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	'''Hong Kong Free Press''' ('''HKFP''') is a free, non-profit<ref name="Gdn20200714">{{cite news\|last=Grundy\|first=Tom\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/hong-kongs-national-security-laws-are-designed-to-make-the-media-self-censor\|title=Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor\|work=The Guardian\|date=14 July 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> news website based in ]. It was co-founded in 2015 by Tom Grundy,<ref>{{cite news\|last=Steinfeld\|first=Jemimah\|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2018/10/chinese-threats-to-uk-homes/\|title=Chinese threats sent to UK homes\|work=Index on Censorship\|location=London\|date=18 October 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="OD20150928">{{cite news\|last=Van Der Horst\|first=Linda\|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/new-journalism-outfit-that-is-shaking-up-hong-kong-establishment-media/\|title=The new journalism outfit that is shaking up Hong Kong's establishment media\|work=openDemocracy\|date=28 September 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> who believed that the territory's ] was in decline, to provide an alternative to the dominant English-language news source, the '']'', and to cover the ].<ref name="TOHK20150510">{{cite news\|title=Hong Kong Free Press launches crowdfunding campaign\|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|work=Time Out Hong Kong\|date=10 May 2015\|access-date=17 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714103704/http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|archive-date=14 July 2015\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all\|quote=The aim is to cover topics such as the ongoing battle for democracy as well as reporting on breaking news, all with insight and independence.}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730">{{cite news\|last1=Baiocchi\|first1=Francisco\|title=Activist turned editor who tried to arrest Tony Blair launches crowdfunded Hong Kong news website\|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/activist-who-tried-arrest-tony-blair-launches-crowdfunded-news-website-hong-kong-free-press\|work=Press Gazette\|location=London\|date=30 June 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020\|quote=He decided to launch a more serious site in December last year while covering Occupy demonstrations in the area.~~}}</ref>~~		'''Hong Kong Free Press''' ('''HKFP''') is a free, non-profit<ref name="Gdn20200714">{{cite news\|last=Grundy\|first=Tom\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/hong-kongs-national-security-laws-are-designed-to-make-the-media-self-censor\|title=Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor\|work=The Guardian\|date=14 July 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> news website based in ]. It was co-founded in 2015 by Tom Grundy, who believed that the territory's ] was in decline, to provide an independent alternative to the dominant English-language news source, the '']''.

	==History==		==History==
	~~Before founding~~ Hong Kong Free Press in 2015, Grundy was a social activist and a blogger who had lived in Hong Kong since around 2005.<ref name="PG20150730" /> He wrote the blog Hong Wrong and ran the HK Helper's Campaign, a group advocating for rights of ] in Hong Kong.<ref name="TOHK20150510" /> He is also ~~well-~~known for attempting a ] on former British Prime Minister ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Rickman\|first=Dina\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/14/briton-tom-grundy-attempt_n_1596399.html\|title=Briton Tom Grundy Attempts Citizen's Arrest On Tony Blair In Hong Kong (PICTURES)\|work=The Huffington Post UK\|date=14 July 2012\|access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> He established HKFP in response to concerns about eroding ] and media self-censorship in Hong Kong.<ref name="TOHK20150510" />		The Hong Kong Free Press was co-founded by Tom Grundy in 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Steinfeld\|first=Jemimah\|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2018/10/chinese-threats-to-uk-homes/\|title=Chinese threats sent to UK homes\|work=Index on Censorship\|location=London\|date=18 October 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="OD20150928">{{cite news\|last=Van Der Horst\|first=Linda\|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/new-journalism-outfit-that-is-shaking-up-hong-kong-establishment-media/\|title=The new journalism outfit that is shaking up Hong Kong's establishment media\|work=openDemocracy\|date=28 September 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> Grundy was previously a social activist and a blogger who had lived in Hong Kong since around 2005.<ref name="PG20150730" /> He wrote the blog Hong Wrong and ran the HK Helper's Campaign, a group advocating for rights of ] in Hong Kong.<ref name="TOHK20150510" /> He was also known for attempting a ] on former British Prime Minister ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Rickman\|first=Dina\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/14/briton-tom-grundy-attempt_n_1596399.html\|title=Briton Tom Grundy Attempts Citizen's Arrest On Tony Blair In Hong Kong (PICTURES)\|work=The Huffington Post UK\|date=14 July 2012\|access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> He established HKFP in response to concerns about eroding ] and media self-censorship in Hong Kong, including the coverage of the ].<ref name="TOHK20150510">{{cite news\|title=Hong Kong Free Press launches crowdfunding campaign\|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|work=Time Out Hong Kong\|date=10 May 2015\|access-date=17 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714103704/http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|archive-date=14 July 2015\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all\|quote=The aim is to cover topics such as the ongoing battle for democracy as well as reporting on breaking news, all with insight and independence.}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730">{{cite news\|last1=Baiocchi\|first1=Francisco\|title=Activist turned editor who tried to arrest Tony Blair launches crowdfunded Hong Kong news website\|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/activist-who-tried-arrest-tony-blair-launches-crowdfunded-news-website-hong-kong-free-press\|work=Press Gazette\|location=London\|date=30 June 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020\|quote=He decided to launch a more serious site in December last year while covering Occupy demonstrations in the area.}}</ref>

	HKFP ~~also~~ aimed to provide quick news reports with context, which Grundy said Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, the '']'', does not do. The owners of the ''SCMP'' have business interests in mainland China which has led to claims of biased coverage.<ref name="OD20150928" /><ref name="PG20150730" /> ] placed Hong Kong at thirty-four in their ] in 2010, at seventieth in 2015.<ref name="OD20150928" /> By 2022, it had plunged well down the bottom quarter of the list in 148th of 180 countries surveyed.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Index {{!}} RSF \|url=https://rsf.org/en/index \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|website=rsf.org \|language=en}}</ref>		HKFP aimed to provide quick news reports with context, which Grundy said Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, the '']'', does not do.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Laplana \|first1=Laura \|title=How independent media is navigating Hong Kong’s closing press freedom environment \|url=https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-independent-media-navigating-hong-kong%E2%80%99s-closing-press-freedom-environment \|work=International Journalists' Network \|date=8 January 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> The owners of the ''SCMP'' have business interests in mainland China which has led to claims of biased coverage.<ref name="OD20150928" /><ref name="PG20150730" /> ] placed Hong Kong at thirty-four in their ] in 2010, at seventieth in 2015.<ref name="OD20150928" /> By 2022, it had plunged well down the bottom quarter of the list in 148th of 180 countries surveyed.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Index {{!}} RSF \|url=https://rsf.org/en/index \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|website=rsf.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	Crowdfunding for HKFP took place on Fringebacker and raised HK$150,000 (US$19,342) within two days.<ref name="Gdn20150520">{{cite news\|last1=Sala\|first1=Ilaria Maria\|title=Hong Kong to get new crowdfunded independent newspaper\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/20/hong-kong-to-get-new-crowdfunded-independent-newspaper\|work=The Guardian\|date=20 May 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The four weeks of fundraising in June 2015 generated around HK$600,000.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Thank you readers: HKFP exceeds funding drive target - HK$581k raised for 2017 \|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/12/24/thank-you-readers-hkfp-exceeds-funding-drive-target-hk581k-raised-for-2017/ \|website=Hong Kong Free Press \|date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730" />		Crowdfunding for HKFP took place on Fringebacker and raised HK$150,000 (US$19,342) within two days.<ref name="Gdn20150520">{{cite news\|last1=Sala\|first1=Ilaria Maria\|title=Hong Kong to get new crowdfunded independent newspaper\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/20/hong-kong-to-get-new-crowdfunded-independent-newspaper\|work=The Guardian\|date=20 May 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The four weeks of fundraising in June 2015 generated around HK$600,000.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Thank you readers: HKFP exceeds funding drive target - HK$581k raised for 2017 \|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/12/24/thank-you-readers-hkfp-exceeds-funding-drive-target-hk581k-raised-for-2017/ \|website=Hong Kong Free Press \|date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730" />

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Hong Kong online newspaper

Hong Kong Free Press

Type of site	News
Available in	English
Headquarters	Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
Founder(s)	Tom Grundy
URL	hongkongfp.com
Commercial	No
Registration	None
Launched	29 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-29)
Current status	Active

Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) is a free, non-profit news website based in Hong Kong. It was co-founded in 2015 by Tom Grundy, who believed that the territory's press freedom was in decline, to provide an independent alternative to the dominant English-language news source, the South China Morning Post.

History

The Hong Kong Free Press was co-founded by Tom Grundy in 2015. Grundy was previously a social activist and a blogger who had lived in Hong Kong since around 2005. He wrote the blog Hong Wrong and ran the HK Helper's Campaign, a group advocating for rights of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong. He was also known for attempting a citizen's arrest on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He established HKFP in response to concerns about eroding press freedom and media self-censorship in Hong Kong, including the coverage of the pro-democracy movement.

HKFP aimed to provide quick news reports with context, which Grundy said Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post, does not do. The owners of the SCMP have business interests in mainland China which has led to claims of biased coverage. Reporters Without Borders placed Hong Kong at thirty-four in their World Press Freedom Index in 2010, at seventieth in 2015. By 2022, it had plunged well down the bottom quarter of the list in 148th of 180 countries surveyed.

Crowdfunding for HKFP took place on Fringebacker and raised HK$150,000 (US$19,342) within two days. The four weeks of fundraising in June 2015 generated around HK$600,000.

Beginning in late 2015, Chinese authorities blocked access to the site in mainland China.

In its first year of operation, HKFP published 4,400 news articles and commentaries and had over 3.5 million unique visitors.

HKFP relocated from Cyberport to a co-working space in Kennedy Town in late 2017.

In a 2019 public opinion survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKFP was ranked as the third most credible online news outlet in Hong Kong with a credibility rating of 5.56 out of 10.

In early 2020, HKFP suspended its coverage for a website relaunch. In the relaunch, HKFP introduced its code of ethics and fact-checking policy and recruited two reporters. The national security law, which came into force in the summer of 2020, means the HKFP may be under threat from the authorities in due course. In The Guardian, Grundy wrote that he and his colleagues have made contingency plans for the newspaper to continue if they are legally threatened by the authorities or forced to leave the territory.

Writers for HKFP include Stephen Vines, who left the city for the United Kingdom in August 2021 due to what he described as "white terror" under the national security law. Vines would continue to write for HKFP, the newspaper announced.

Veteran China scholar Suzanne Pepper wrote a regular column for HKFP from 2015 until her death in 2022. HKFP also maintains Pepper's blog, Hong Kong Focus.

Content

In the long term, HKFP plans to achieve financial sustainability through "continued crowdfunding efforts, advertising and sponsorship events" and by operating with minimal overhead costs. Tom Grundy, a freelance journalist, stated that the site would "start with simple local news, and investigative pieces about Hong Kong" and that "we have no political agenda. We simply aim to be credible".

Awards and recognition

Hong Kong Free Press was nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by multiple Norwegian members of parliament.

SOPA Awards

Year	Awards/ Nomination	Category	Title of Entry	Result
2020	Excellence in Explanatory Reporting (卓越解釋性報道獎)	Regional	Hong Kong's new methodology of protest, explained	Honourable Mention
2020	Excellence in Photography (卓越攝影獎)	Regional	Shots of the 2019 Hong Kong protest movements	Finalist
2021	Excellence in Opinion Writing (卓越評論獎)	Regional	Hong Kong's protest movement in perspective	Honourable Mention
2023	Excellence in Opinion Writing (卓越評論獎)	Regional	Press Freedom Day: As long as there are journalists in Hong Kong, there will be journalism	Honourable Mention

References

^ Grundy, Tom (14 July 2020). "Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Steinfeld, Jemimah (18 October 2020). "Chinese threats sent to UK homes". Index on Censorship. London. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ Van Der Horst, Linda (28 September 2015). "The new journalism outfit that is shaking up Hong Kong's establishment media". openDemocracy. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ Baiocchi, Francisco (30 June 2015). "Activist turned editor who tried to arrest Tony Blair launches crowdfunded Hong Kong news website". Press Gazette. London. Retrieved 18 August 2020. He decided to launch a more serious site in December last year while covering Occupy demonstrations in the area.
^ "Hong Kong Free Press launches crowdfunding campaign". Time Out Hong Kong. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015. The aim is to cover topics such as the ongoing battle for democracy as well as reporting on breaking news, all with insight and independence.
Rickman, Dina (14 July 2012). "Briton Tom Grundy Attempts Citizen's Arrest On Tony Blair In Hong Kong (PICTURES)". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
Laplana, Laura (8 January 2024). "How independent media is navigating Hong Kong's closing press freedom environment". International Journalists' Network.
"Index | RSF". rsf.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ Sala, Ilaria Maria (20 May 2015). "Hong Kong to get new crowdfunded independent newspaper". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
"Thank you readers: HKFP exceeds funding drive target - HK$581k raised for 2017". Hong Kong Free Press. 24 December 2016.
"Hong Kong Free Press falls foul of Great Firewall, blocked in China". Hong Kong Free Press. 6 November 2015.
"A year of Hong Kong Free Press: On our first anniversary, a look back at our best coverage". Hong Kong Free Press. 29 June 2016.
"Hong Kong Free Press moves to The Hive co-working space in Kennedy Town". Hong Kong Free Press. 19 October 2017.
Centre for Communication and Public Opinion Survey (2019). "Tracking Research: Public Evaluation on Media Credibility - Survey Results" (PDF). The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
Grundy, Tom (23 January 2020). "Editorial: Pause in coverage - HKFP's month-long timeline for relaunch". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
"Journalist Steve Vines flees 'white terror in HK' - RTHK". RTHK. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
Grundy, Tom (3 August 2021). "Ex-RTHK broadcaster and HKFP columnist Steve Vines leaves Hong Kong for UK citing 'white terror'". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Grundy, Tom (6 July 2022). "Obituary: Remembering political scientist, author and HKFP columnist Suzanne Pepper – 1939-2022". Hong Kong Free Press.
Burns, John (6 July 2022). "Suzanne Pepper: an appreciation". Hong Kong Free Press.
"Flere fredsprisforslag før fristen gikk ut". Aftenposten. Norwegian News Agency. 31 January 2021.
"Hektisk nomineringsaktivitet før fredsprisfrist". Dagsavisen. 31 January 2021.
"Awards Finalists". The SOPA Awards. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Grundy, Tom (2023-06-16). "HKFP wins prestigious SOPA award for opinion piece on Hong Kong press freedom". HKFP. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

External links

Official website

Newspapers and news websites in Hong Kong

English

Printed newspapers	Career Times China Daily Hong Kong Edition ~~Daily Press~~ ~~Eastern Express~~ ~~Hongkong Telegraph~~ ~~International Herald Tribune~~ South China Morning Post ~~Inkstone News~~ The Sunday Morning Post ~~The China Mail~~ The Standard ~~The Sunday Standard~~ ~~The Wall Street Journal Asia~~
News websites	Asia Times ~~FactWire~~ Hong Kong Free Press

Chinese

Printed newspapers	AM730 ~~Apple Daily~~ ~~Sharp Daily~~ Hong Kong Commercial Daily Hong Kong Economic Journal Hong Kong Economic Times Sky Post ~~Metro Daily~~ Ming Pao Oriental Daily News ~~The Sun~~ Sing Pao Daily News Sing Tao Daily Headline Daily Ta Kung Pao The Epoch Times ~~The Kung Sheung Daily News~~ ~~Tin Tin Daily News~~ ~~Wah Kiu Yat Po~~ Wen Wei Po
News websites	~~Citizen News~~ Dot Dot News HK01 ~~FactWire~~ Hong Kong Inmedia Passion Times ReNews ~~Stand News~~ Vjmedia

Misc

Religious	Sunday Examiner Kung Kao Po Christian Times UCA News
Japanese	Hong Kong Post
Filipino	Filipino Globe The SUN
Indonesian	Suara

Note: This list is not complete.

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	'''Hong Kong Free Press''' ('''HKFP''') is a free, non-profit<ref name="Gdn20200714">{{cite news\|last=Grundy\|first=Tom\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/hong-kongs-national-security-laws-are-designed-to-make-the-media-self-censor\|title=Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor\|work=The Guardian\|date=14 July 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> news website based in ]. It was co-founded in 2015 by Tom Grundy,<ref>{{cite news\|last=Steinfeld\|first=Jemimah\|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2018/10/chinese-threats-to-uk-homes/\|title=Chinese threats sent to UK homes\|work=Index on Censorship\|location=London\|date=18 October 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="OD20150928">{{cite news\|last=Van Der Horst\|first=Linda\|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/new-journalism-outfit-that-is-shaking-up-hong-kong-establishment-media/\|title=The new journalism outfit that is shaking up Hong Kong's establishment media\|work=openDemocracy\|date=28 September 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> who believed that the territory's ] was in decline, to provide an alternative to the dominant English-language news source, the '']'', and to cover the ].<ref name="TOHK20150510">{{cite news\|title=Hong Kong Free Press launches crowdfunding campaign\|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|work=Time Out Hong Kong\|date=10 May 2015\|access-date=17 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714103704/http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|archive-date=14 July 2015\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all\|quote=The aim is to cover topics such as the ongoing battle for democracy as well as reporting on breaking news, all with insight and independence.}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730">{{cite news\|last1=Baiocchi\|first1=Francisco\|title=Activist turned editor who tried to arrest Tony Blair launches crowdfunded Hong Kong news website\|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/activist-who-tried-arrest-tony-blair-launches-crowdfunded-news-website-hong-kong-free-press\|work=Press Gazette\|location=London\|date=30 June 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020\|quote=He decided to launch a more serious site in December last year while covering Occupy demonstrations in the area.~~}}</ref>~~		'''Hong Kong Free Press''' ('''HKFP''') is a free, non-profit<ref name="Gdn20200714">{{cite news\|last=Grundy\|first=Tom\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/hong-kongs-national-security-laws-are-designed-to-make-the-media-self-censor\|title=Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor\|work=The Guardian\|date=14 July 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> news website based in ]. It was co-founded in 2015 by Tom Grundy, who believed that the territory's ] was in decline, to provide an independent alternative to the dominant English-language news source, the '']''.

	==History==		==History==
	~~Before founding~~ Hong Kong Free Press in 2015, Grundy was a social activist and a blogger who had lived in Hong Kong since around 2005.<ref name="PG20150730" /> He wrote the blog Hong Wrong and ran the HK Helper's Campaign, a group advocating for rights of ] in Hong Kong.<ref name="TOHK20150510" /> He is also ~~well-~~known for attempting a ] on former British Prime Minister ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Rickman\|first=Dina\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/14/briton-tom-grundy-attempt_n_1596399.html\|title=Briton Tom Grundy Attempts Citizen's Arrest On Tony Blair In Hong Kong (PICTURES)\|work=The Huffington Post UK\|date=14 July 2012\|access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> He established HKFP in response to concerns about eroding ] and media self-censorship in Hong Kong.<ref name="TOHK20150510" />		The Hong Kong Free Press was co-founded by Tom Grundy in 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Steinfeld\|first=Jemimah\|url=https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2018/10/chinese-threats-to-uk-homes/\|title=Chinese threats sent to UK homes\|work=Index on Censorship\|location=London\|date=18 October 2020\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="OD20150928">{{cite news\|last=Van Der Horst\|first=Linda\|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/new-journalism-outfit-that-is-shaking-up-hong-kong-establishment-media/\|title=The new journalism outfit that is shaking up Hong Kong's establishment media\|work=openDemocracy\|date=28 September 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> Grundy was previously a social activist and a blogger who had lived in Hong Kong since around 2005.<ref name="PG20150730" /> He wrote the blog Hong Wrong and ran the HK Helper's Campaign, a group advocating for rights of ] in Hong Kong.<ref name="TOHK20150510" /> He was also known for attempting a ] on former British Prime Minister ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Rickman\|first=Dina\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/14/briton-tom-grundy-attempt_n_1596399.html\|title=Briton Tom Grundy Attempts Citizen's Arrest On Tony Blair In Hong Kong (PICTURES)\|work=The Huffington Post UK\|date=14 July 2012\|access-date=17 May 2023}}</ref> He established HKFP in response to concerns about eroding ] and media self-censorship in Hong Kong, including the coverage of the ].<ref name="TOHK20150510">{{cite news\|title=Hong Kong Free Press launches crowdfunding campaign\|url=http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|work=Time Out Hong Kong\|date=10 May 2015\|access-date=17 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714103704/http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/72095/hong-kong-free-press-launches-crowdfunding-campaign.html\|archive-date=14 July 2015\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all\|quote=The aim is to cover topics such as the ongoing battle for democracy as well as reporting on breaking news, all with insight and independence.}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730">{{cite news\|last1=Baiocchi\|first1=Francisco\|title=Activist turned editor who tried to arrest Tony Blair launches crowdfunded Hong Kong news website\|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/activist-who-tried-arrest-tony-blair-launches-crowdfunded-news-website-hong-kong-free-press\|work=Press Gazette\|location=London\|date=30 June 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020\|quote=He decided to launch a more serious site in December last year while covering Occupy demonstrations in the area.}}</ref>

	HKFP ~~also~~ aimed to provide quick news reports with context, which Grundy said Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, the '']'', does not do. The owners of the ''SCMP'' have business interests in mainland China which has led to claims of biased coverage.<ref name="OD20150928" /><ref name="PG20150730" /> ] placed Hong Kong at thirty-four in their ] in 2010, at seventieth in 2015.<ref name="OD20150928" /> By 2022, it had plunged well down the bottom quarter of the list in 148th of 180 countries surveyed.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Index {{!}} RSF \|url=https://rsf.org/en/index \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|website=rsf.org \|language=en}}</ref>		HKFP aimed to provide quick news reports with context, which Grundy said Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, the '']'', does not do.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Laplana \|first1=Laura \|title=How independent media is navigating Hong Kong’s closing press freedom environment \|url=https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-independent-media-navigating-hong-kong%E2%80%99s-closing-press-freedom-environment \|work=International Journalists' Network \|date=8 January 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> The owners of the ''SCMP'' have business interests in mainland China which has led to claims of biased coverage.<ref name="OD20150928" /><ref name="PG20150730" /> ] placed Hong Kong at thirty-four in their ] in 2010, at seventieth in 2015.<ref name="OD20150928" /> By 2022, it had plunged well down the bottom quarter of the list in 148th of 180 countries surveyed.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Index {{!}} RSF \|url=https://rsf.org/en/index \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|website=rsf.org \|language=en}}</ref>

	Crowdfunding for HKFP took place on Fringebacker and raised HK$150,000 (US$19,342) within two days.<ref name="Gdn20150520">{{cite news\|last1=Sala\|first1=Ilaria Maria\|title=Hong Kong to get new crowdfunded independent newspaper\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/20/hong-kong-to-get-new-crowdfunded-independent-newspaper\|work=The Guardian\|date=20 May 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The four weeks of fundraising in June 2015 generated around HK$600,000.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Thank you readers: HKFP exceeds funding drive target - HK$581k raised for 2017 \|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/12/24/thank-you-readers-hkfp-exceeds-funding-drive-target-hk581k-raised-for-2017/ \|website=Hong Kong Free Press \|date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730" />		Crowdfunding for HKFP took place on Fringebacker and raised HK$150,000 (US$19,342) within two days.<ref name="Gdn20150520">{{cite news\|last1=Sala\|first1=Ilaria Maria\|title=Hong Kong to get new crowdfunded independent newspaper\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/20/hong-kong-to-get-new-crowdfunded-independent-newspaper\|work=The Guardian\|date=20 May 2015\|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> The four weeks of fundraising in June 2015 generated around HK$600,000.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Thank you readers: HKFP exceeds funding drive target - HK$581k raised for 2017 \|url=https://hongkongfp.com/2016/12/24/thank-you-readers-hkfp-exceeds-funding-drive-target-hk581k-raised-for-2017/ \|website=Hong Kong Free Press \|date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="PG20150730" />

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