Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 9 alleged gang members over HK$7 million watch shop robbery, recover 3 of 88 stolen timepieces
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Six men and three women detained in series of police raids; HK$130,000 also seized. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228968/hong-kong-police-arrest-9-alleged-gang-members-over-hk7-million-watch-shop-robbery-recover-3-88?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong taxi crashes into roadwork site injuring 6 people, including 3 workers, in second incident in less than 24 hours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 58-year-old driver lost control of taxi which crashed into roadwork site injuring the driver, two passengers and three workers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228964/hong-kong-taxi-crashes-roadwork-site-injuring-6-people-including-3-workers-second-incident-less-24?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreL’Occitane’s billionaire owner is said to consider a buyout of the US$4.2 billion company
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The company’s portfolio includes L’Occitane en Provence, Melvita organic beauty products, Elemis line of collagen creams, and the Grown Alchemist range of anti-ageing sera and Korean skincare brand Erborian. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3228959/loccitanes-billionaire-owner-said-consider-buyout-us42-billion-company?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreStrong Hong Kong dollar helps city rejoin world’s top 5 places with highest expatriate pay and benefits packages
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Expatriate pay packages in Hong Kong were estimated at more than HK$2.18 million a year in 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3228957/strong-hong-kong-dollar-helps-city-rejoin-worlds-top-5-places-highest-expatriate-pay-and-benefits?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court orders coroner’s inquest into 2012 Lamma ferry crash that killed 39 people, overturning earlier ruling
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tragedy raises questions over Marine Department’s potential failure in ensuring safety protocols were followed by ship companies, chief judge Jeremy Poon says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228953/hong-kong-court-orders-coroners-inquest-2012-lamma-ferry-crash-killed-39-people-overturning-earlier?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Indie’ book show hosts publishers excluded from Hong Kong Book Fair, but organiser is pessimistic about future
Hong Kong Free Press Booksellers and browsers have praised an independent book fair which invited firms excluded from Hong Kong’s mainstream Book Fair last year, along with other publishers. But organiser Leticia Wong, owner of the independent Hunter bookstore, expressed doubt there would be another “indie” event after the four-day book market wound up on…
Read MoreHong Kong taxi driver dies, 4 passengers injured in Causeway Bay car crash
Hong Kong Free Press A taxi driver died and his four passengers were injured after their cab crashed into a crane vehicle on Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay on Tuesday night. The taxi driver, aged 60, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday. The four injured passengers included a 43-year-old man, two women aged…
Read MoreHong Kong to issue T1 signal on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Doksuri nears city, soaring temperatures expected
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mercury expected to hit 35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with hot weather to persist on Thursday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228931/hong-kong-issue-t1-signal-wednesday-super-typhoon-doksuri-nears-city-soaring-temperatures-expected?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Qin scrubbed from foreign ministry website after dramatic removal
Hong Kong Free Press By Oliver Hotham China offered no explanation for the sacking of foreign minister Qin Gang on Wednesday, while scrubbing mentions of him from a government website. Qin — who has not been seen in public for over a month — was removed from office by Beijing’s top lawmaking body on Tuesday…
Read MoreLiving in perpetual fear: why discharged psychiatric patients in Hong Kong walk on eggshells and say the system of letting them out needs to be reformed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 1,300 people with mental health disorders have been given conditional discharges from psychiatric care facilities, but many patients do not know what actions will get them readmitted, experts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228858/unfair-system-how-threat-readmission-psychiatric-care-leaves-hong-kong-mental-health-patients-living?utm_source=rss_feed
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