Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong teen who gave birth in school toilet, gagged baby with cloth and dumped her near rubbish bin spared jail after pleading guilty to infanticide
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Teen, who cannot be identified due to a gag order, instead placed on year-long probation and will receive psychiatric counselling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228401/hong-kong-teen-who-gave-birth-school-toilet-gagged-baby-cloth-and-dumped-her-near-rubbish-bin-spared?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThousands of Hong Kong homeowners face prosecution for failing to carry out timely building inspections, but surveyors say stiffer penalties needed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government warning follows recent spate of incidents of concrete falling off buildings, including two cases that resulted in injuries. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228399/thousands-hong-kong-homeowners-warned-they-face-prosecution-failing-carry-out-timely-building?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong university builds case for using antidiabetic drug for anti-ageing, after studying genetic data from 320,000 Britons
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. University of Hong Kong says findings address inadequacies flagged in past studies about protective effects of metformin against conditions such as cancer. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228398/hong-kong-university-builds-case-using-antidiabetic-drug-anti-ageing-after-studying-genetic-data?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s electronic toll system to be extended to Cross-Harbour Tunnel on Sunday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Commissioner for Transport Rosanna Law says she is confident new system will improve lane cutting. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3228396/hong-kongs-electronic-toll-system-be-extended-cross-harbour-tunnel-sunday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLiu Guangyuan, Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong, ‘moves from foreign ministry arm to liaison office’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Liu Guangyuan appeared in new capacity at liaison office’s building in Sai Ying Pun on Thursday and greeted staff, two sources say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228388/liu-guangyuan-beijings-top-diplomat-hong-kong-moves-foreign-ministry-arm-liaison-office?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s speedy e-channel border clearance extended to another 420,000 people
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Immigration Department says expanding use of self-service clearance channels will free up manpower. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228378/hong-kongs-speedy-e-channel-border-clearance-extended-another-420000-people?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong woman who gunned down relatives found guilty of offering HK$300,000 bribe to prison officer
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Magistrate finds former bodyguard Ada Tsim, 48, guilty of trying to bribe officer overseeing her ward to avoid transfer to women’s maximum security facility for remainder of life sentence over murdering two relatives. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228376/hong-kong-woman-who-gunned-down-relatives-found-guilty-offering-hk300000-bribe-prison-officer?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNational security police ‘take away’ family members of wanted Hong Kong activists for questioning
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong national security police have questioned seven relatives and acquaintances of two wanted activists, in the latest move against eight overseas-based pro-democracy figures for whom arrests warrants and HK$1 million bounties were issued. It was the latest such action against their families after officers on July 11 raided the homes…
Read MoreAlmost 5,000 Hong Kong buildings awaiting safety inspection, gov’t says, after another case of falling concrete
Hong Kong Free Press Almost 5,000 ageing Hong Kong buildings are awaiting safety inspections and repairs, the government has said, promising to speed up work after another case of concrete falling from a building. File photo: Lea Mok/HKFP In the latest incident on Wednesday, local media reported that a 27-year-old man was hit on the…
Read MoreChina’s leader Xi Jinping hails ‘old friend’ Henry Kissinger in Beijing meeting
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger as an “old friend” as the two met in Beijing on Thursday. Kissinger’s visit to China this week has seen him call for a rapprochement between Washington and Beijing, which remain at loggerheads over a range of issues, from…
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