September 28, 2026
By Hugo Novales
North Korea wasn’t always the world’s most oppressive dictatorship and harshest persecutor of Christianity. In fact, the capital Pyongyang was once known as the “Jerusalem of the East” with one of the largest Christian populations in all of Asia.
Kim Il Sung, founder...
September 10, 2026
FCC Clare Hollingworth Fellowship – Applications Open
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong is accepting applications for the Clare Hollingworth Fellowship, named after the preeminent and path-breaking journalist.
Ms. Hollingworth had a remarkable career as a foreign corre...
August 24, 2026
By Hugo Novales
China is often compared to a dragon given the mythical beast’s cultural legacy coupled with the nation’s rise in becoming the world’s second-strongest superpower, right behind the US.
But no one except Ker Gibbs, the former President of the American Chamber of Commer...
July 28, 2026
By Annie van Es
Another legend of the media world has joined the FCC of the skies. Derek Williams, stalwart Correspondent Member of the FCC Hong Kong from 1972 to 1989 and the FCC Thailand from 1989 to 2017, a generous mentor to many young new colleagues, a friend to everyone and soulmate ...
July 24, 2026
Typhoon Signal No. 1 & No. 3 The Club will operate as normal.
Typhoon Signal No.8 or above The Club will be closed.
If the T8 signal is lowered before 16:00, Club operations will resume gradually within the following two hours. If it is lowered after 16:00, the Club wi...
July 9, 2026
By Hugo Novales
For 43 years, the FCC has been a proud custodian of its Grade 1 historic building on Lower Albert Road. Formerly a dairy farm depot, the building has been repurposed into a hotspot for Hong Kong’s journalism community, as well as business leaders, lawyers, diplomats, and pr...
July 7, 2026
By Hugo Novales
“We took [neon] for granted.”
Keith Macgregor, a commercial photographer who was already well-known in Hong Kong for his family portraits and postcard-worthy city shots, made a new name for himself in the late 1990s by capturing the city’s iconic neon signs which hav...
May 14, 2026
Dear Members,
This year has started off on a chaotic note. Thankfully not for us as a club, but certainly for the world.
We’ve seen global tensions flare up into war. We’ve dealt with volatile markets and travel confusion. AI continues to dominate our con...
April 8, 2026
By Hugo Novales
It was an eventful start to the year 2026.
Three days into the new year, U.S. President Donald Trump orchestrated the capture of Venezuela’s sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, who is now facing narcoterrorism charges in New York. Ukraine is still defending itself aga...
March 31, 2026
By Hugo Novales
Hong Kong’s iconic neon signage began with the discovery of noble gases in 1898. The unique properties of neon, argon, and other elements were used to create commercial signage unlike anything seen before. Neon quickly took off in the US, Shanghai, and eventually Hong Kong....
