Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines to launch weekend giveaway of tickets as it marks return to 75 per cent of pre-coronavirus flight levels
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Airlines says popular destinations Japan and Thailand already back to pre-coronavirus levels as it launches ticket giveaway. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3232337/hong-kong-airlines-launch-weekend-giveaway-tickets-it-marks-return-75-cent-pre-coronavirus-flight?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 458 people in 17-day crackdown on money laundering syndicates handling HK$470 million in crime proceeds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force says 330 men and 128 women, aged 15 to 82, arrested in raids spanning about 400 locations across city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232335/hong-kong-police-arrest-458-people-17-day-crackdown-money-laundering-syndicates-handling-hk470?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn first, Hong Kong police arrest 6 over finance scams involving deepfake technology
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police have arrested six people over the use of deepfake technology to take out loans in other people’s names. The Hong Kong Police Force emblem. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. Addressing reporters on Friday, superintendent Dicken Ko said that, with the advancement of technology, many financial companies allow people to apply…
Read MoreNew World rebuts blogger’s claim of debt woes, as its shares and bonds slump on Hong Kong exchange
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 property market has seen a marked slowdown this year, with only 55 per cent of the 7,600 flats completed in the first half sold as of end-June, compared with 78 per cent…
Read MorePress freedom NGO denounces HK$500k legal bill for journalist cleared of disorder charge
Hong Kong Free Press A free expression NGO has criticised the Hong Kong authorities after a journalist was faced with HK$500,000 in legal costs despite being cleared of a public disorder charge. Swiss photographer Marc Progin outside Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on April 28, 2022. File Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Swiss freelance photojournalist Marc Progin, 79,…
Read MoreJapan’s Fukushima operator says released nuclear wastewater samples within safe limits
Hong Kong Free Press Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station’s initial discharge of nuclear wastewater is tested. Photo: TEPCO. The start on Thursday of the discharge of some of the…
Read MoreSmooth operator: Hong Kong medical museum offers visitors chance to use mock surgery tools as part of showcase charting progress of modern medicine
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Showcase titled ‘Modern Medicine’ will allow visitors to experience what it may be like to perform surgery and includes exhibit covering fields of obstetrics and gynaecology. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3232208/smooth-operator-hong-kong-medical-museum-offers-visitors-chance-use-mock-surgery-tools-part-showcase?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong golf course housing plan hits snag as court extends suspension of approval of environmental report
Hong Kong Free Press The suspension of the approval of an environmental impact report that may allow subsidised public housing to be built on part of a Fanling golf course has been extended by a court. It will be halted until after a verdict of a legal bid against the development is concluded. The Hong…
Read MoreHongkongers fail to take Fukushima discharge worries with grain of salt, as condiment flies off shelves over contamination fears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some shoppers scramble to get hands on salt at supermarkets after Japan begins discharging treated waste water, as others argue fears are overblown. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3232277/hongkongers-fail-take-fukushima-discharge-worries-grain-salt-condiment-flies-shelves-over?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 6 in crackdown on fraud syndicate using AI deepfake technology to apply for loans
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force says case marks first known instance of scammers with stolen ID cards employing deepfake to fleece financial agencies. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232273/hong-kong-police-arrest-6-crackdown-fraud-syndicate-using-ai-deepfake-technology-apply-loans?utm_source=rss_feed
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