Category: Hong Kong
Beijing accuses US of disrupting global supply chains with new policy to restrict investment in China tech
Hong Kong Free Press Beijing on Thursday vowed to “safeguard” its interests against a new US policy to restrict investment in Chinese technology, accusing Washington of disrupting global supply chains. File photo: Pixabay. US President Joe Biden hours earlier announced an executive order directing the Treasury Department to restrict certain US investments in China in…
Read MoreChinese University of Hong Kong head Rocky Tuan out of sight, but at the centre of storm over council reforms
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some say it’s time for controversial vice-chancellor to go, but lawmakers deny targeting him personally. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3230513/chinese-university-hong-kong-head-rocky-tuan-out-sight-centre-storm-over-council-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS President Joe Biden moves to restrict US investment in China tech
Hong Kong Free Press By Aurélia End President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to restrict US investment in Chinese technology during a multi-state tour of the Southwest to tout his push to revive American manufacturing after decades of decline. US President Joe Biden on July 15, 2022. Photo: The White House, via Flickr. The executive…
Read MoreProsecution’s reading of UN treaty ‘too narrow,’ court hears in elderly ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ busker case
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong magistrate has called into question whether the prosecution’s reading of a United Nations (UN) treaty granting Hongkongers the right to engage in “cultural activities” was too restrictive. Magistrate Amy Chan made those remarks as the prosecution, which accused an elderly man of playing a popular protest song in public without…
Read More‘No price war’: Hong Kong developers brush aside fears of a property crash even as CK Asset offers new Kowloon flats at 15 pc discount
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Developer dismisses claims of price war as experts say seven-year-low prices for Kowloon flats are not a dire omen for the market. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3230555/no-price-war-hong-kong-developers-brush-aside-fears-property-crash-even-ck-asset-offers-new-kowloon?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More16 Hong Kong top advisers declare ownership of 110 properties and 450 plots of land; 7 affiliated with city’s golf club
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministers, top government advisers declare investments, properties and affiliation with community groups under transparency regulations. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3230565/16-hong-kong-top-advisers-declare-ownership-110-properties-and-450-plots-land-7-affiliated-citys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s government lawyers say court failed to recognise its lack of expertise in national security risks when it refused ban on protest song
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government lawyers say court did not give ‘the greatest weight and deference’ to Chief Executive John Lee when it ruled against a ban on ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3230556/hong-kongs-government-lawyers-say-court-failed-recognise-its-lack-expertise-national-security-risks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMigrant worker groups urge Hong Kong to increase minimum wage for domestic helpers by 27 per cent, amid high living costs and inflation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body and Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions want monthly wages raised to HK$6,016 and HK$6,228, respectively. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3230548/migrant-worker-groups-urge-hong-kong-increase-minimum-wage-domestic-helpers-27-cent-amid-high-living?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong immigration officials smash alleged HK$5 million cross-border sham marriage syndicate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man, 29, and girlfriend, 27, arrested in early morning raids on two flats in connection with alleged cross-border sham marriage syndicate https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3230547/hong-kong-immigration-officials-smash-alleged-hk5-million-cross-border-sham-marriage-syndicate?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific records first half-year profit since pandemic as pilots’ union warns of restraints on recovery
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Group has posted its first half-year profit since 2020, with earnings soaring to HK$4.26 billion, as the group’s chair said the figure represented a “rapid rise” after heavy losses during the pandemic. Patrick Healey, chairman of Cathay, thanked the Hong Kong government, shareholders and the public for…
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