Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Lion Rock Tunnel partially closed after truck catches fire
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Container truck had just exited the tunnel when another driver noticed the blaze. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3296928/hong-kongs-lion-rock-tunnel-partially-closed-after-truck-catches-fire?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 to join fight against illegal cable car ticket sales
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Famous cable car attraction will ‘actively cooperate’ with authorities in the crackdown after two hawkers were arrested. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296924/hong-kongs-ngong-ping-360-join-fight-against-illegal-cable-car-ticket-sales?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTemperatures in Hong Kong set to dip early next week to 13 degrees Celsius
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cooler weather due to cold front moving across coast of southern China and edging closer to city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296912/temperatures-hong-kong-set-dip-early-next-week-13-degrees-celsius?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong welcomes rising number of overnight visitors during Lunar New Year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Tourism Association chief Timothy Chui attributes increase to greater supply of hotel rooms after Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296898/hong-kong-welcomes-rising-number-overnight-visitors-during-lunar-new-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThousands of Hongkongers pray for better jobs, good flats at Che Kung Temple
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘I hope to buy a flat, I hope Che Kung will be able to help me find a good flat,’ a worshipper says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296896/thousands-hongkongers-pray-better-jobs-good-flats-che-kung-temple?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAdapting to the climate crisis will require societal transformation, not least in China and Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press By John Barkdull and Paul G. Harris Every day brings news of the effects of climate change on human communities. For example, low rainfall and other factors associated with climate change have exacerbated the fires that are now consuming neighbourhoods in the Los Angeles area of California. People shelter from the…
Read MoreWhat to do in Hong Kong on ‘chi kou’, third day of Lunar New Year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tradition among Chinese to take a break from social gatherings, to avoid quarrels believed to be more likely to happen after first two days. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296882/what-do-hong-kong-chi-kou-third-day-lunar-new-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘I have to look forward’: wife of deceased Hong Kong scaffolder grapples with loss
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mother of two says festive occasions such as Lunar New Year are toughest as they serve as painful reminders of her loss. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296876/i-have-look-forward-wife-deceased-hong-kong-scaffolder-grapples-loss?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: Hong Kong’s ‘panda economy’ at work as authorities hope bears can boost spending
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s giant panda population grew by 200 per cent last year, and authorities hope that the bears’ presence can help boost domestic consumption following a continued decline in retail and restaurant spending. People sing China’s national anthem during the opening ceremony of the “Hello Pandas” carnival in Tsim Sha Tsui,…
Read MoreSouth China Sea: Philippines arrests five more Chinese for ‘spying’
Hong Kong Free Press Philippine security officials said Thursday they took into custody five more Chinese spies, following the arrest of a compatriot for espionage this month. The Philippines flag. Photo: iSawRed/Unsplash. The arrests come as confrontations between the two Asian neighbours over contested reefs and waters in the strategic South China Sea have escalated in…
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