Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong welcomes back Royal Caribbean cruise liner after it was shipped off to Singapore for more than a year, as operator confirms home port use
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Spectrum of the Seas docks in city for first time in 18 months, after authorities scrapped all cruise journeys during fifth wave of Covid-19 infections. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230052/hong-kong-welcomes-back-royal-caribbean-cruise-liner-after-it-was-shipped-singapore-more-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreYoung Hongkongers flock to airport’s job expo as optimism about aviation sector’s post-pandemic recovery soars
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Expo hosts more than 50 aviation industry employers, offering about 6,500 vacancies, according to Airport Authority. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3230045/young-hongkongers-flock-airports-job-expo-optimism-about-aviation-sectors-post-pandemic-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLate Hong Kong pop diva Coco Lee’s husband Bruce Rockowitz ‘paid HK$8 million to rent penthouse for singer’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lee moved into one of the two penthouses of Four Seasons Place in October last year, according to two different sources. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230043/late-hong-kong-pop-diva-coco-lees-husband-bruce-rockowitz-paid-hk8-million-rent-penthouse-singer?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong civil service recruitment rises after letting university students apply for gov’t jobs 2 years before graduation
Hong Kong Free Press Applications to join Hong Kong’s civil service have increased after the government opened recruitment to university students up to two years before their graduation amid a high turnover rate of government employees. Applicants for the position of customs inspectors has doubled compared to last year, with 7,600 new applicants in the…
Read MoreHong Kong labour chief vows to ‘defend rights’, meet Indonesian consul general over rules requiring residents to pay more for domestic helpers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says rule change should not ‘increase burden’ employers or affect prospects of domestic workers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3230039/hong-kong-labour-chief-vows-defend-rights-meet-indonesian-consul-general-over-rules-requiring?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHead of Chinese University of Hong Kong ‘evading’ lawmakers over ruling council revamp plans
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legislators attack veteran academic Rocky Tuan after he misses three Legco bills committee sessions on bid to increase outside representation on university council. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3230016/head-chinese-university-hong-kong-evading-grilling-lawmakers-over-council-reform-plans?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong pro-democracy union members fined HK$6,000 over Covid-19 supplies street booth
Hong Kong Free Press Four members of a Hong Kong pro-democracy union have been fined HK$6,000 each after being found guilty of breaching Covid-19 gathering rules three years ago. A banner warning against group gatherings. File photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. Tsang Ho-yuen, Yung Ka-man, Wong Chun-yu and May Lam, of the Construction Site Workers General Union,…
Read MoreLi Ka-shing’s CK Asset to resume buy-backs to boost share price following profit plunge amid poor outlook: analysts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Citi and Jefferies, which have lowered their target prices for the developer’s stock, see more buy-backs as likely given that the company has ‘limited positive catalysts’ to drive its stock price in the near…
Read MoreTabletop gas stove explodes at Hong Kong hotpot restaurant, 3 diners rushed to hospital
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 21, and her boyfriend, 23, injured by flying fragments, while 40-year-old woman complains of ear ringing. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229982/tabletop-gas-stove-explodes-hong-kong-hotpot-restaurant-3-diners-rushed-hospital?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Chief Executive praises ‘world-class institutions’ partnership’ as Kellogg-HKUST EMBA programme marks 25th anniversary
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University’s academic partnership with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School has topped FT’s EMBA rankings 11 times. https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/hkust-leads-pack/article/3229827/world-class-institution?utm_source=rss_feed
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