March 21, 2017
He’s Hong Kong’s most famous illustrator whose satirical take on local politics is a mainstay of the city’s biggest English-language newspaper.
And now you can own an original drawing by cartoonist Harry Harrison by bidding in the FCC’s online auction.
Especially for the FCC, Harry has created ...
March 8, 2017
The Club’s new Charity Committee is this year raising funds for the China Coast Community, a care home for the elderly in Kowloon Tong. In the past, it has also been known as home to a number of FCC members.
What sets the China Coast Community apart from other care homes is that it’s the only on...
February 22, 2017
This article by Eric Westervelt is reproduced with permission from the Overseas Press Club of America
Left to right: Xiao Qiang, John Pomfret and Mary Kay Magistad. Photo: Eric Westervelt
Despite Donald Trump’s tough talk about China, author and journalist John Pomfret told an OPC/West gather...
February 20, 2017
This article is reproduced from the March 1997 edition of The Correspondent.
The Correspondent reports on censorship fears ahead of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong
Mainland censorship of major news stories has always been something of a problem. What will happen after the handover?
By Dinah Lee...
January 29, 2017
Foreigners Under Mao – Western Lives in China, 1949-1976, by Beverley Hooper
At last, a book about China has come along dealing with a topic about which I have some first-hand knowledge. The book is Foreigners Under Mao – Western Lives in China, 1949-1976. I was a foreigner under Mao, as a Reute...
January 27, 2017
Karin Malmstrom with a Panda at Wolong.
Karin Malmstrom describes herself as a communicator, a connector of dots – between government, communities, and businesses – and as a volunteer for environmental projects... and occasional jazz violinist! She’s just flown in from Shanghai and has a cold, b...
January 24, 2017
News website founder arrested. Huang Qi, founder of the website 64 Tianwang, was arrested at his home in Chengdu in Sichuan for “disclosing state secrets” – a charge frequently used against political opponents and which can be worth many years in prison.
Huang Qi, founder of the website 64 Tian...
January 23, 2017
Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump (L) and Marco Rubio (R) following the CBS News Republican Presidential Debate in Greenville, South Carolina, February 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON
Hong Kong’s seven million-plus people are not political refugees and don’t want to be. They are...
January 19, 2017
The Special Police Units (SPU) have an increased role in civil unrest and political demonstrations, often blocking journalist’s access. Photo: unit_1.bp.blogspot.com
The reporting environment for foreign journalists is proving hostile for yet another year in China – a situation that corresponden...
