Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong arts hub plans to use ‘land resources’ to secure finances, as HK$21.6 bn funding nears depletion
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts development has submitted a plan designed to boost its finances to the government, after announcing funding was expected to run out within two years. New Beijing (2001) by Wang Xingwei at M+. The painting has been removed from the wall in 2022. File Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.…
Read More1.5m-long monitor lizard on the loose, as Kadoorie Farm urges Hongkongers to report sightings
Hong Kong Free Press Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden (KFBG) has urged Hongkongers to report sightings of a water monitor lizard which escaped from a temporary enclosure on the New Territories farm. Aberdeen the missing monitor lizard. File Photo: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden. The 1.5-metre reptile, named Aberdeen, had been a resident at KFBG…
Read MoreHongkongers urged to report sightings of missing 1.5-metre monitor lizard ‘Aberdeen’ after it escaped from Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Aberdeen went missing from its conservation and education centre last Thursday after escaping from a temporary enclosure. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231511/hongkongers-urged-report-sightings-missing-15-metre-monitor-lizard-aberdeen-after-it-escaped?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong protests: decorator, 64, loses appeal against rioting, wounding charges over 2019 Yuen Long MTR attacks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judge finds submission from Ching Wai-ming inappropriate after claiming he believed government instructed white-clad mob to storm MTR station in 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231508/hong-kong-protests-decorator-64-loses-appeal-against-rioting-wounding-charges-over-2019-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreQuestions raised over financial appeal of Hong Kong West Kowloon arts hub’s land use proposal amid weak property market
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. West Kowloon Cultural District Authority has submitted a proposal to the government to improve the art hub’s financial self-sufficiency. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231501/questions-raised-over-financial-appeal-hong-kong-arts-hubs-land-use-proposal-amid-weak-property?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More4 Hong Kong robbers jailed for up to 8 years over daylight luxury watch heist in busy shopping district
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Four sentenced on Friday among 11 people charged in connection with theft of 33 Swiss watches, six American-made leather bracelets from shop on July 1, 2018. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231497/4-hong-kong-robbers-jailed-8-years-over-daylight-luxury-watch-heist-busy-shopping-district?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWith new rules, China seeks to stay in AI race while maintaining control of online content
Hong Kong Free Press By Jing Xuan Teng China put into force this week its newest regulations on artificial intelligence-generated content, a watered-downed version of stricter draft rules that seek to keep the country in the AI race while maintaining firm censorship on online content. AI-generated people acting as ‘news anchors’ in Wolf News videos.…
Read MoreHong Kong press group to offer relief to employees of soon to be axed print newspaper Sky Post
Hong Kong Free Press The city’s largest journalist group has said it will offer assistance to employees of Hong Kong newspaper Sky Post, which will soon publish its final print edition, lamenting the expected layoffs of experienced journalists — a move that it said would deal a blow to press freedom in Hong Kong. In…
Read MoreChinese property giant Evergrande files for bankruptcy protection in US
Hong Kong Free Press Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday, court documents showed, a measure that protects its US assets while it attempts to restructure. Residential buildings developed by Evergrande in Henan, China. Photo: Wikicommons. Evergrande, once China’s top property developer, was found in 2021…
Read MoreCan Hong Kong showcase its ‘soul’ to lure mainland Chinese tourists? Shopping makes way for retro milk tea, old districts as local leisure shines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Visitors are back, but their tastes have changed – they’re flocking to open-air food stalls, local cafes and arts venues. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231407/can-hong-kong-showcase-its-soul-lure-mainland-chinese-tourists-shopping-makes-way-retro-milk-tea-old?utm_source=rss_feed
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