# Hong Kong Free Press

> Hong Kong Free Press is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Hong Kong. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean left**.

- **Domain:** hongkongfp.com
- **Website:** https://hongkongfp.com/
- **Country:** Hong Kong
- **Region:** Asia
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean left
- **Founded:** 2015

## About

Hong Kong's most prominent independent English-language news source operates as a non-profit founded in 2015 in response to declining press freedom: Hong Kong Free Press has continued through the post-2020 National Security Law era while many local titles closed or self-censored. The pace is digital-first and the register clearly pro-democracy, with reporting on legal cases, civil society and protest movements that other Hong Kong outlets avoid. Its non-profit independence is itself the publication's defining feature.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Non-profit; independently funded through reader donations and grants
- **Funding:** Reader donations and grant funding
- **Focus areas:** Hong Kong politics, legal cases, civil society, press freedom, protest movements; English-language non-profit digital news


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [In Pictures: Fans pay tribute to Hong Kong independent bookshop Have a Nice Stay on final day following raid](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/31/in-pictures-fans-pay-tribute-to-hong-kong-independent-bookshop-have-a-nice-stay-on-final-day-following-raid/) — 2026-08-31T11:26:39.000Z
- [China penalises 10 people for misinformation over deadly mudslide near Nepal border](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/31/china-penalises-10-people-for-misinformation-over-deadly-mudslide-near-nepal-border/) — 2026-08-31T09:50:50.000Z
- [Tai Po fire victim and petition organiser Jason Kong and wife charged with fraud and money laundering](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/31/tai-po-fire-victim-and-petition-organiser-jason-kong-and-wife-charged-with-fraud-and-money-laundering/) — 2026-08-31T07:18:57.000Z
- [Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/30/rescuers-dig-into-tunnel-as-missing-toll-from-nepal-china-flood-tops-3000/) — 2026-08-30T09:04:40.000Z
- [China tightens rules on selling unfinished homes to lift sector](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/30/china-tightens-rules-on-selling-unfinished-homes-to-lift-sector/) — 2026-08-30T01:20:00.000Z
- [Number of missing in Nepal, China floods soars to nearly 3,000](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/29/number-of-missing-in-nepal-china-floods-soars-to-nearly-3000/) — 2026-08-29T07:32:59.000Z
- [China removes high-ranking officers Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from key military body](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/29/china-removes-high-ranking-officers-zhang-youxia-and-liu-zhenli-from-key-military-body/) — 2026-08-29T07:22:36.000Z
- [China halts rescue at Tibet disaster epicentre over flood risk](https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/28/china-halts-rescue-at-tibet-disaster-epicentre-over-flood-risk/) — 2026-08-28T09:09:45.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 7 (4 themes).

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