Category: Hong Kong
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong village marks Hungry Ghost Festival with rituals, feasts and more
Hong Kong Free Press The Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as Yu Lan Festival, is a time when the gates of the afterlife are believed to open, allowing spirits to roam freely among the living. Devotees build a 5-metre tall figure called “Dashiye” by bamboo and paper, representing “the king of ghosts” who stands guard…
Read MoreHong Kong this week: Super Typhoon Saola, stock market task force and domestic helper fees
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the most powerful storm to strike the city in five years, as well as stock market liquidity and the confusion over hiring costs for…
Read MoreExplainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 38
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities continued their campaign against those with links to eight wanted overseas activists, with their family members and associates “taken” from their homes for offices for questioning. Additionally, 12 people with connections to a defunct 2019 protester relief fund were arrested almost two years after it ceased operations. Lee…
Read MoreHong Kong should respect procedural justice, talk less about national security, says political veteran Abraham Razack in call for focus on economy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Razack questions repeated highlighting of national security threats, saying: ‘Why do we need to fear a ghost at 9pm in the middle of the day?’ https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3231793/hong-kong-should-respect-procedural-justice-talk-less-about-national-security-says-political-veteran?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong schools lose over 80 Primary One classes for new academic year, with sector fearing axe set to fall on more
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two Primary One classes were cut at 10 schools while the other 65 lost one each, according to ‘Primary School Profiles 2023’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3233172/hong-kong-schools-lose-over-80-primary-one-classes-new-academic-year-sector-fearing-axe-set-fall?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Talk about something else’: Chinese AI chatbot toes party line
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out its ChatGPT-like ERNIE Bot to the public on Thursday. But the app is highly censored, offering state-approved answers to taboo questions and sometimes refusing to process them altogether when AFP tested the service. Visitors walk past the booth of Baidu during the World Artificial Intelligence…
Read MoreSnakes alive! Hong Kong hospital staff find 30cm reptile near operating theatre, with expert suspecting it sneaked in to avoid Super Typhoon Saola
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Queen Mary Hospital spokeswoman confirms snake was found in a corridor outside an operating theatre at around 2am on Friday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233153/snakes-alive-hong-kong-hospital-staff-find-30cm-reptile-near-operating-theatre-expert-suspecting-it?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSuper Typhoon Saola: Hong Kong issues highest T10 storm signal, first since 2018
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Hurricane Signal No. 10 – the city’s highest storm signal – at 8.15 pm on Friday, as Super Typhoon Saola approached the city. Tseung Kwan O, in Hong Kong, as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong on September 1, 2023. Photo: Kyle La/HKFP. “This means…
Read MoreWhat is Super Typhoon Saola’s ‘double eyewall’? Hong Kong experts say 2 cloud rings typical of very strong storms, seen among half of US hurricanes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory says ‘eyewall’ refers to thick circular ring of clouds surrounding centre of the storm, where winds are at their fiercest. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3233144/what-super-typhoon-saolas-double-eyewall-hong-kong-experts-say-2-cloud-rings-typical-very-strong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKFP Lens: Hong Kong prepares for Super Typhoon Saola as China warns of ‘strongest’ storm in decades
Hong Kong Free Press Hongkongers on Friday hunkered down for Super Typhoon Saola, as the Observatory announced the T9 storm signal at 6.20 pm, saying that the storm was expected to skirt within 40 kilometres of the city. Strong winds in Kennedy Town on Friday morning as Typhoon Saola continues to edge closer to Hong…
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