Taiwan's Martial Law-era archives fully declassified - Focus Taiwan Taiwan's top intelligence agency said Monday that it has completely declassified tens of thousands of political archives it possessed from the Martial Law period and transferred them to the National A...

🇹🇼 Tens of thousands of political documents from Taiwan’s years of one-party rule have been fully declassified by its top intelligence agency. All pre-1992 records have been transferred to the National Archives for public view with no redactions.

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Hong Kong’s largest teachers’ union officially dissolves after 53 years

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📣 The Hong Kong Studies Association Conference 2026
Theme:'(Un)Settling Hong Kong: Local, Global, and Glocal Futures'
11 - 12 June 2026
#UniversityofSurrey
Proposal deadline: 10 March 2026
Submission: forms.gle/oJJrDLtKzR4b...

#cfp #HongKongStudies #HongKong #AcademicSky #HKSA

📣CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Work-in-Progress Workshop 2026
Society for Hong Kong Studies

Submissions to be sent to: info@hkstudies.org
Include: title, abstract (250 words), keywords, and project type (paper, chapter, article, etc)

Submission Deadline: 23 March 2026

#cfp #ecr #HongKongStudies

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬—@asiancha.bsky.social 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬

We invite proposals that place HK and Ireland in the same analytical frame, with both locations integral to the argument in a paper.

⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/17/c...

1,000 CUHK students, alumni sign petition to reinstate student expelled following national security arrest

More than a thousand students, staff, and alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have signed a petition calling for the reinstatement of a student who was expelled following his reported arrest by national security police. 🔗 buff.ly/cfSleIs

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬—𝐂𝐡𝐚: 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝:
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬

⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: chajournal.com/2026/02/17/c...
。。。。。

📣 Call for Papers
Postgraduate Lightning Talk Symposium
Hong Kong Cultures, Arts and Languages
Theme: Emerging Voices – Testing Ideas in Research on Hong Kong
5-6 June 2026
Virtual
Proposal deadline: Friday, 27 February 2026

www.hkcal.org/spark-2026-p...
#HongKong #cfp

Photographer Kasper Forest captures marginalised communities in HK Conflict Hong Kong is a decade-long project by photographer Kasper Forest capturing the city's dramatic transformations with a focus on marginalised groups.

Conflict Hong Kong is a decade-long project by photographer Kasper Forest capturing the city's dramatic transformations with a focus on marginalised groups. In full: buff.ly/NaGMuDQ

This is happening tomorrow!

𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊-𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐟𝐚𝐫

Date & Time: GMT 5.00-6.30pm (UK time), Saturday 7 Feb 2026
Venue: Online on zoom
Free event; registration required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Moderated by Michael Tsang

⧉ 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.hkcal.org

Home | HKU SHS

📣 CFP: 15th Spring History Symposium

Dates: 8–9 May 2026
Location: The University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰
​Mode: In Person
Deadline: 31 January 2026

shs.history.hku.hk?sfnsn=scwspmo
#HongKongStudies #HKU #HKHistory #cfp

📣CFP: Backreading Hong Kong 2026: Everyday Life Reimagined
Venue: University of British Columbia
Dates: 10-11 March

Details: hksi.ubc.ca/events/event...
#HongKongStudies #UBC

Hong Kong fire: How to support families affected by the blaze Hongkongers are responding to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, donating supplies, money and blood to assist in the relief effort. HKFP rounds up fundraisers and initiatives for readers looking to contribute.

Hongkongers are responding to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, donating supplies, money and blood to assist in the relief effort. HKFP rounds up fundraisers and initiatives for readers looking to contribute. In full: buff.ly/9nD1r9L

Hongkongers are mobilising to support the victims of a deadly fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon at a Tai Po residential estate. HKFP lays out local NGO initiatives and fundraisers that readers may wish to donate to. See: buff.ly/dVibAme

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰:
t.co/ueTuU4kwKE

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕

Two streams:
𝐚) 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝐛) 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐏𝐆𝐑) 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭.

Details:
www.hkhistory.net/2025/11/24/v...

"Hong Kong History Academy"

8 lectures, each comprising 3 sessions.

Lecture 2 Dogs' Welfares and Social Progress

Dr Catherine S. Chan

Session two:
Limits of “British civilizing mission”

youtu.be/8QMZHB38jzM

You are invited to the buffalo project meeting (online) on November 26th at 4 PM Hong Kong Find out about social science and behavioural ecology research on Hong Kong feral water buffalo.
www.hkbuffaloresearch.org/research-hig... for free registration. Or use the QR code on the attached flyers.

The Canadian Association for the Sociology of Education and the Canadian Sociological Association’s Sociology of Education Research Cluste invite proposals for our joint webinar series for 2025-2026. Email your proposals to Maria Brisbane maria.brisbane@uwaterloo.ca. by Oct 24.

Elections, Parties and Voters European Conference on Politics and Gender, Newcastle University, 15 – 17 June 2026

🌸 #ECPG26 @ecprgender.bsky.social Section seeking Panels and Papers ⤵️
✍️ Elections, Parties and Voters
🪑@cerifowler.bsky.social @liranharsgor.bsky.social @gefjonoff.bsky.social @jess-smith.bsky.social, Rosalind Shorrocks (@ox.ac.uk)
⌛👇 7 Nov

#Elections #Gendersky #PoliticalParties

Came across this upcoming online session series:
www.eventbrite.hk/o/equal-just...

#HongKong #香港 #EqualJustice #平義社

Interested in the feral cattle of Hong Kong? @tania-perroux.bsky.social and I will be talking about our PhD research next month; for more information and to register, check out the poster below! 👀🐂☀️

🇭🇰 🌀

Hurricane Signal, No. 10, was issued at 2:40am.

ICYMI: @umutozkirimli.bsky.social is working on a fourth edition of his seminal Theories of Nationalism and is crowdsourcing publications that should be covered in it. Do you know of any? Head to asen.ac.uk/theorieso... to submit them!

Cap on non-local undergrads raised to 50% of student body Hong Kong is to increase the proportion of non-local students at its publicly funded universities – this time to 50% of the student body, according ...

The cap on non-local undergrads in #HongKong to be raised again -to 50% in an announcement a year after its was raised from 20% to 40%. Hong Kong also announced new policies on student accommodation to house the increase, @YojanaSharma reports
www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

BREAKING: Hong Kong’s Legislative Council votes down same-sex partnerships bill The Hong Kong government’s proposed bill to recognise same-sex partnerships has failed to pass in the Legislative Council (LegCo), with just 14 out of 86 lawmakers voting in favour. A total o…

The HK government's proposed bill to recognise same-sex partnerships has failed to pass in the Legislative Council (LegCo), with just 14 out of 86 lawmakers voting in favour. In full: buff.ly/WjX1Xeg

Hong Kong's Nepalese community gathered in Jordan on Tuesday at a vigil paying tribute to 22 people who were killed amid anti-corruption demonstrations in Kathmandu in recent days.

🚨 Got spare coins? Donate to HKFP: https://hongkongfp.com/coindragon/ at a CoinDragon location: https://thecoindragon.com/locations/

Looks like smoke in Vancouver is not great but going to get really shit tomorrow afternoon and evening. If you can, close windows and turn on air purification systems. Seeking out clean air shelters (like libraries) is also a good idea.
Smoke forecast: firesmoke.ca/forecasts/cu...

Do you get more mooncakes than you can eat, or just not a fan of them in the first place? Consider donating them!

Details are here:
feedinghk.org/mooncake-mad...

#FeedingHK #HongKong #mooncake #香港 #月餅 #中秋節