Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong mulls exempting national security TV, radio shows from impartiality requirement
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have proposed that programmes about national education, national identity, and the “correct understanding” of the national security law be exempt from an impartiality clause requiring “even-handedness” when opposing points of view are presented. In a public consultation document released on Monday evening, the Communications Authority said it had…
Read More2 Hongkongers injured when electric water heater explodes in top floor flat
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A 17-year-old turned on heater in bathroom and then went to living room to wait for it to warm up when it exploded. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228093/two-hongkongers-injured-when-electric-water-heater-explodes-top-floor-flat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreInsect parts, parasites, hair among ‘light filth’ found in preserved vegetables, Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog reveals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Light filth’ found in nearly all pickled vegetables tested, which included sauerkraut, kimchi, gherkin and pickled mustard leaf with olives. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228091/insect-parts-parasites-hair-among-light-filth-found-preserved-vegetables-hong-kongs-consumer?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTravel to partially resume for Hong Kong vehicles heading to mainland China at Man Kam To border crossing, after closure due to rare land subsidence
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shenzhen authorities announce reopening of checkpoint for inbound passenger vehicles from Wednesday, but cargo clearance services still pending. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3228090/travel-partially-resume-hong-kong-vehicles-heading-mainland-china-man-kam-border-crossing-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePlanned Hong Kong tech hub may apply ‘innovative’ immigration arrangements to facilitate cross-border travel
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s San Tin Technopole, an ambitious plan to create a huge technology hub near Hong Kong’s border with mainland China, may adopt “innovative immigration clearance arrangements” to allow people from the industry to travel between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the Security Bureau has said. A mock-up of San Tin Technopole.…
Read More4 Hong Kong students achieve perfect score in university entrance exams, marking 7-year low
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Top scorers were among 48,762 candidates who sat for the DSE paper between April 21 and May 18. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3228088/4-hong-kong-students-achieve-perfect-score-university-entrance-exams-marking-7-year-low?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: suspects with frozen assets have right to ‘challenge’ action in courts, justice minister Paul Lam insists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam on Tuesday assures legal forum that stability is key to superior business environment in city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228082/hong-kong-national-security-law-suspects-frozen-assets-have-right-challenge-action-courts-justice?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBoyu Capital to buy Hong Kong-based medical device maker Quasar from Longreach Group in US$600 million deal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Buyout firm beat out other suitors for the Longreach Group-owned firm, including companies in the industry and other private-equity firms, sources say. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3228075/boyu-capital-buy-hong-kong-based-medical-device-maker-quasar-longreach-group-us600-million-deal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTackling climate crisis requires ‘new definition’ of China-US cooperation, John Kerry says
Hong Kong Free Press Global warming poses a threat to all humankind and requires a new kind of cooperation between China and the United States, US climate envoy John Kerry told Chinese officials on Tuesday. Traffic police officers drain water on a street during a rainfall in Nantong, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July…
Read MoreHong Kong expecting another typhoon early next week, sunny weekend to precede storm after all alerts sparked by Talim cancelled
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Forecaster says another low-pressure system building in western North Pacific and set to develop into tropical cyclone. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228067/hong-kong-expecting-another-typhoon-early-next-week-sunny-weekend-precede-storm-after-all-alerts?utm_source=rss_feed
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