Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong magistrate overturns acquittal of couple who taunted man before he was set on fire during 2019 anti-government protests
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Magistrate Arthur Lam jails Chan Hoi-wan and her husband Kwong Yiu-man for five weeks each for instigating violence against man set on fire in Ma On Shan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232723/hong-kong-magistrate-overturns-acquittal-couple-who-taunted-man-he-was-set-fire-during-2019-anti?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong charity concert by lawmakers cancelled after row over lavish banquet for civil servant
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Charity concert organised to showcase singing talents of lawmakers called off by organisers in wake of civil servant’s banquet controversy. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3232717/hong-kong-charity-concert-lawmakers-cancelled-after-over-lavish-banquet-civil-servant?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMicrosoft to bring OpenAI to eight Hong Kong universities to deploy generative AI tech in education
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Microsoft will partner with eight universities in Hong Kong this academic year to promote its latest AI services as part of efforts to transform education with cutting-edge technology. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3232691/microsoft-bring-openai-eight-hong-kong-universities-deploy-generative-ai-tech-education?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security police arrest 2 in connection with protester relief fund
Hong Kong Free Press Two men have been arrested by Hong Kong national security police over links to a defunct protester fund. Tuesday’s arrests marked the latest in a series of moves against people connected to the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which assisted protestors involved in the 2019 protests and unrest. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.…
Read MoreNew 13-member Hong Kong task force set up as part of efforts to boost turnover of sluggish stock market
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Group will comprehensively review stock market liquidity, including scrutinising the listing regime, market structure and trading mechanism. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232693/new-13-member-hong-kong-task-force-set-part-efforts-boost-turnover-sluggish-stock-market?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calls for Washington and Beijing to ‘step up’ on global issues during China visit
Hong Kong Free Press US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with China’s premier on Tuesday, calling for Beijing and Washington to work together to solve issues of global concern. Raimondo’s trip to China is the latest by a senior US official in recent months as Washington seeks to defuse tensions with the world’s second-largest economy.…
Read MoreHong Kong tutorial school operator charged with child sexual abuse as police launch probe into centre
Hong Kong Free Press The operator of a Hong Kong tutorial centre has been charged with child sexual abuse after allegedly assaulting two students – brothers aged nine and 12 – for two years, a court has heard. Police have meanwhile launched an investigation into whether 20 students at the learning centre, which is located…
Read MoreHong Kong’s justice department drops manslaughter case against 2 doctors linked to liver patient’s death, says charges fell short of prosecution standards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lam Chi-kwan, 50, and Chan Siu-kim, 46, each faced a count of manslaughter over death of 44-year-old woman who succumbed to severe liver failure six years ago. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232677/hong-kongs-justice-department-drops-manslaughter-case-against-2-doctors-linked-liver-patients-death?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong home prices take biggest plunge in July, hit 6-month low as mortgage pain bites
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 1.1 per cent monthly price decline in July was the year’s biggest. A total of 2,515 second-hand units were transacted last month, the fewest since 2,512 last November, according to Midland Realty. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3232669/hong-kong-home-prices-take-biggest-plunge-july-hit-6-month-low-mortgage-pain-bites?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHarassment of Japanese in China ‘extremely regrettable,’ Tokyo says; brick thrown at country’s embassy in Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press By Natsuko Fukue Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was “extremely regrettable”, confirming that a brick was thrown at the country’s embassy in Beijing. A man rides his motorcycle past the entrance of the Japanese embassy…
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