Category: Hong Kong
1,000 Hong Kong buildings in urgent need of repairs, development chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Repairs for 1,000 buildings in urgent need of maintenance will take months to complete, the city’s development chief has said, following several cases of concrete falling from ageing structures earlier this month. Speaking at an awards ceremony on Sunday, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said the government would step up enforcement…
Read More‘Gone too soon’: tributes for Coco Lee as Hong Kong pop diva’s family, friends and fans gather for memorial service
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A private memorial service for the pop star starts at 4pm at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229473/gone-too-soon-tributes-hong-kong-pop-diva-coco-lee-family-friends-and-fans-gather-service?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMainland Chinese mother who allegedly abandoned boy in Hong Kong granted bail but ordered to remain in city
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mother, 37, charged with ill-treatment or neglect of a child after returning to Hong Kong at weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229472/mainland-chinese-mother-who-allegedly-abandoned-boy-hong-kong-granted-bail-ordered-remain-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: Whale carcass found in Hong Kong waters, days after marine mammal was seen with suspected propellor injury
Hong Kong Free Press A whale carcass has been seen in Hong Kong waters, according to police, adding that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and Marine Police were investigating the incident. A whale carcass was seen in Hong Kong waters on July 31, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Police received a report that the…
Read MoreParents tell Hong Kong’s Consumer Council closed tutorial company Brilliant Education owes HK$561,000 for prepaid lessons
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council receives 48 complaints from parents about prepaid tuition fees, with one case reporting a loss of over HK$50,000. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3229466/parents-tell-hong-kongs-consumer-council-closed-tutorial-company-brilliant-education-owes-hk561000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong social worker sentenced to 21 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, for doxxing police officer
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong social worker has been sentenced to 21 weeks in prison, with the sentence suspended for 12 months, for posting the full name of the police officer involved in a shooting in Sai Wan Ho during the 2019 extradition bill protests. Lee Pak-nap, a 36-year-old social worker, appeared in…
Read MoreMother charged over abandoning 12-year-old son at Hong Kong public hospital
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police have charged a mainland Chinese mother with ill-treating or neglecting a child after her 12-year-old son was found abandoned at a local hospital around two weeks ago. Hong Kong Police Force. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The city’s police pressed charges against a 37-year-old woman surnamed Chen on Sunday,…
Read MoreWhale carcass spotted in Hong Kong’s eastern waters, with fishermen finding mammal floating belly up in sea off Sai Kung
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police received a report on Monday morning that a whale carcass had been found off Shelter Island in Sai Kung. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3229449/whale-carcass-spotted-hong-kongs-eastern-waters-fisherman-finding-mammal-belly-sea-sai-kung?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhat is the bill calling for changes to Chinese University’s governing council and why is it so controversial?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three lawmakers have proposed reforming the council to allow external appointees to dominate it, but opponents accuse Legco’s bills committee of rushing scrutiny of the plan https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3229435/what-bill-calling-changes-chinese-universitys-governing-council-and-why-it-so-controversial?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy Beijing and Hong Kong’s complaints about Fukushima wastewater are hypocritical
Hong Kong Free Press The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and resulting tsunami, combined with regulatory and management failures, caused nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Subsequent efforts to cool damaged reactors at the plant produced huge quantities of contaminated wastewater, which is stored near the plant in a growing number of…
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