Category: Hong Kong
155 bus routes to be affected as 6,000 riders hit roads in Hong Kong Cyclothon
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some roads in West Kowloon and New Territories South will be closed in stages from 1am on Sunday, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3281746/155-bus-routes-be-affected-6000-riders-hit-roads-hong-kong-cyclothon?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong must follow country’s lead in push for ‘new quality productive forces’: John Lee
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 follow the country in developing high-end smart manufacturing, John Lee says on visit to Productivity Council. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3281739/hong-kong-must-follow-countrys-lead-push-new-quality-productive-forces-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElderly Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly exercising nude in public park
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspect, 68, would jog around soccer pitch at housing estate exposing his buttocks and then remove shorts completely in public park, residents say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3281738/elderly-hong-kong-man-arrested-allegedly-exercising-nude-public-park?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWould ending Hong Kong liquor tax, delaying shisha ban and extending MTR hours help bars?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Bar and Club Association urges measures to help revitalise industry amid growing trend of cross-border spending. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3281735/would-ending-hong-kong-liquor-tax-delaying-shisha-ban-and-extending-mtr-hours-help-bars?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong minibus driver allegedly 4 times over alcohol limit when vehicle hit woman, 74
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driver, 54, called police to report that his minibus had knocked down woman in Sau Mau Ping. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3281732/hong-kong-minibus-driver-allegedly-4-times-over-alcohol-limit-when-vehicle-hit-woman-74?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOnly heterosexual couples legally bound to financially support each other, top court hears in LGBTQ inheritance rights case
Hong Kong Free Press Only heterosexual married couples have the legal responsibility to financially support one other, the government has argued in a top court case surrounding equal inheritance rights for same-sex married couples. Court of Final Appeal. Photo: GovHK. The government’s challenge in the Court of Final Appeal came after the High Court and…
Read MoreHong Kong’s CK Asset prices Blue Coast II in Wong Chuk Hang at 20% below development cost
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 has priced the first batch of flats at an average of HK$21,526 per square foot, below the HK$28,000 development cost. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3281723/hong-kongs-ck-asset-prices-blue-coast-ii-wong-chuk-hang-20-below-development-cost?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOver 80% of Hong Kong construction workers say jobs affected by import of non-local labourers, union survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press A majority of Hong Kong construction workers said their employment had been affected by a government scheme to import non-local labourers, according to a survey conducted by a union. Construction workers taking rest. Photo: Kyle Lam. Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union, a group under the pro-establishment party the Hong…
Read MoreHong Kong, mainland China expand Cepa deal to cover sectors such as tourism, TV and film
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officials sign amendment to Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, with finance chief Paul Chan hailing move as bringing ‘win-win results’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3281729/hong-kong-mainland-china-expand-cepa-deal-cover-sectors-such-tourism-tv-and-film?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong woman jailed for 2 weeks, fined HK$5,000 over leaking public exam paper on social media
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong woman has been jailed for two weeks and fined HK$5,000 over leaking university entrance examination questions on social media. Eastern Magistrates’ Courts. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Lau Kwun-hei, 23, was sentenced at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday for committing one count of “breach of secrecy” under the Hong Kong Examinations…
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