Category: Hong Kong
US tech firm issued notice by Hong Kong police to take down diaspora media site Flow HK on national security grounds
Hong Kong Free Press A US web-hosting company has been issued a notice by Hong Kong police asking it to take down the website of Flow HK, a media outlet co-founded by pro-democracy activists who have left the city, on national security grounds. Online publication Flow Hong Kong. Photo: HKFP. Automattic, the company behind web…
Read MoreEx-pupil fails in bid to ban rule on Hong Kong girls having to wear school dresses in winter
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judicial review applicant says she decided to ‘voice out for all girl students’ but fails to persuade judge. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3281570/ex-pupil-fails-bid-ban-rule-hong-kong-girls-having-wear-school-dresses-winter?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina says to take anti-dumping measures against EU brandy imports as trade row escalates
Hong Kong Free Press China said on Tuesday it would impose anti-dumping measures on brandy imported from the European Union, marking the latest salvo in an escalating trade row between Beijing and Brussels. The European Union flag. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The two are major economic partners but have butted heads in recent months over Beijing’s…
Read MoreNotice on plastic bags raises question over future of waste-charging scheme in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Public housing residents told free plastic bags handed out under scheme that was never implemented will not be used in any future programmes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3281531/notice-plastic-bags-raises-question-over-future-waste-charging-scheme-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHealth product chain store CR Care to close all 19 branches in Hong Kong in November
Hong Kong Free Press Health product chain CR Care will close all 19 of its Hong Kong branches next month, citing “external uncertainties” and various “operational challenges.” A CR Care store in Hong Kong. File photo: Wikimedia Commons. In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday, the chain store – owned by mainland conglomerate China Resources…
Read MoreChina ally Kiribati criticises Beijing’s missile launch in Pacific
Hong Kong Free Press Kiribati’s pro-China president has said his nation “does not welcome” Beijing’s recent test firing of a ballistic missile in the Pacific, rare criticism from a staunch regional ally. Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau. File photo: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. In a social media post, Taneti Maamau’s office stated that the South…
Read MoreWin tickets to Hong Kong’s Shi Fu Miz music and arts festival on November 8-10
Hong Kong Free Press Boutique music and arts festival Shi Fu Miz returns next month with a new concept, bringing an eclectic and forward-thinking line-up to locations on Hong Kong and Cheung Chau Island. HKFP is giving away three pairs of tickets to Shi Fi Miz music and arts festival on November 8 to 10, 2024. Photo:…
Read MoreMainland Chinese conglomerate-owned health product chain to close all 19 Hong Kong stores
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China Resources Group-owned CR Care says decision to close Hong Kong shops due to ‘external uncertainties and various operational challenges’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3281497/mainland-chinese-conglomerate-owned-health-product-chain-close-all-19-hong-kong-stores?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong appeals to mainland China for lung for critically ill patient as local search also underway
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority (HA) has appealed to mainland Chinese authorities to help locate a lung needed for an urgent donation, while also searching locally. The emergency room in Prince of Wales Hospital. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The patient in need of a lung transplant is in a critical condition at the…
Read MoreCar set ablaze in Hong Kong as woman allegedly attempts suicide by burning charcoal in vehicle
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emergency personnel dispatched to site in Sai Kung on Tuesday morning after man calls police reporting girlfriend’s bid to take her own life. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3281491/car-set-ablaze-hong-kong-woman-attempts-suicide-burning-charcoal-vehicle?utm_source=rss_feed
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