Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong cash-for-residency scheme now expected to bring in HK$15 billion in investments
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Agency reveals 47 applicants have already invested HK$30 million each through scheme. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278732/hong-kong-cash-residency-scheme-now-expected-bring-hk15-billion-investments?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-executives of Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong media company file legal challenge against global accounting firm BDO
Hong Kong Free Press Two former executives of Hong Kong’s Next Digital media group have filed a legal challenge against global accounting firm BDO, accusing it of helping city authorities to liquidate the company founded by jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai. The global accounting firm BDO’s Hong Kong branch. Photo: Facebook via BDO Hong Kong…
Read MoreTyphoon Bebinca: Strongest storm to hit Shanghai since 1949 shuts down Chinese megacity
Hong Kong Free Press Tens of millions of people in Shanghai and across China’s densely populated east coast hunkered indoors Monday as the strongest storm to hit since 1949 swept in, downing trees and disrupting transport across the region. Workers remove a fallen tree brought down during the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on…
Read MorePwC invests in ‘high quality’ China business to ensure survival after US$62 million fine
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. PwC Zhong Tian was hit with a six-month suspension and a fine of 441 million yuan on Friday over the firm’s audit of failed property developer China Evergrande Group. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3278710/pwc-invests-high-quality-china-business-ensure-survival-after-us62-million-fine?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes record HK$400 million of mainland China-bound electronics
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Demand for high-performance computer products may be linked to the popularity of Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong, a source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278700/hong-kong-customs-seizes-record-hk400-million-mainland-china-bound-electronics?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court jails 8 for up to 4.5 years for rioting during 2019 PolyU siege
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Group is the final batch of 213 people arrested near Yau Ma Tei MTR station to learn their fate after being charged. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278688/hong-kong-court-jails-8-45-years-rioting-during-2019-polyu-siege?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreInsurance plans for mainland-bound drivers only offer minimum coverage: Hong Kong watchdog
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Plans offered by 12 Hong Kong insurance companies only cover the minimum limit of identical indemnity at 200,000 yuan but vary by 40 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3278687/insurance-plans-mainland-bound-drivers-only-offer-minimum-coverage-hong-kong-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkonger pleads guilty to wearing seditious clothing in first conviction under Article 23
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 27-year-old’s conviction for wearing T-shirt with words “Free Hong Kong, liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” is first under Article 23. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278681/hongkonger-pleads-guilty-wearing-seditious-clothing-first-conviction-under-article-23?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGloomy outlook for Hong Kong’s hotel and catering sectors across Mid-Autumn holiday period
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Miramar hotel chain records lower occupancy rates despite reducing rates by as much as 20 per cent, while catering industry struggles over weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278676/gloomy-outlook-hong-kongs-hotel-and-catering-sectors-across-mid-autumn-holiday-period?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More43% of ceramic bowls, cups found to release toxic metals such as lead: Hong Kong watchdog
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 13 of 30 tested ceramic bowls and cups released varying levels of lead and cadmium that did not exceed safety standards, Consumer Council finds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278669/43-ceramic-bowls-cups-found-release-toxic-metals-such-lead-hong-kong-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed
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