Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong grants contracts to designated bag suppliers for upcoming waste-charging scheme
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department has granted contracts to four companies that will supply designated bags for rubbish disposal as part of an upcoming government scheme that will see residents charged for waste. The new rubbish bags. File photo: GovHK. The four contractors are Chun Hing Plastic Packaging Manufactory Limited, Enviro-Sense…
Read MoreUS hits China on ‘forced assimilation’ of Tibetan children; Beijing denounces ‘smears’
Hong Kong Free Press The United States said Tuesday it was imposing visa sanctions on Chinese officials pursuing “forced assimilation” of children in Tibet, where UN experts say one million children have been separated from their families. In the latest of a series of US moves on Beijing despite a resumption of high-level dialogue, Secretary…
Read MoreAmerican companies leaving Hong Kong? Top US envoy in city Gregory May says firms staying put, but concerns over national security law persist
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consul General Gregory May says city remains important place to building mutual understanding in US-China relations, given its ‘relative freedom’ and wealth of analysts. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3231959/american-companies-leaving-hong-kong-top-us-envoy-city-gregory-may-says-firms-staying-put-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s stock market has room to grow as city marks 30 years of H-share listings
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 stock market has plenty of room to grow as the market capitalisation is a fraction of China’s gross domestic product, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan. https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3231947/hong-kongs-stock-market-has-room-grow-city-marks-30-years-h-share-listings?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 Hong Kong primary schools to merge from next year as shrinking student population takes toll on education sector
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. North Point Government Primary School (Cloud View Road) in Wan Chai will cease operating Primary One to Primary Four classes from next year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231951/2-hong-kong-primary-schools-merge-next-year-shrinking-student-population-takes-toll-education-sector?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong schools question how they can ensure would-be teachers will ‘consciously safeguard national security’ after bureau circular
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Education Bureau circular reminds schools, as employers, to adopt stringent selection process to guard against ‘improper persons’ being given jobs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3231931/hong-kong-schools-question-how-they-can-ensure-would-be-teachers-will-consciously-safeguard-national?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS commerce secretary to visit China next week for talks
Hong Kong Free Press US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo will visit China next week, Beijing and Washington said Tuesday, adding to a slew of US officials dispatched in recent months to ease tensions between the world’s largest economies. US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo addresses reporters in the White House on April 7, 2021. File…
Read MoreBrothers of wanted self-exiled activist Anna Kwok questioned by Hong Kong national security police – reports
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong national security police have taken away the brothers of wanted activist Anna Kwok for questioning, according to local media outlets citing sources. It is the latest move in authorities’ investigations into eight overseas pro-democracy figures facing arrest warrants and HK$1 million bounties. US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok. Photo: Anna…
Read MoreHong Kong national security police question 2 brothers of wanted activist Anna Kwok, weeks after interviewing parents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says pair taken away by officers as part of investigation into potential contacts of eight wanted activists or their ‘agents’ in the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231916/hong-kong-national-security-police-question-2-brothers-wanted-activist-anna-kwok-weeks-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan to release water from stricken Fukushima nuclear plant
Hong Kong Free Press By Natsuko Fukue Japan will release water from the stricken Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday, 12 years after one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters. Storage tanks used for storing treated water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at Okuma, Fukushima prefecture in Japan. File photo:…
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