Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong receives 4,000 applications to work in construction sector under labour import scheme
Hong Kong Free Press Just under 4,000 non-local workers have applied for jobs in Hong Kong’s construction industry, about a third of the quota set for the sector under a labour import scheme intended to alleviate a manpower shortage. The figure was announced on Wednesday evening, the cut-off date for the first application period. Applications…
Read MoreHong Kong Food Expo 2023: post-Covid return of food-tasting draws more than 1,000 hungry fans who throng opening
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vendors upbeat on sales, with lifting of pandemic measures and new MTR station expected to draw crowds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231368/hong-kong-food-expo-2023-post-covid-return-food-tasting-draws-more-1000-hungry-fans-who-throng?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes more than 3 tonnes of illegal drugs worth over HK$1.3 billion in first 7 months of year, up nearly 20 per cent from whole of 2022
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says surge attributed to ‘timely adjustments’ in enforcement action targeting new tactics and routes employed by syndicates. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231352/hong-kong-customs-seizes-more-3-tonnes-illegal-drugs-worth-over-hk13-billion-first-7-months-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: Singapore seizes US$736m in assets in anti-laundering raids, Chinese nationals among arrested
Hong Kong Free Press Singapore authorities have seized assets worth nearly US$750 million in sweeping raids against a suspected international money laundering ring, police said Wednesday. Items seized during a raid in Singapore. Photo: Singapore police. During the operation, which targeted locations across the city-state on Tuesday, the police arrested 10 foreign nationals — from…
Read MoreCoach fire shuts down Kowloon-bound lane in Hong Kong’s Tate’s Cairn Tunnel
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say flames spotted on side of vehicle, and passengers had evacuated by the time officers arrived. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3231349/coach-fire-shuts-down-kowloon-bound-lane-hong-kongs-tates-cairn-tunnel?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMan dies after suspected fall from Hong Kong’s Lion Rock
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police received report from hiker who saw victim near iconic rock on popular trail before hearing cries for help. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231347/man-dies-after-suspected-fall-hong-kongs-lion-rock?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong going grey faster than expected, sparking fears over healthcare, calls for new retirement policies
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The number of births over past three years also 40 per cent lower than forecast in 2017. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231335/hong-kong-going-grey-faster-expected-sparking-fears-over-healthcare-calls-new-retirement-policies?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop Hong Kong gov’t advisor Regina Ip says flat purchase was legal, reports of HK$7.66m stamp duty saving ‘wrong’
Hong Kong Free Press Top Hong Kong government advisor Regina Ip has hit out at local media reports which claimed she saved HK$7.66 million in stamp duty by purchasing a flat via company shares. The idea that buying a property through a company amounted to tax evasion was “unfair and quite ignorant,” she said. Regina…
Read MoreDoggy ballgowns, surveillance tech and cloning services for sale at China pet fair
Hong Kong Free Press A shimmering, 1.5-metre-long golden ballgown stood pride of place in a Shanghai exhibition hall Thursday — and for the cool price of US$13,700, your dog could be the lucky animal to leave Pet Fair Asia wearing it. A dog sits on a table during a pet show in Shanghai on August…
Read MoreNew Hong Kong museum uses simulated hallucinations to build understanding of mental health, raise public awareness
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experiential facility, a first of its kind in the city, hopes to foster better understanding and erase stigma. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231323/new-hong-kong-museum-uses-simulated-hallucinations-build-understanding-mental-health-raise-public?utm_source=rss_feed
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