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[Recap] Chinese officials have warned comedians against stirring up gender discord, instructing those who invoke a battle of the sexes to criticise constructively rather than "for the sake of being funny". buff.ly/Zi6GuFo

[Recap] The Correctional Services Department (CSD) has not used tightened prison rules to ban any visitors or impose any restrictions on prison visits, the authorities said, after a visitor was allegedly denied permission to see an inmate. buff.ly/knWUwpU

[Recap] A HK teenager has been arrested and charged after he allegedly wrote "seditious" messages in the toilet of a commercial building on three occasions. buff.ly/8SuIk5x

[Recap] Around 890,000 people visited the Hong Kong Book Fair this year - a 10 per cent drop from last year’s event, the organiser has said. buff.ly/O0WtCnu

[Recap] Google terminated 7,700 "inauthentic" YouTube channels linked to the Chinese state in the second quarter of the year, according to a Google bulletin. buff.ly/f9XAJYK

[Recap] Chinese state-sponsored hackers are actively exploiting critical security vulnerabilities in users of Microsoft's popular SharePoint servers to steal sensitive data and deploy malicious code, the US tech giant warned Tuesday. buff.ly/CdjVrc5

Transgender people have right to use public toilets in line with their affirmed genders, Hong Kong court rules. In full: buff.ly/gqyBB0l

[Recap] A new HK media outlet has taken over the social media accounts of defunct news platform Channel C, which halted operations in April following the arrest of its parent company’s director over alleged fraud. buff.ly/HmJTB59

Chinese officials warn comedians against provoking ‘gender opposition’. In full: buff.ly/Zi6GuFo

Wall St Journal set to plead not guilty in unlawful termination suit filed by press union chief Selina Cheng. In full: buff.ly/uulgCOE

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Gov’t denies using new prison rules after visitor allegedly barred from seeing inmate jailed for nat. sec offences. In full: buff.ly/knWUwpU

Lawmaker Regina Ip told her social media followers on Wednesday that she was treated for a fractured wrist after falling during a post-typhoon stroll: "The trail was opened post-typhoon Wipha, but full of broken branches and fallen trees. I thank Gleneagles Hospital for taking…

Hong Kong teen arrested for allegedly writing ‘seditious words’ in commercial building toilet. In full: buff.ly/8SuIk5x

Lower turnout at Hong Kong Book Fair after Typhoon Wipha hit city. In full: buff.ly/O0WtCnu

New Hong Kong media outlet takes over social media accounts of defunct news platform Channel C. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/07/23/new…

Googles terminates over 7,700 YouTube channels it linked to Chinese state-backed ‘influence operations’. In full: buff.ly/f9XAJYK

Chinese state hackers targeting Microsoft customers, US tech giant says. In full: buff.ly/CdjVrc5

Hong Kong's High Court handed a landmark victory to the LGBTQ community on Wednesday, ruling that laws barring transgender people from using public toilets according to their gender identity are unconstitutional. Judge Russell Coleman struck down the two relevant provisions in…

[Recap] A nat. sec clause is included in the application guidelines of a new scheme that allows commercial buildings in Hong Kong to be converted into student hostels. buff.ly/4ka90dk