Category: Hong Kong
Half of Hong Kong’s street sleepers have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, but get little support, survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey by ImpactHK, an organisation for the homeless, and Shue Yan University find half of homeless have PTSD and many have other mental problems as well. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232868/half-hong-kongs-street-sleepers-have-symptoms-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-get-little-support?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBigger, better, smoother? Hong Kong, Shenzhen border zone blueprint hopes to offer best of both worlds, as Beijing ‘exerts pressure’ to spur cooperation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmaker and two industry experts say new blueprint a move by Beijing to put pressure on Hong Kong and Shenzhen to speed up cooperation at site along border. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232864/bigger-better-smoother-hong-kong-shenzhen-border-zone-blueprint-hopes-offer-best-both-worlds-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More150 personnel join search for Hong Kong hiker missing for week as super typhoon edges closer
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ning Kwok-leung left home to go on a solo hike in Ma On Shan Country Park last week and was reported missing by his family the following morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232860/150-personnel-join-search-hong-kong-hiker-missing-week-super-typhoon-edges-closer?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBangladeshi domestic helpers trained in Hong Kong ways ready to move to city, country’s consul general says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bangladeshi Consul General Israt Ara says five training centres offering Cantonese courses and housekeeping training up and running in her country. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232850/bangladeshi-domestic-helpers-trained-hong-kong-ways-ready-move-city-countrys-consul-general-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s makeshift Covid-19 hospital will expand services to offer gastroscopy procedures, bacteria screenings to ease strain on public sector
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Facility near border with mainland China originally built to house Covid-19 patients will begin offering new services from fourth quarter. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3232851/hong-kongs-makeshift-covid-19-hospital-will-expand-services-offer-gastroscopy-procedures-bacteria?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man sentenced to 2-month detention in psychiatric hospital over inciting random killings online
Hong Kong Free Press A man who praised the suspect of a double murder in a Hong Kong shopping mall has been sentenced to two months of detention in a psychiatric hospital, after he pleaded guilty to inciting others to wound. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Magistrate Jeffrey Sze on Wednesday ordered defendant Lee Chi-wai to be…
Read MoreUK foreign secretary says he raised human rights concerns on China visit
Hong Kong Free Press British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he had raised human rights concerns at “every single one” of his meetings with top Chinese officials, as he made a state visit to Beijing on Wednesday. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng shake hands before a meeting at the…
Read MoreHong Kong woman in her 70s dies after fight in Kwun Tong health centre toilet
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police rush to Kwun Tong Community Health Centre after caller alerts them to fight and says one of two women involved had a knife. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232824/hong-kong-woman-70-dies-after-fight-another-female-kwun-tong-health-centre-toilet?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNumber of Hong Kong children with myopia reached record high during Covid pandemic amid greater reliance on screens, study finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese University researchers warn lifestyle habits contributing to nearsightedness among children aged six to eight have continued even after pandemic ended. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3232820/number-hong-kong-children-myopia-reached-record-high-during-covid-pandemic-amid-greater-reliance?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreShi Fu Miz 2023: Hong Kong music & art festival returns to Cheung Chau farm, expands to 3 days
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s boutique music and arts festival, Shi Fu Miz, is returning this October with its largest, proudest line-up yet. Tickets are available now – HKFP is a media sponsor. Shi Fu Miz festival. Photo: Shi Fu Miz. With a new three-day format, and new sustainability initiatives, the sixth iteration will…
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