Category: Hong Kong
Greater Bay Area has ‘immense opportunities’ for Hong Kong, Nansha: CY Leung
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Hong Kong serves as the superconnector that brings the world to the region,’ former chief executive Leung Chun-ying says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294790/greater-bay-area-has-immense-opportunities-hong-kong-nansha-ex-leader?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreApple Daily did not violate lease agreement, court hears as Jimmy Lai seeks to overturn fraud conviction
Hong Kong Free Press Apple Daily’s lease did not require pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to declare the operations of a consultancy firm at the newspaper’s premises, Hong Kong’s appeals court has heard as the tycoon sought to overturn a fraud conviction. Jimmy Lai in 2020. Photo: HKFP. Lai appeared before judges Jeremy Poon, Anthea…
Read MoreTap Hong Kong cinema and horse racing to drive cultural wave
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong should promote its cultural heritage with the same passion as South Korea or risk being left behind in a competitive tourism market. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3294414/tap-hong-kong-cinema-and-horse-racing-drive-cultural-wave?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police to carry new rapid test kits in crackdown on ‘space oil’ drug
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers can detect space oil by wiping kit’s test strip against vaping device’s inhale and inject ports, before soaking it in solution. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294754/hong-kong-police-carry-new-rapid-test-kits-crackdown-space-oil-drug?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong task force sent to Thailand ‘trying their best to help’ trafficking victims, leader John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong task force sent to Thailand is “trying their best to help” trafficked Hongkongers illegally held in Myanmar, Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday. Chief Executive John Lee. File Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. “The Security Bureau’s task force is… trying all their best to help those who are being…
Read MoreHong Kong ex-professor Khaw Kim Sun found guilty in retrial of ‘yoga ball murder’ case
Hong Kong Free Press Former university professor Khaw Kim Sun has been found guilty and sentenced to life for a second time following a retrial, in which he was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter with a carbon monoxide-filled yoga ball in 2015. Hong Kong’s High Court. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A seven-member jury…
Read MoreHongkongers grab would-be robber caught with 21 fake banknotes in underpants
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man allegedly tried to rob woman who fiercely resisted, with her struggle drawing the attention of nearby pedestrians. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294764/hongkongers-grab-would-be-robber-caught-21-fake-banknotes-underpants?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreShenzhen residents make 1 million trips to Hong Kong since return of scheme
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mainland authorities have issued 299,000 multi-entry permits to Hong Kong since December 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294759/shenzhen-residents-make-1-million-trips-hong-kong-return-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong yoga ball murder: what has changed since the verdict in 2018?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post unpacks how the defence and prosecution shifted strategies, and what prompted the retrial. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294751/hong-kong-yoga-ball-murder-what-has-changed-verdict-2018?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK$25 food coupons being dished out to 50,000 elderly Hongkongers in care drive
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents will get five coupons which they can use to pay a discounted price of HK$25 for each of five designated meals offered at restaurants in the scheme. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294746/hk25-food-coupons-being-dished-out-50000-elderly-hongkongers-care-drive?utm_source=rss_feed
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