Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤
@ryanhk.blue
Freelance writer/editor/translator | Last seen managing the China Media Project | Before that: TaiwanPlus, The Washington Post, Hong Kong Free Press, TIME, dpa
📍 Hong Kong / Hualien
📍 Hong Kong / Hualien
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1/ Beijing threatens international media to "watch your back" (自我珍重), "watch your step" (好自為之), "consider yourselves duly warned (勿謂言之不預).
Unclear what media have published which is false.
Unclear what media have published which is false.
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent reports on a deadly fire and upcoming legislative elections. In full: buff.ly/p1VAxKU
China's nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent reports...
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
1/ Beijing threatens international media to "watch your back" (自我珍重), "watch your step" (好自為之), "consider yourselves duly warned (勿謂言之不預).
Unclear what media have published which is false.
Unclear what media have published which is false.
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when you thought you'd seen the wildest racial discourse online and there's always something more. saw this on X and FB today.
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
when you thought you'd seen the wildest racial discourse online and there's always something more. saw this on X and FB today.
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
so it's saying - racism depends on perceived attractiveness or lack thereof
- physiognomy of imaginary subgroups of Han Chinese,
South Callipers Morning Phrenology
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
South Callipers Morning Phrenology
Appearing before media to cast his vote, John Lee says that every ballot “is a vote to protect the victims of the Wang Fuk fire,” implying that his gov’t will be unable to adequately address the disaster’s aftermath unless citizens vote
（有片+多圖）李家超夫婦到高主教書院投票 呼籲選民踴躍投票-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/07/...
（有片+多圖）李家超夫婦到高主教書院投票 呼籲選民踴躍投票-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/07/...
（有片+多圖）李家超夫婦到高主教書院投票 呼籲選民踴躍投票 - 大公文匯網
2025年立法會換屆選舉今日（12月7日）舉行，投票時間提早至7時半開始，延至晚上11時半結束。今早8時許，行政長官李家超同太太到高主教書院投票站投票。
m.tkww.hk
December 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Appearing before media to cast his vote, John Lee says that every ballot “is a vote to protect the victims of the Wang Fuk fire,” implying that his gov’t will be unable to adequately address the disaster’s aftermath unless citizens vote
（有片+多圖）李家超夫婦到高主教書院投票 呼籲選民踴躍投票-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/07/...
（有片+多圖）李家超夫婦到高主教書院投票 呼籲選民踴躍投票-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/07/...
Ta Kung Pao made an AI election propaganda video. I’m so sorry but you have to see this.
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Ta Kung Pao made an AI election propaganda video. I’m so sorry but you have to see this.
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
（有片）AI 歌曲《香港未來 投票做主宰》 籲選民以實際行動建設香港-大公文匯 m.tkww.hk/s/202512/06/...
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hahaha the 1980s Japan discourse all over again
Throwback Thursday -- 1988 www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
hahaha the 1980s Japan discourse all over again
Four men aged 37-62 arrested in Hong Kong for social media posts suspected of "inciting others not to vote or cast invalid ballots" in Saturday's "patriots-only" Legislative Council vote.
立法會選舉｜4人涉嫌煽惑他人不投票或投白票 被廉政公署拘捕 (17:30) - 20251204 - 港聞
廉政公署今日（4日）拘捕4名男子，指4人涉嫌在社交平台留言或轉載貼文，煽惑他人不投票或投無效票。廉署早前已就本屆立法會選舉落案起訴另外三人有關罪行。
news.mingpao.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Four men aged 37-62 arrested in Hong Kong for social media posts suspected of "inciting others not to vote or cast invalid ballots" in Saturday's "patriots-only" Legislative Council vote.
Reposted by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤
It appears that pretty much all Hong Kong-based newsfluencers, even those with international bylines or appearances, got a memo within the last 12 hours that they should shut up about the deadly fire, or else face consequences.
Related: the city's "Patriots-only" legislature has elections Sunday
Related: the city's "Patriots-only" legislature has elections Sunday
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It appears that pretty much all Hong Kong-based newsfluencers, even those with international bylines or appearances, got a memo within the last 12 hours that they should shut up about the deadly fire, or else face consequences.
Related: the city's "Patriots-only" legislature has elections Sunday
Related: the city's "Patriots-only" legislature has elections Sunday
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A "democracy wall" at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) with a message urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze has been surrounded by plastic hoarding.
HKFP has reached out to HKBU for comment. In full: buff.ly/WwxaS9i Photos: HKFP.
HKFP has reached out to HKBU for comment. In full: buff.ly/WwxaS9i Photos: HKFP.
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A "democracy wall" at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) with a message urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze has been surrounded by plastic hoarding.
HKFP has reached out to HKBU for comment. In full: buff.ly/WwxaS9i Photos: HKFP.
HKFP has reached out to HKBU for comment. In full: buff.ly/WwxaS9i Photos: HKFP.
Ming Pao reports that a 26-year-old YouTuber has been arrested for inciting hatred re. the Tai Po fire. The man, “Kowloon King,” reportedly said the victims’ deaths were karmic retribution and we shouldn’t feel sorry for them.
大埔宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘YouTuber「Kenny」 涉發布煽動仇恨言論 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
大埔宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘YouTuber「Kenny」 涉發布煽動仇恨言論 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
大埔宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘YouTuber「Kenny」 涉發布煽動仇恨言論 (20:47) - 20251203 - 港聞
消息指警方國安處今日（3日）以「作出具煽動意圖的作為」罪拘捕一名26歲陳姓YouTuber「Kenny」 ，其YouTube頻道為「Kowloon King」。警方回覆查詢指，警方採取任何行動時均會按實際情况，依法處理。
news.mingpao.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ming Pao reports that a 26-year-old YouTuber has been arrested for inciting hatred re. the Tai Po fire. The man, “Kowloon King,” reportedly said the victims’ deaths were karmic retribution and we shouldn’t feel sorry for them.
大埔宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘YouTuber「Kenny」 涉發布煽動仇恨言論 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
大埔宏福苑五級火｜國安處拘YouTuber「Kenny」 涉發布煽動仇恨言論 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
Global Times' reporting on this story is currently more accurate than SCMP's
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Global Times' reporting on this story is currently more accurate than SCMP's
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The Hong Kong National Security Office, in an article called "Those who use the disaster to destabilize HK will be punished no matter how far away", claims a small group of external hostile forces are exploiting the fire to incite unrest, re-enacting tactics similar to the 2019 protests
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Hong Kong National Security Office, in an article called "Those who use the disaster to destabilize HK will be punished no matter how far away", claims a small group of external hostile forces are exploiting the fire to incite unrest, re-enacting tactics similar to the 2019 protests
42.0% of Hong Kong's total prison population have not been convicted of a crime — a new record high, according to Webb-site.com.
Breaking: remand prisoners in HK reach new record high
Only 54.5% of HK prisoners are convicted
webbhk.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
42.0% of Hong Kong's total prison population have not been convicted of a crime — a new record high, according to Webb-site.com.
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So many news organisations around the world used this image. So many bunnies here and on other platforms stole it without credit. An excellent, emotional and powerful background piece to Tyrone Siu's superb photojournalism for Reuters. www.reuters.com/investigates...
The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire
Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades shattered Wong’s life: a walk to school became a desperate search as his wife vanished in the deadly blaze.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
So many news organisations around the world used this image. So many bunnies here and on other platforms stole it without credit. An excellent, emotional and powerful background piece to Tyrone Siu's superb photojournalism for Reuters. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Finally read "The Great Reckoning" (www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...), and I'm struck by how the worldview the titular reckoning is said to challenge is not one I've ever held or encountered. Despite the subtitle, I learnt a lot more about what Americans tell themselves than I did about China.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Finally read "The Great Reckoning" (www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...), and I'm struck by how the worldview the titular reckoning is said to challenge is not one I've ever held or encountered. Despite the subtitle, I learnt a lot more about what Americans tell themselves than I did about China.
Some interesting insights from Kevin Yam, the pro-democracy lawyer and activist now wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police.
When it comes to the “independent committee” promised by John Lee to probe cause of the Wang Fuk fire, the devil may be in the details: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/02/b...
When it comes to the “independent committee” promised by John Lee to probe cause of the Wang Fuk fire, the devil may be in the details: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/02/b...
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Some interesting insights from Kevin Yam, the pro-democracy lawyer and activist now wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police.
When it comes to the “independent committee” promised by John Lee to probe cause of the Wang Fuk fire, the devil may be in the details: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/02/b...
When it comes to the “independent committee” promised by John Lee to probe cause of the Wang Fuk fire, the devil may be in the details: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/02/b...
Former District Councillor Bruce Liu Sing-lee has been detained by national security police in Hong Kong, reportedly for calling a press conference today on high-rise renovation policy. The presser has since been cancelled.
大埔宏福苑五級火｜民協原偕民間人士辦記者會談火災跟進 今早突取消稱「有部門通知」 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
大埔宏福苑五級火｜民協原偕民間人士辦記者會談火災跟進 今早突取消稱「有部門通知」 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
民間人士原定今早開記者會談大埔火災突取消 民協主席廖成利被國安處「邀請會面」 (13:43) - 20251202 - 港聞
民協主席廖成利在內的民間人士原定今日（2日）下午舉行「高樓維修政策」為主題的記者會，回應大埔宏福苑五級火災善後、設立調查委員會及工程監管等問題，不過發起人士今臨時通知傳媒，「因有部門通知，記者會需要取消」，但沒透露部門是那個部門。據了解，廖成利被警方國安處「邀請會面」。
news.mingpao.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Former District Councillor Bruce Liu Sing-lee has been detained by national security police in Hong Kong, reportedly for calling a press conference today on high-rise renovation policy. The presser has since been cancelled.
大埔宏福苑五級火｜民協原偕民間人士辦記者會談火災跟進 今早突取消稱「有部門通知」 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
大埔宏福苑五級火｜民協原偕民間人士辦記者會談火災跟進 今早突取消稱「有部門通知」 news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%a...
“Representative of the network where the fatal test-train collision occurred.”
This kind of orientalist AI garbage would be offensive in any context. The fact that it’s illustrating a story in which 11 people died is beyond contempt.
This is what the station in question actually looks like, FYI ⬇️
This kind of orientalist AI garbage would be offensive in any context. The fact that it’s illustrating a story in which 11 people died is beyond contempt.
This is what the station in question actually looks like, FYI ⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Representative of the network where the fatal test-train collision occurred.”
This kind of orientalist AI garbage would be offensive in any context. The fact that it’s illustrating a story in which 11 people died is beyond contempt.
This is what the station in question actually looks like, FYI ⬇️
This kind of orientalist AI garbage would be offensive in any context. The fact that it’s illustrating a story in which 11 people died is beyond contempt.
This is what the station in question actually looks like, FYI ⬇️
HK01 finds that substandard scaffold netting is an industry-wide problem. Safety certification at a different estate that uses netting from the same Shandong-based manufacturer as Wang Fuk is “100% fake” according to the testing centre.
宏福苑大火01追蹤｜兩屋苑用山東棚網 京檢測中心：報告百分百假
www.hk01.com/article/6029...
宏福苑大火01追蹤｜兩屋苑用山東棚網 京檢測中心：報告百分百假
www.hk01.com/article/6029...
宏福苑大火01追蹤｜兩屋苑用山東棚網 京檢測中心：報告百分百假
大埔宏福苑五級奪命火災，令全城關注棚網安全，多個屋苑即貼出棚網檢測報告。長沙灣怡閣苑及柴灣峰華邨，同用「山東宸旭化纖繩網有限公司」生產的棚
www.hk01.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
HK01 finds that substandard scaffold netting is an industry-wide problem. Safety certification at a different estate that uses netting from the same Shandong-based manufacturer as Wang Fuk is “100% fake” according to the testing centre.
宏福苑大火01追蹤｜兩屋苑用山東棚網 京檢測中心：報告百分百假
www.hk01.com/article/6029...
宏福苑大火01追蹤｜兩屋苑用山東棚網 京檢測中心：報告百分百假
www.hk01.com/article/6029...
Seven samples of the scaffold netting from Wang Fuk Court did not meet fire retardant standards, according to HK Chief Secretary Eric Chan. The ICAC has also found that compliant netting was mixed in with non-compliant netting in order to evade patrols.
大埔宏福苑五級火｜陳國基：宏福苑7個棚網樣本未達阻燃測試標準 (16:02) - 20251201 - 港聞
政務司長陳國基表示，當局於大埔宏福苑的宏泰、宏道、宏志、宏仁閣檢取20個棚網樣本，其中7個位處高、中、低層不同地方的樣本未達阻燃測試標準。保安局長鄧炳強早前曾指棚網初步測試合乎標準，鄧炳強今日解釋指，在火勢猛烈時，調查人員起初只能在宏志閣地下檢取樣本測試，並發現合乎標準，但其後認為情况與各界觀察不一致，所以火勢受控後再於事發大廈檢取樣本。
news.mingpao.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Seven samples of the scaffold netting from Wang Fuk Court did not meet fire retardant standards, according to HK Chief Secretary Eric Chan. The ICAC has also found that compliant netting was mixed in with non-compliant netting in order to evade patrols.
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DAB’s Peggy Wong, who defended the Wang Fuk Court Owners Corporation in Aug 2024 because they were doing a good job with repairs, is now reporting the OC to the police and ICAC for misconduct, negligence, and corruption
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
DAB’s Peggy Wong, who defended the Wang Fuk Court Owners Corporation in Aug 2024 because they were doing a good job with repairs, is now reporting the OC to the police and ICAC for misconduct, negligence, and corruption
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
Reposted by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick 何松濤
Hong Kong’s National Security Police have arrested former district councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung and a female volunteer for “attempting to incite discord” for comments made about the Tai Po fire
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
National security police arrest former district councillor, volunteer over Tai Po fire comments
National security police have arrested a former district councillor and a volunteer for allegedly attempting to incite discord through comments about the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po that has killed ...
www.thestandard.com.hk
November 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hong Kong’s National Security Police have arrested former district councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung and a female volunteer for “attempting to incite discord” for comments made about the Tai Po fire
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
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State-backed Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao has taken down an investigative report published on 28 Nov which cited industry sources saying building maintenance works effectively controlled by cartel, rife with corrupt practices in tender process, widespread cost and corner-cutting in materials.
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
State-backed Hong Kong newspaper Ta Kung Pao has taken down an investigative report published on 28 Nov which cited industry sources saying building maintenance works effectively controlled by cartel, rife with corrupt practices in tender process, widespread cost and corner-cutting in materials.
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state-mandated learned helplessness
As a HKer, yes this is wild. As a China reporter, this is 💯 standard. See this piece from state news agency Xinhua to understand how the recovery must unfold:
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
state-mandated learned helplessness
As a HKer, yes this is wild. As a China reporter, this is 💯 standard. See this piece from state news agency Xinhua to understand how the recovery must unfold:
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
As a HKer, yes this is wild. As a China reporter, this is 💯 standard. See this piece from state news agency Xinhua to understand how the recovery must unfold:
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”
“With the firm support of the Central Gov’t, the HKSAR Gov’t WILL LEAD ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY to overcome the difficulties and move forward”