation to multi-agent-aided diagnosis.
In-flight thefts surge to 169 cases in HK, most on SE Asia flights
Hong Kong saw 169 in-flight theft cases in the first ten months of the year, most of which were on short-haul flights arriving in the city from Southeast Asia, the Security Bureau has said. That compares to 92 cases last year, and 147 cases in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to police records cited in security chief Chris Tang’s written response to lawmaker Kennedy Wong. “With the easing of the pandemic, Hong Kong resumed normal cross-boundary travel in early 2023.
Rock acts close out Clockenflap, as 2025 dates announced
Japanese math-rock legends toe, Hong Kong post-hardcore band An Id Signal, and Taiwan’s Gigantic Roar took to the stages at Clockenflap on Sunday, closing out the 2024 edition of the music festival. Jack White, formerly of rock duo the White Stripes, Britpop pioneers Suede, UK DJ Jamie xx, French electronic duo Air, and critically acclaimed US singer-songwriter St. Vincent, also played at the Central Harbourfront over the weekend.
Development and Validation of a Multimodal Multitask Vision Foundation Model for Generalist Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence
Reference 1 Abstract Notes Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations Get Access References Media Tables Share Abstract Background Specialized single-use, single-modality models often have limited or no generalization to new diseases, modalities, and clinical tasks. Foundation models are built for multipurpose use, enabling them to perform tasks even when not specifically pretrained for them, and to adapt to different clinical applications.
Development and Validation of a Multimodal Multitask Vision Foundation Model for Generalist Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence
Reference 1 Abstract Notes Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations Get Access References Media Tables Share Abstract Background Specialized single-use, single-modality models often have limited or no generalization to new diseases, modalities, and clinical tasks. Foundation models are built for multipurpose use, enabling them to perform tasks even when not specifically pretrained for them, and to adapt to different clinical applications.
Long lines, tears outside court as 45 democrats jailed
In 2021, 47 prominent Hong Kong democrats were arrested and charged under the 2020 security law with “conspiracy to commit subversion,” after they organised primaries in a bid to win the 2020 legislative election. They were convicted over planning to use legislative powers to indiscriminately veto bills, ultimately forcing the chief executive’s resignation and a government shutdown. Most were detained for almost four years before being sentences.
Once-a-decade Jiao Festival in historic part of Yuen Long
Once every 10 years, the historic Ha Tsuen area of Yuen Long holds a Jiao Festival to thank the deities for their blessings during the preceding decade and to look forward to peace and prosperity. Falling between the 11th and 12th lunar month, this year’s festivities culminated on Saturday night with the burning of giant paper effigies, symbolising a fresh start for the next 10 years. Support HKFP | Policies & Ethics | Error/typo?
HK marks China's National Day with fireworks after drone show axed again
Hong Kong marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China with a fireworks display in Victoria Harbour on Tuesday evening. A five-minute drone show that was scheduled to precede the pyrotechnics was called off at the last minute because “the occurrence of ionospheric scintillation” over the harbour, according to a government statement.
HK awash with public displays of patriotism on China's National Day
Hong Kong marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday with more than 400 events, discounts on public transport and at certain restaurants, and free admission to government-managed museums. Each of the city’s 18 districts also erected patriotic displays to mark the public holiday – known as National Day – with flags, light installations and plenty of red.
Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, in pictures
The protest that would become Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, a largely peaceful 79-day pro-democracy civil disobedience campaign, began with class boycotts on September 22, 2014. Thousands of students eschewed school and university to gather outside the government headquarters to protest at a decision reached by China’s top legislative body on political reform in Hong Kong. It would give Hongkongers the right to vote for their leader, but only from candidates approved by Beijing.
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HK's Pok Fu Lam Village Fire Dragon Dance
On the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls each year on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, villagers from Pok Fu Lam Village on the southwestern edge of Hong Kong Island parage through the narrow lanes with a fire dragon to pray for well-being. Though not as well known as the Tai Hang fire dragon dance, the tradition is believed to date back to the early 1900s.
Mid-Autumn Festival: Colourful lanterns illuminate HK
Colourful lanterns and festive installations illuminated Hong Kong on the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival on Monday. At Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, children and their families danced under the glow of the bright lights. At another side of the park, people posed for photos next to a giant barbeque pork rice bowl and nostalgic shopfronts reminiscent of a simpler time. Across the harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, a sculpture featuring a fire dragon displayed a video of government promotional video.
Hong Kong drainage dep't marks 35th anniversary
Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a manhole cover design competition, inviting the public to submit their illustrations inspired by a district of their choosing. In a press release, the department said it had seen a strong response when it first held a similar competition five years ago, receiving over 1,400 design entries.
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