Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s 14th ‘No Air-con Night’ launches amid hottest summer on record
Hong Kong Free Press With Hong Kong – and the planet – seeing record-breaking temperatures each year, Green Sense are launching the 14th annual “No Air-con Night” this month. HKFP is a media sponsor. The campaign urges Hongkongers to turn off air-conditioning whenever the outdoor temperature is below 27 degrees Celsius. Three tips for avoiding…
Read MoreChina’s Premier Li Qiang will lead its G20 delegation, not Xi Jinping
Hong Kong Free Press By Matthew Walsh Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will snub the meeting of the world’s biggest economies. China’s Premier Li Qiang speaks during a diner organised by France-China committee in Paris on…
Read More250 Hongkongers attend open day for public park at golf course plot taken back by government; villagers voice dismay over revoked putting perks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Visitors divided over whether to support plans to build public housing on 9.5 of 32 hectares taken back from city golf club’s oldest course. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3233352/250-hongkongers-attend-open-day-public-park-golf-course-plot-taken-back-government-villagers-voice?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMcDonald’s brews frustration among Hongkongers over decision to stop selling ground and premium roast coffee
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fast food giant to offer some products from McCafé at all locations as replacement. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3233348/mcdonalds-brews-frustration-among-hongkongers-over-decision-stop-selling-ground-and-premium-roast?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong as an education hub? Think tank proposes boosting non-local student population in universities to 50%, focus on Asean talent
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation admits move may see surge in mainlanders to institutions, but argues city’s global image in long run unaffected. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3233328/hong-kong-education-hub-think-tank-proposes-boosting-non-local-student-population-universities-50?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong civil servants join Super Typhoon Saola clean-up efforts, as 86 injured and 1,500 trees felled by storm
Hong Kong Free Press Classes for the new school year began on Monday after being delayed last week by Super Typhoon Saola, as Hong Kong assessed the damage inflicted by the storm that battered the city last Friday and Saturday. At least 86 people were injured, and more than 1,500 trees succumbed to strong winds,…
Read MoreTropical Cyclone Haikui heads for southern China after double landfall in Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press By Sean Chang and Amber Wang Typhoon Haikui toppled hundreds of trees, damaged coastal roads and dumped torrential rains across Taiwan Monday before it weakened into a severe storm and headed for southern China. People hold umbrellas while walking in the rain in Keelung after Typhoon Haikui hit Taiwan on September…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 29 suspected of selling bank accounts to crime syndicates for laundering fraud proceeds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Investigation reveals most were paid a few hundred to several thousand dollars each to sell their bank accounts,’ Inspector Tang Chi-shing says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3233317/hong-kong-police-arrest-29-suspected-selling-bank-accounts-crime-syndicates-laundering-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court grants bail to university student accused of molesting junior at orientation camp amid police probe into other possible victims
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Charge sheet states Tang Ho-yin, 20, assaulted an 18-year-old first-year student and also groped her on another day. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3233311/hong-kong-court-grants-bail-university-student-accused-molesting-junior-orientation-camp-amid-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Democratic Party fundraising dinner axed after two restaurants pull out last minute
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s largest democratic party has called off a fundraising dinner after two restaurants that were meant to host the event pulled out at the last minute, with one citing broken windows after the typhoon. Lo Kin-hei, chairperson of the Democratic Party, at a press conference on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo:…
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