Resilience in focus

Published: 10:06, December 24, 2025 | Updated: 10:54, December 24, 2025

Resilience in focus

By China Daily Hong Kong

2025 saw Hong Kong face a record number of typhoons, and the tragic fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. However, the city was also blessed with notable achievements in the political, economic, scientific, and cultural fields.

China Daily Hong Kong photographers were at the frontlines, capturing the defining moments of residents’ trademark resilience and spirit.

In the first of a three-part series, we present the most powerful news images, depicting a tale of strength, fortitude and hope that have come to shape the SAR’s identity.

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 performs a special low-altitude flyover over Victoria Harbour and the new Kai Tak Sports Park on March 30, marking the 100th anniversary of Kai Tak Airport which was decommissioned in 1998. The former airport site has since been transformed into a major hub for sports, tourism and community activities. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

The CNS Shandong, the nation’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier, sails into Victoria Harbour on July 3 for a five-day visit as part of celebrations marking the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Students taking part in the Young Astronaut Training Camp 2025 engage in a sharing session held within a space station installation at the Hong Kong Science Museum on Sept 2. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Fun-shaped giant hot air balloons line up at the Central Harbourfront Event Space on Sept 4 during the inaugural AIA International Hot Air Balloon Fest Hong Kong. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Huge waves crash against the shoreline at Heng Fa Chuen on Hong Kong Island’s eastern coast on Sept 24 as Super Typhoon Ragasa batters the city. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

Workers Remove a fallen tree at Oi Man Estate, Ho Man Tin district, following the passage of Super Typhoon Ragasa, Sept 25. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

The fuselage and tail of an Emirates Boeing 747-400 cargo plane, which crashed at Hong Kong International Airport in late October, is transported to Lantau Island on Nov 5 after a salvage operation. Two airport employees died in the incident. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Elected members of the Election Committee constituency, which accounts for 40 seats in the eighth-term Legislative Council, celebrate after the announcement of election results at the central counting station in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the early hours of Monday. (Edmond Tang / China Daily)

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