Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong sector leaders back extended hours for malls, call for more consumption vouchers to convince shoppers night is young
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government in talks with industry to extend hours at shopping centres to 11pm, but critics say more is needed, such as vouchers and late-night public transport. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232036/hong-kong-sector-leaders-back-extended-hours-malls-call-more-consumption-vouchers-convince-shoppers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePart of Hong Kong’s Fanling golf course to open to public once government takes back land next month
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung says public can access pet park, walking trail on 32-hectare land after government takes it back on September 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232030/portion-hong-kongs-fanling-golf-course-open-public-once-city-reclaims-land-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court gives go-ahead for government’s appeal bid against rejected ban on protest song often mistaken for national anthem
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government lawyers earlier applied for review, citing perceived failure to afford ‘greatest weight and deference’ to city leader’s decision. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232026/hong-kong-court-gives-go-ahead-governments-appeal-bid-against-rejected-ban-protest-song-often?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMore than 230 Hongkongers scammed through online shopping, travel or hotel deals in single week in August, police reveal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say losses by victims in this period totalled HK$210,000, with biggest case involving HK$50,000. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232025/more-230-hongkongers-scammed-through-online-shopping-travel-or-hotel-deals-single-week-august-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 8 suspected triad members over weekend nightclub brawl
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post learns fight broke out between 10 men, suspected of being members of 14K and Sun Yee On triad groups, over weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232007/hong-kong-police-arrest-8-suspected-triad-members-over-weekend-nightclub-brawl?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man, 30, investigated over drugs delivery in Repulse Bay after arrest uncovers HK$400,000 worth of narcotics in van
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Haul includes 2kg of what appeared to be cannabis, 16 boxes of suspected cannabis-infused candy and 38 bottles of suspected hemp oil. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232005/hong-kong-man-30-investigated-over-drugs-delivery-repulse-bay-after-arrest-uncovers-hk400000-worth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to ban Japanese seafood imports from 10 regions this Thurs over nuclear wastewater release
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is to impose an indefinite ban on seafood imports from 10 Japanese prefectures starting on Thursday as the Fukushima power plant discharges treated waste waster into the sea. The “precautionary measure” is to make sure all seafood imports to Hong Kong are safe, Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse…
Read MoreHong Kong sport fisherman charged with murder over death of fellow angler after alleged North Point fight led to pair falling twice into sea
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police had earlier arrested Chan Shu-yung, 66, over manslaughter following incident, but reclassified the case as murder. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232001/hong-kong-sport-fisherman-charged-murder-over-death-fellow-angler-after-alleged-north-point-fight?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Palace Museum to showcase bronze heads, mythical creatures unearthed at mainland China’s Sanxingdui ruins
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Exhibition featuring 120 items from archaeological site in Sichuan province to be displayed for first time outside mainland China. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231975/hong-kong-palace-museum-showcase-bronze-heads-mythical-creatures-unearthed-mainland-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong weighs seafood safety certification for restaurants amid fears over Japan’s Fukushima waste water discharge
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry representatives call for more public education to clear doubts, while environment minister repeats assurance imports will be safe under measures in place. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231983/hong-kong-weighs-seafood-safety-certification-restaurants-amid-fears-over-japans-fukushima-waste?utm_source=rss_feed
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