Category: Hong Kong
About time? Hong Kong watch repairer, 76, set to secure hawker licence after 6-year fight
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shir Wing-shing, a watch repairer for more than three decades, started his battle to get a hawker licence in 2018. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278770/about-time-hong-kong-watch-repairer-76-set-secure-hawker-licence-after-6-year-fight?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Mark Six Mid-Autumn Festival snowball lottery draw offers HK$80 million jackpot
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Jockey Club reveals numbers 7, 15, 12 and 40 drawn the most in the past 38 rounds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278766/hong-kong-mark-six-mid-autumn-festival-snowball-lottery-draw-offers-hk80-million-jackpot?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhat are Hong Kong police’s gun rules and how did officer end up fatally shooting man?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post looks at how guidelines compare with other jurisdictions and recent cases such as officer’s shooting of man on Peng Chau last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278769/what-are-hong-kong-polices-gun-rules-and-how-did-officer-end-fatally-shooting-man?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong consumer watchdog urges firms to offer cooling-off terms amid Physical scandal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council chief says firms need not wait for for time-consuming passage of new laws as the government looks to review legislation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278759/hong-kong-firms-can-initiate-cooling-terms-boost-customer-confidence-consumer-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThree arrested after female teacher allegedly punched repeatedly in Hong Kong school
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Attack linked to love triangle between victim and one of the suspects, who is the estranged wife of the teacher’s boyfriend, source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278758/three-arrested-after-female-teacher-allegedly-punched-repeatedly-hong-kong-school?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCK Asset leads Hong Kong builders in touting new flat sale ahead of expected rate cut
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Li Ka-shing’s flagship developer says it will put 558 units on the south side of Hong Kong Island on sale as soon as next month. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3278757/ck-asset-leads-hong-kong-builders-touting-new-flat-sale-ahead-expected-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to link its bond market with Macau to create deeper, bigger hub for debt finance
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will link its Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) to Macau Central Securities Depository and Clearing. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3278739/hong-kong-link-its-bond-market-macau-create-deeper-bigger-hub-debt-finance?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police chief vows to probe claims of journalist harassment ‘without bias’ as NGO urges ‘firm action’
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s police chief has vowed to investigate reports of harassment and intimidation “without bias,” after a local press union claimed that reporters from at least 13 media outlets in the city had been targeted in a “systematic” online and offline attack. Hong Kong Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu. File photo: GovHK. As…
Read MoreDrone show and sampan rides: what’s new in Hong Kong this Mid-Autumn Festival
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post explores this year’s line-up of traditional and modern activities for the annual event, gives hints on when to catch the ‘supermoon’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278745/drone-show-and-sampan-rides-whats-new-hong-kong-mid-autumn-festival?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSentences of 4 ex-student leaders who praised stabbing of Hong Kong police officer reduced to 15 months
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong appeals court has reduced the “obviously excessive” sentences given to four former student leaders who praised a knife-attack on police in July 2021, trimming their jail terms to 15 months. High Court. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Kinson Cheung, Charles Kwok, Chris Todorovski and Anthony Yung, who were members…
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