Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Eastern Harbour Tunnel will begin using new HKeToll automatic payment system from Sunday, with drivers advised to plan ahead
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Transport Department urges drivers to consider alternative routes on early Sunday morning, with tunnel to be closed between 4am and 5am. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3232198/hong-kongs-eastern-harbour-tunnel-will-begin-using-new-hketoll-automatic-payment-system-sunday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSome businesses to sponsor tables at Hong Kong’s Democratic Party first fundraising banquet after 4-year hiatus
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s largest opposition party forced to call off annual event on two occasions over venue issues. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3232192/some-businesses-sponsor-tables-hong-kongs-democratic-party-first-fundraising-banquet-after-four-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreApplications for Hong Kong path to UK citizenship show no signs of slowing, British figures show
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A total of 9,800 applications made for British National (Overseas) visa scheme in second quarter of year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232190/applications-hong-kong-path-uk-citizenship-show-no-signs-slowing-british-figures-show?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More6 months jail for Hongkonger convicted of inciting others on internet forum to harm police
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to inciting others to harm the police with intent. He was said to have left comments on an online forum a day after a man stabbed an officer on the city’s Handover anniversary before taking his own life…
Read MoreHong Kong economic woes continue as exports fall 15th month in a row with a 9% decline
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Contraction in trade with mainland China, the United States and Europe all stay on downward trend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232164/hong-kong-economic-woes-continue-exports-fall-15th-month-row-9-cent-decline?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police hunt ringleader of syndicate that allegedly brought mainland Chinese to city and helped them find jobs using fake identity cards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says criminals gave fake identity cards to mainlanders to secure low-paid jobs in city, before pocketing most of their salaries. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232159/hong-kong-police-hunt-ringleader-syndicate-allegedly-brought-mainland-chinese-city-and-helped-them?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNuclear wastewater released from Fukushima nuclear plant, as China bans all Japanese seafood imports
Hong Kong Free Press Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour. Wastewater is released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Photo: TEPCO. The start of the discharge of…
Read MoreHong Kong travel firm Klook vows to end ticketing for cruel animal attractions in Oct following campaign by NGOs
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong-based travel firm Klook has vowed to end ticketing for attractions which use wild animals for performances, or that force animals to interact with tourists, amid pressure from animal welfare NGO the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Such tours still appeared to be on sale when HKFP…
Read MoreHong Kong court extends suspension on authorities’ approval to build public flats on Fanling golf course
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. High Court ruling does not prevent development authorities from beginning pre-construction on site. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232142/hong-kong-court-extends-temporary-halt-authorities-approval-building-public-flats-fanling-golf?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong clerk admits persuading client to plead guilty in HK$1.9 million cocaine trafficking case to secure co-defendant’s freedom
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Paul Chan, 60, confesses manipulating suspect into providing false testimony to officers in charge of drug trafficking case in 2016 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232140/hong-kong-clerk-admits-persuading-client-plead-guilty-drug-trafficking-case-involving-cocaine-worth?utm_source=rss_feed
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