The Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong

The FCC Journalism Conference returns — Saturday 14 April, 2018

From Rocket Man to the Rohingya

Saturday 14 April 2018

Save the date for the Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong’s third annual journalism conference.

In a turbulent period for the news industry the conference will feature workshops and discussions led by panels of the region’s leading editors and reporters. Topics will include investigative reporting, women in the newsroom, fake news, challenges to press freedom, how to shoot video, get a book published, deal with traumatic assignments and avoid the pitfalls of stereotype reporting.

Speakers include reporters and editors from major news organisations such as BuzzFeed, HK01, Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Reuters, the Financial Times, Le Monde, Quartz and representatives from Google and Facebook.

Details will be sent out along with booking forms in mid-March.

Florence de Changy announced as new FCC president after Juliana Liu steps down

Florence de Changy has been elected President until the end of this term (May 2018).

Dear Fellow Members,

At last Saturday’s board meeting FCC President Juliana Liu stepped down as her employment with BBC was ceasing on the same day. Her new job does not allow her to keep her “Correspondent” status, a sine qua non to be President of the Club.

The board passed a unanimous motion of thanks to Juliana Liu to acknowledge the tremendous work achieved during her time at the helm of the FCC.

As First Vice-President, in accordance with the Articles of the Club, I stepped in to chair the meeting. I was then elected President until the end of this term (May 2018). Victor Mallet (Financial Times) was elected First Vice-President. And Daniel Ten Kate (Bloomberg) was co-opted to fill the vacant Correspondent seat, as the non-elected correspondent with the highest number of votes at the last elections.

As far as I am concerned, I have been a Foreign correspondent since I left France in 1991 where I worked for Le Figaro and RFI. I currently report for the French daily Le Monde and RFI (Radio France International). I have been based in Hong Kong since 2007 after Taiwan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia.

It is a great honour and a privilege that has abruptly fallen on me. I’ll do my utmost to be up to the tasks and challenges ahead, with the help and support of all the other board members and the wonderful staff of the Club.

Best regards,

Florence de Changy

Club notice: Typhoon and club operations

When the Hong Kong Observatory announces that Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, which means limited operations at the club today.

The Club will open at 12:00 noon and the ground floor and main bar will open with a limited menu and will close at midnight.

Stay safe everyone!

Club notice: Typhoon and club operations

When the Hong Kong Observatory announces that Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, which means limited operations at the club today.

The Club will open at 12:00 noon and remain normal operation.

If the T8 is lowered between 12:00 noon and before 5pm, the Club will be back to normal operation in three hours after the T8 is lowered.

If the T8 is not lowered before 5pm, the ground floor will open with a limited menu and will close at midnight.

If a Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted during normal operating hours, the Club will remain open.

Stay safe everyone!

Club notice: Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight broadcast is carry on

Typhoon No. 8 will hoist around 8:00 hours this morning, just news from TVB.

The Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight broadcast is carry on as per the schedule.

Stay safe everyone!

Club notice: Typhoon and club operations

When the Hong Kong Observatory announces that Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, which means limited operations at the club today.

The Club will open at 12:00 noon and remain normal operation.

If the T8 is lowered between 12:00 noon and before 5pm, the Club will be back to normal operation in three hours after the T8 is lowered.

If the T8 is not lowered before 5pm, the ground floor will open with a limited menu and will close at midnight.

If a Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted during normal operating hours, the Club will remain open.

Stay safe everyone!