August 19, 2019
From his time on pirate Radio Caroline to being the voice that launched Britain’s Classic FM radio station, Nick Bailey’s 50-year career in broadcasting included a decade in Hong Kong. Here he recounts those days with fondness.
My first brush with Hong Kong was in 1972 while travelling back...
August 12, 2019
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act was passed in Singapore in May. Once signed into law, it will give government ministers sweeping powers to decide which statements are true and which false. Kirsten Han, an outspoken opponent of the act, explains her concerns.
Fake new...
August 2, 2019
The latest group of members to join the FCC is, as always, an interesting bunch. The membership committee meets regularly to go through applications and is always impressed by the diversity of people who want to join the club.
Jonathan Sparks
I started my working life as a sailor before settlin...
July 31, 2019
The Human Rights Press Awards are run by the FCC, Amnesty International Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Journalists Association. Now in its 23rd year, HRPA presents 52 awards recognising outstanding journalism in the area of human rights across Asia. This year saw a record 468 entries,13 per ce...
10 Jul 2019 12:30 PM
PANEL
The Hong Kong Protests:
What Happened and What's Next
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Panel
2:00pm – Event Ends
1st Floor
In the past month, Hong Kong has witnessed eno...
May 24, 2019
Senior Bloomberg editor Jodi Schneider pledged that the FCC Hong Kong would remain "a strong, steadfast voice for press freedom in Hong Kong, Asia and the world" as she was elected president of the prestigious press club.
Jodi Schneider.
Ms. Schneider takes over from Florence de Changy as Club...
May 23, 2019
Paul Baran, 1949 – 2019
Paul Baran, retired journalist, former FCC member, and champion pool player, has died in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, Canada, at the age of 69 of brain cancer.
Paul Baran reads the SCMP on the Cheung Chau ferry in the 1980s.
Paul was initially a reporter and copy edito...
May 20, 2019
Hong Kong’s proposed changes to its extradition agreement with China will finish Hong Kong, warned media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, as he called on residents to protest.
Jimmy Lai, founder and chairman of Hong Kong-listed Next Digital, at the May 20 club lunch. Photo: Sarah Graham/FCC
If the bill...
20 May 2019 12:30 PM
PANEL
A Conversation with Jimmy Lai, Founder
and Chairman, Next Digital
Join us live on Facebook at 1pm
Monday, May 20, 2019
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Talk
Event ends by 2:00pm
1st Floor
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May 6, 2019
Tim Franco is a Paris-born photographer who was based in China for a little over 10 years, from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. Franco first arrived in Chongqing on assignment with The New York Times, to cover then-party secretary Bo Xilai’s running of the city.
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