Isaac Lawrence

#AFP PICTURES OF THE WEEK (10 - 16 June) u.afp.com/iDVD

A decade on, Hong Kong's giant ducks come home to roost: u.afp.com/iRFn

Raising a candle, carrying a book, holding flowers --these acts got Hong Kongers detained today, the 34th Tiananmen anniversary. reporting by @XinqiSu @holmeschan_ @ambermywang, w/ contributions from @ayanchiu @Justin5Chan + photos by Peter Parks channelnewsasia.com/asia/tiananmen…

Hong Kong's beloved Bun Festival returns after a three-year hiatus. "On days like this, Cheung Chau feels like the centre of the world," island resident Mabel Leung told @holmeschan_ Read more ➡️u.afp.com/iaxv (with stellar photos by @ILawrencephoto 💙🧡)

Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique. #AFP 📸 Isaac Lawrence #AFP

#China 'Living gallery': fighting to save Hong Kong's fading neon signs 📷 @ILawrencephoto 📷 @ayanchiu #AFP

Asylum seekers in Hong Kong are reeling from a rule change in December which makes around 1,100 of them more vulnerable to deportation. "It's eating our mind, our spirit inside," said one of those potentially affected, who goes by John. Our @AFP story: bit.ly/42A5juK🧵

#China Hong Kong says goodbye to neon signs 📷 @ILawrencephoto 📷 @fong_fifi 📷 @berthawangg #AFP

Former domestic worker Kartika Puspitasari, who was savagely beaten and burnt by her Hong Kong employers a decade ago, was awarded HK$868,607 in damages from the District Court today. @AFP reports from both Hong Kong and Sumatra island, Indonesia: bit.ly/3JSr7e1

#YearOfTheRabbit Celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit around the world 📷 Ted ALJIBE 📷 @BerryAdek 📷 Frederic J. BROWN 📷 @pcruciatti 📷 @juni_pix 📷 @ILawrencephoto 📷 Eduardo LEAL 📷 Peter PARKS 📷 @rasfan 📷 @TheLilyfish #AFP

The world's eight billion people have begun ushering in 2023 and bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi's World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. u.afp.com/ighH

Planet Earth: 8 billion humans and dwindling resources. #AFP @sanjaykanojia07 @jamillah__ Richard A. Brooks @ILawrencephoto

#China The opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Party's Congress in Beijing 📷 @herime23 📷 @ILawrencephoto #AFP

#China - A ruff deal: Hong Kong exodus sparks surge in abandoned pets. 📸 Isaac LAWRENCE #AFP

Hong Kong's famous Peak Tram readies for reopening after year-long makeover. #AFP 📸 @ILawrencephoto

Last week, Hong Kong protester Tsang Chi-kin was arrested after being on the run for over a year. Police gave him a so-called "perp walk" when taking him to court, tying his wrists to a waist chain. This practice is controversial so I won't post images from that day🧵

President Xi Jinping hails China's rule over Hong Kong while leading 25th anniversary celebrations of the city's handover from Britain. Xi insists democracy is flourishing despite a years-long political crackdown that has silenced dissent u.afp.com/wzPh