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Phila Siu
Deputy Editor, Young Post
Phila Siu, also known as Bobby, has been a journalist since 2009. He has reported on human rights, security, politics, and society in Hong Kong, mainland China and Southeast Asia. After nine years with the news desk, he joined Young Post in 2021 to manage its print and online revamp. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University and a human rights law master's degree from the University of Hong Kong.
Bowing – perhaps only for a moment – to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development experts, Facebook has said Monday it will “pause” its work on a kids’ version of its photo and video-oriented Instagram app.
Some of the new changes include more engaging pages, from a weekly caption contest to a trending page where you can check out reviews on upcoming movies, games, and more.
Kata star Grace Lau and table tennis team members Minnie Soo, Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching won the city’s fourth and fifth medals of the Tokyo Olympics. Each athlete had her own journey to the podium full of dreams and sacrifices.
The city's kata star Grace Lau Mo-sheung and its women's table tennis team join fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long and swimmer Siobhan Haughey in bringing home prizes this year.
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The city has had high hopes for its top cyclist at this year’s Games, even after a crash that cost her a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
City officials announced changes that would lift entry bans on foreign domestic helpers fully vaccinated in Hong Kong. But revamped rules still leave out many, such as Aprilyn Racca, who received two AstraZeneca jabs in the Philippines.
In the women’s team semi-final at the Games, the city’s athletes lose three games in a row to Japan’s paddlers – who are all more highly ranked. Hong Kong team still has a shot at the bronze medal.
The 22-year-old Japanese is hopeful his gold medal-winning performance at the Games will inspire more people to take up the sport in his home nation.
Yuto Horigome encouraged teens to keep boarding by any means necessary, even if their parents aren’t supportive.
Mixed doubles players Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet failed to make it to the finals after struggling against China, but could still win bronze if they beat Japan.
Just days after taking silver in 200m freestyle, the star swimmer has made it to the 100m freestyle finals.
The St Paul’s Secondary School graduate and former ‘South China Morning Post’ Student of the Year struggled to balance sports and her studies but her hard work paid off.
The swimmer took second place in the women’s 200m freestyle; she is the second athlete from the city to take home a prize from the 2020 Games.
The fencer’s historic win was only the second gold medal in the city’s history, the last being at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
The 23-year-old will compete in the women’s 200m freestyle finals on Wednesday after coming in second place in the semi-finals.
The foil fencer beat Italy’s Daniele Garozzo in the finals to become the city's first Olympic fencing medallist
At 13 years old, Japan’s Momiji Nishiya has written her name in history, earning the gold medal in women’s skateboarding as the sport makes its historic Olympic debut
The 27-year-old badminton player was criticised by liberal studies secondary school teacher and DAB member Nicholas Muk when he wore a black jersey that did not carry the city's Bauhinia emblem. Now, though Muk has apologised via YouTube post, social media users accuse him of affecting the athlete's performance.
The 22-year-old was the first Hong Kong athlete to compete, and she finished fourth in the heat among five competitors, narrowly missing out on quarter-finals.
Perfect scorers came from six different schools, with DGS, St Mary’s Canossians College, and Po Leung Kuk Tang Yuk Tien College home to super top scorers
A survey found only 43 per cent of respondents worldwide think the Games should be held due to Covid concerns; this drops to 22 per cent in Japan.
Amidst worries about the national security law, event organisers insist they had not been informed about any random checks for politically-sensitive titles, though many exhibitors have still chosen to be more careful.
Authorities are looking at allowing Hong Kong residents, and those with the right to work in the city, to return from countries classified as the highest risk for Covid-19, says consul general.
Supporters flock in their droves to newsstands in early hours of Thursday as the final edition of Apple Daily is printed.
Police deploy 2,000 officers across city amid calls for residents to rally, cordoning off streets and doing stop-and-searches in popular shopping district
Under new guidelines, censors must determine whether films support or promote acts of subversion, secession, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces.
Case of student, 17, found with B.1.1.7 variant raises the possibility of local transmission already occurring as patient has no recent travel history.
Officials earlier launched an investigation into the museum after the operator was accused of not holding a licence for the premises.
Some plan to avoid Victoria Park, but say they will light candles at home or elsewhere in city.
