The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the first and main art museum of Hong Kong,located in Salisbury Road,Tsim Sha Tsui. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. HKMoA has an art collection of over 17,000 items. Admission is free for permanent exhibitions. Its rival is the non-government-managed Hong Kong Arts Centre. These two museums are considered to be the top two art museums in Hong Kong that dictate the discourse of art in Hong Kong.
The Pancakes is a Hong Kong–based one-girl band consisting of independent singer-songwriter Dejay Choi. The music of the Pancakes is characterised by Dejay's very innocent,almost childlike voice with bright and catchy melodies. Most of the Pancakes' songs have English lyrics,unlike the majority of Hong Kong pop music,where Cantonese is the norm.
The Consulate General of the United States,Hong Kong and Macau,represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau.
The British Consulate General Hong Kong (BCGHK),located at 1 Supreme Court Road,Admiralty,Hong Kong Island,is one of the largest British consulates general in the world and is bigger than many British embassies and high commissions. It is responsible for maintaining British ties with Hong Kong and Macau.
There are 123 diplomatic missions in Hong Kong,of which 62 are consulates-general and 61 are consulates and six officially recognised bodies in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong has the status of a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China,some consuls-general in Hong Kong report directly to their respective foreign ministries,rather than to their Embassies in Beijing.
In general,there is relatively little Internet censorship in Hong Kong beyond laws that criminalize the distribution of unlicensed copyrighted material and obscene images,particularly child pornography when compared to the rest of China. The Hong Kong Bill of Rights elaborates on these and other rights enjoyed by the people of Hong Kong.Although Hong Kong law provides freedom of speech and press,and freedom of expression is protected by the Hong Kong Bill of Rights,the Hong Kong national security law gives the government the power "take down any electronic messages published" that the government considers to endanger national security. The government has blocked several anti-government,doxxing or politically sensitive websites after the commencement of the law,leading to increased concerns of Internet censorship in Hong Kong.
James "Akio" Xiang is a travel writer,broadcaster,TV host and columnist from Hong Kong.
Causeway Bay Books (銅鑼灣書店) is an independent bookstore in Taipei,Taiwan which until December 2015 was an upstairs bookstore located in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. The first bookstore in Hong Kong was popular with tourists from mainland China looking for books on Chinese politics and politicians which were not available in mainland China. In late 2015,five people associated with the store disappeared,sparking international concern. The first bookstore closed after the disappearance of its last staff member,Lee Bo,in December 2015. A second version of the bookstore was opened in Taipei,Taiwan in April 2020 by Lam Wing-kee,the founder of the original Hong Kong store and one of the five people who disappeared.
The Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong and Macao represents the Commonwealth of Australia in Hong Kong,and is also accredited to Macau. As Hong Kong was linked to the Commonwealth during British administration,Australia's diplomatic presence was exercised by an Australian Commission,until 1 January 1986,when it was renamed the Australian Consulate-General. From 1946 to 1972,Australia was represented by the Australian Trade Commission.
The Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong is a consular mission of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to Hong Kong and Macau. It is located at 5-6F,Far East Finance Center 16,Harcourt Road,Admiralty,Hong Kong. It is one of the first South Korean overseas missions since the country's foundation,opened in British Hong Kong under approval of the United Kingdom in 1949,going through promotion and expansion in its history. Following the Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997,the Consulate General was able to keep its presence according to a Sino-Korean agreement concerning foreign missions stationed in Hong Kong.
HK01 is a Hong Kong-based online news portal launched by Yu Pun-hoi,a former chairman of the Ming Pao. It is operated by HK01 Company Limited,established in June 2015. The website went live on 11 January 2016. It publishes a weekly paper every Friday,the first edition of which was released on 11 March 2016. The company has a staff of approximately 700.
Macau independence is the political movement that advocates for the independence of Macau from China. Despite receiving little attention within Macau,the issue was raised in the Legislative Assembly of Macau following the Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy. In 2017,several Chinese media outlets warned against discussion of Macau independence,fearing that speculation would lead to further action.
Wong Ho-wa is a Hong Kong data scientist and pro-democracy activist. He led the open government data community g0vhk from 2016 to 2021. He was an Election Committee member representing the information technology (IT) industry from 2016 to 2021 and ran for the Information Technology constituency in the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election as part of the pro-democratic caucus.
The written traditional Chinese characters for vertical banners are "直幡",and the horizontal counterpart,horizontal banners,are written as "横額" in traditional Chinese. This article focuses on the use of vertical banners as protest banners in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong 12,or 12 Hongkongers,are the twelve Hong Kong protestors,previously arrested by the Hong Kong police,detained by the Chinese authorities in 2020 on sea after failed attempt to flee to Taiwan.
Brian C. H. Fong is a Hong Kong political scholar. He is currently Professor in the College of Social Sciences at National Sun Yat-sen University,Taiwan. He found and led several civil society organizations in Hong Kong.
Finn Lau is a political activist from Hong Kong known for popularising a protesting strategy coined "Lam Chau" and being the founder of Hong Kong Liberty and Stand with Hong Kong. He was previously only known as the LIHKG user with the username “I want Lam Chau“. On 5 October 2020,he publicized his real identity as Finn Lau and announced that he,as the founder of both teams,would split Hong Kong Liberty and Stand with Hong Kong. The two organizations are currently operating separately.
HKChronicles is a pro-Hong Kong democracy doxing website which details the personal information of Hong Kong police officers and pro-Beijing individuals. It was created by Naomi Chan,an 18-year-old high school student who is also the chief editor of the site.
Revolution of Our Times is a 2021 Hong Kong documentary film directed by Kiwi Chow. With interviews and footage of the frontline protest scenes,the film covers the stories of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. The documentary takes its name from a locally well-known political slogan "liberate Hong Kong,revolution of our times" which has been ruled as illegal by the Hong Kong High Court. The film had its debut in the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in France and is currently banned in China and Hong Kong.
