Category: Hong Kong
Propeller wounds on whale spark calls for Hong Kong public to stay away from mammal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Photo taken on Saturday by a member of the public shows at least two wounds on the whale’s back. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228916/propeller-wounds-whale-spark-calls-hong-kong-public-stay-away-mammal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Book Fair records 990,000 visitors this year, marking return to pre-pandemic levels
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Trade and Development Council says attendees spent HK$872 on average at joint event comprising book fair, Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228911/hong-kong-book-fair-records-990000-visitors-year-marking-return-pre-pandemic-levels?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreXi Jinping sends personal letter to Hong Kong pupils, encourages them to learn country’s history and develop national pride
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Country’s paramount leader replies to letter from Form Four pupils at North Point’s Pui Kiu Middle School. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3228910/chinese-president-xi-jinping-sends-personal-letter-hong-kong-pupils-encourages-them-learn-countrys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCall to adjust compensation policy for Hong Kong homeowners affected by urban renewal projects brushed aside by development chief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says the government does not want to see the issue hampering Urban Renewal Authority’s ability to carry out its projects. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228908/call-adjust-compensation-policy-hong-kong-homeowners-affected-urban-renewal-projects-brushed-aside?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should not take hard line on ‘soft resistance’, top law professor counsels government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leading legal academic Albert Chen tells Foreign Correspondents’ Club discussion panel no need to get tough on ‘soft resistance; if only opposing views or ‘wrong opinions’ involved https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228904/hong-kong-should-not-take-hard-line-soft-resistance-top-law-professor-counsels-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong and Indonesian leaders focus on deepening economic ties during talks in Jakarta
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia’s Joko Widodo also stresses to John Lee importance of protecting his country’s citizens in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228903/hong-kong-and-indonesian-leaders-focus-deepening-economic-ties-during-talks-jakarta?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong taxi driver killed, 4 passengers hurt in crash with crane truck
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Taxi ran into the rear of a crane truck on Gloucester Road, trapping the cabby and four passengers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228898/hong-kong-taxi-driver-killed-4-passengers-hurt-crash-crane-truck?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese foreign minister Qin Gang removed from office: state media
Hong Kong Free Press China’s foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from office on Tuesday, state media reported, after not being seen in the public eye for a month. “China’s top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister… as it convened a session on Tuesday,” state media outlet Xinhua said. China’s now-former Foreign…
Read MoreDisgraced ex-carer at scandal-hit children’s home jailed for 2½ years after admitting assaults on 11 toddlers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 64, gets heaviest sentence so far in Hong Kong Society in the Protection of Children abuse scandal after she pleads guilty to string of attacks. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228883/disgraced-ex-carer-scandal-hit-childrens-home-jailed-2-1/2-years-after-admitting-assaults-11?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Calling communist China ‘totalitarian’ was objective description, ex-journalist tells nat. security trial
Hong Kong Free Press Calling communist China a totalitarian regime was an “objective” description without any derogatory meaning, Hong Kong journalist-turned activist Gwyneth Ho testified in a national security trial relating to 47 pro-democracy figures. Gwyneth Ho. File photo: Gwyneth Ho, via Facebook. The former reporter for now-defunct online news outlet Stand News took the…
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