Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong marks 78th anniversary of China’s victory in war of resistance against Japan with citywide events
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader John Lee joins commemorative event in Central to mark end of eight-year campaign to repel Japanese invasion and city’s occupation during second world war. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3233258/hong-kong-marks-78th-anniversary-chinas-victory-war-resistance-against-japan-citywide-events?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 arrested as Hong Kong police swoop on marijuana farms in 2 industrial units, HK$20 million worth of cannabis seized
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police confiscate 733 marijuana plants, three packs of cannabis and gardening tools during two-day operation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3233256/3-arrested-hong-kong-police-swoop-marijuana-farms-2-industrial-units-hk20-million-worth-cannabis?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to light up the night with host of Mid-Autumn activities and return of Tai Hang fire dragon dance
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Series of nighttime events lined up across city for September, October and through to new year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3233248/hong-kong-light-night-host-mid-autumn-activities-and-return-tai-hang-fire-dragon-dance?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLowering Hong Kong’s stamp duty on securities trading not silver bullet for sluggish stock market, finance chief warns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial secretary chimes in for first time on rife talk over matter in wake of the setting up of a 13-member task force last week. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3233241/lowering-hong-kongs-stamp-duty-securities-trading-not-silver-bullet-sluggish-stock-market-finance?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong T1 typhoon warning signal considered for Monday as storm Haikui nears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Move would mark another alert hot on the heels of Saola, which battered city at start of weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233240/hong-kong-t1-typhoon-warning-signal-considered-monday-haikui-nears?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFosun-owned Club Med says Hongkongers heading for ski slopes, bucket-list destinations as travel bookings rebound
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The resort operator, owned by Fosun Tourism, said people are now spending 23 per cent more and staying 10 per cent longer than they did before the pandemic. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3233089/fosun-owned-club-med-says-hongkongers-heading-ski-slopes-bucket-list-destinations-travel-bookings?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan’s old abandoned houses, or akiya, draw foreign buyers looking for a bargain holiday home to let
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lying vacant in mainly rural areas, Japan’s 8 million or so akiya can often be snapped up for a fraction of the price of a new or lived-in property in a housing market that…
Read MoreMainland Chinese flock to Hong Kong for higher interest rates, financial security, amid growing economic woes
Hong Kong Free Press After a journey of hundreds of miles from Henan province in north-central China, Wong arrived at a Tsim Sha Tsui branch of the Bank of China Hong Kong (BOCHK) at 5.30 am. She managed to secure first place in a queue that had grown to nearly 60 people before the bank…
Read MorePope Francis offers apparent gesture to China during visit to Mongolia
Hong Kong Free Press By Alexandria Sage Pope Francis appeared to seek to reassure China on Saturday, using a gathering of Catholic missionaries in Mongolia to state that governments had “nothing to fear” from the Catholic Church. Pope Francis arrives for an ecumenical and interreligious meeting at the Hun Theatre, in Ulaanbaatar on September 3,…
Read MoreBusking blues: Hong Kong street performers hope for better times, bigger crowds, but rules still get in the way
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thin crowds since pandemic leave buskers wishing they had more freedom to choose when, where to perform. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3233207/busking-blues-hong-kong-street-performers-hope-better-times-bigger-crowds-rules-still-get-way?utm_source=rss_feed
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