September 4, 2020
With countries around the world in and out of lockdown due to COVID-19, this summer has provided an opportunity for many to catch up on some good books.
So if you’re looking for recommendations, look no further than the FCC’s long list of distinguished Zoom guests. From Noam Chomsky to Lingling ...
September 1, 2020
The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom (AJF) promotes press freedom and the right of journalists to report the news in freedom and safety. It also campaigns in the Asia–Pacific region, wherever journalists are censored, threatened, imprisoned or killed. This is their statement on the detention of ...
August 31, 2020
COVID-19 has grounded travellers in recent months, so Hong Kong people have been exploring closer to home. Keen diver Christopher Dillon has great tips for exploring the treasures beneath the waters around these islands
Flatworms repel predators by excreting foul-tasting mucus
Mention Hong Ko...
August 28, 2020
Leaving Hong Kong would be a “wise choice” for the city’s prominent pro-democracy activists rather than face prison or worse, says former chess world champion turned democracy campaigner Garry Kasparov.
Garry Kasparov talks to FCC first-vice president, Eric Wishart.
Speaking at an FCC webinar ...
27 Aug 2020 08:00 PM
ONLINE ZOOM EVENT
A Conversation with Garry Kasparov
SPEAKER
GARRY KASPAROV
Former World Chess Champion and Democracy Campaigner
Thursday, August 27, 2020
8:00pm HKT on Zoom
Join this exclusive FCC Zoom discussion with the forme...
August 13, 2020
A win by Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala D. Harris in November would likely not change America’s tough line toward China, but the tone would soften and the U.S. would seek more allies against Beijing, according a panel of experts at an FCC webinar.
The three August 12 panelists - political scienti...
August 11, 2020
On August 10, the Foreign Correspondents' Club, published a statement condemning the arrest of Apple Daily founder and chairman Jimmy Lai and eight others, as well as a police raid on the newspaper’s headquarters that was reportedly carried out by almost 200 officers. Hong Kong, On August 11, the...
August 10, 2020
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong strongly condemns the arrest of Apple Daily founder and chairman Jimmy Lai and eight others, as well as a police raid on the newspaper’s headquarters that was reportedly carried out by almost 200 officers.
The arrests, and the raid on the newsroom, a...
12 Aug 2020 08:00 PM
ONLINE ZOOM EVENT
Divorce, Decoupling or Conflict?
Sino-American Relations and the New Cold War
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
8:00pm HKT on Zoom
Just a decade ago, China watchers and economists coined the phrase “Chimerica” to describe the intertwined r...
August 7, 2020
In response to the statement by the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong on 6 August, the spokesperson of the Commissioner's Office said that the US has been ramping up political suppression of Chinese media out of the Cold War mentality and ideological bias. The actions by the US have severel...
