Category: Hong Kong
Fukushima row: Hong Kong government adviser urges Japan to expand monitoring of seafood to cover more radioactive elements
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo Electric Power Company has only released report on levels of tritium in seawater samples, Professor Kenneth Leung says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3232515/fukushima-row-hong-kong-government-adviser-urges-japan-expand-monitoring-seafood-cover-more?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCrystal meth worth HK$170 million hidden in leather rolls seized in Hong Kong as part of international anti-drug trafficking operation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities also arrested four people in connection to shipment from Mexico containing 240kg of the drug. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232503/crystal-meth-worth-hk170-million-hidden-leather-rolls-seized-hong-kong-part-international-anti-drug?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFormer Kowloon Walled City resident takes Hong Kong government to court over 4-time rejection of public housing application
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Retiree files a judicial review over policy exempting him from public housing after accepting compensation 30 years ago when Kowloon Walled City flat was demolished. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232455/former-kowloon-walled-city-resident-takes-hong-kong-government-court-over-4-time-rejection-public?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong employers of Indonesian domestic helpers do not need to pay ‘thousands of dollars’ more as hiring policy will stay unchanged, country’s envoy to city says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Employers seeking domestic helpers from Indonesia should use employment agencies accredited by consulate, diplomat advises. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232450/hong-kong-employers-indonesian-domestic-helpers-do-not-need-pay-thousands-dollars-more-hiring-policy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMaking West Kowloon Cultural District profitable should not just mean more hotels and malls
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The troubled history of the arts hub notwithstanding, its efforts to make itself financially viable by ‘thinking out of the box’ should be supported – but not if it means diluting its stated purpose…
Read MoreHong Kong pro-Beijing groups slammed for holding ‘extravagant’ large-scale farewell banquet for district officer
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing camp have faced rare criticism from the city’s ex-leader Leung Chun-ying, who has urged them to curb “extravagant and wasteful practices” following a large-scale banquet for a departing local official. Pro-establishment associations held a farewell dinner for Wong Tai Sai District Officer Steve Wong last Thursday night, before…
Read MoreHong Kong police warn students made up fifth of online blackmail cases involving naked photos in first half of year, with youngest victim being 11 years old
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police report 24 cases of sexual abuse in first six months of year involved victims under 16 who met perpetrators online. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232442/hong-kong-police-warn-students-made-fifth-online-blackmail-cases-involving-naked-photos-first-half?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClimate change: what Maui wildfires and Beijing floods can teach Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s climate adaptation plans must take into account the rise of extreme weather events, pay attention to topographically vulnerable areas and the impact of urbanisation, and make natural habitats a part of its…
Read MoreHK$12.6 million seized as Hong Kong police arrest alleged triad kingpin and more than 80 others in crackdown on illegal gambling and loan sharks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Total of 41 men and 42 women aged between 26 and 72 arrested in connection with money laundering and operation of illegal gambling dens in string of raids. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232475/hk126-million-seized-hong-kong-police-arrest-alleged-triad-kingpin-and-more-80-others-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: top court’s landmark ruling on sentencing creates legal uncertainties, experts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court of Final Appeal refused to reduce jail term for student who admitted to inciting secession, refusing leniency often granted in other criminal cases for guilty pleas. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232464/hong-kong-national-security-law-top-courts-landmark-ruling-sentencing-creates-legal-uncertainties?utm_source=rss_feed
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