Category: Hong Kong
National security law in Hong Kong: 8 wanted suspects should be treated like ‘rats in the street’, city leader John Lee says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader urges ‘everyone to be cautious’ about helping wanted opposition figures after police offer HK$1 million rewards for suspects’ arrests. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3226973/national-security-law-hong-kong-8-wanted-suspects-should-be-treated-rats-street-city-leader-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong jails first person for possession of CBD products after woman arriving from US caught with drugs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bui Yvan Nguyen sentenced to two months in jail after arriving in city with illegal substances in luggage. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226966/hong-kong-jails-first-person-possession-cbd-products-after-woman-arriving-us-caught-drugs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong parents struggle to get cross-border travel permits for children amid summer holiday rush
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Parents endure early morning queue to get walk-in tickets at immigration office to get document allowing residents without other travel documents to return to city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226959/hong-kong-parents-struggle-get-cross-border-travel-permits-children-amid-summer-holiday-rush?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUniversities in Hong Kong ‘have potential to increase non-local student intake, but review of campus facilities and staff numbers needed’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin says factors such as space, student hostel capacity and teaching staff numbers need to be reviewed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3226958/universities-hong-kong-have-potential-increase-non-local-student-intake-review-campus-facilities-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More4 Hong Kong men arrested over allegedly supporting wanted democrats released on bail
Hong Kong Free Press Four men arrested over allegedly supporting wanted democrats abroad have been released on bail, Hong Kong police have said. The wanted posters for eight pro-democracy activists wanted by the national security police. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. While authorities have not revealed their identities, local media outlets have reported them activists with links…
Read MoreHong Kong relaxes mortgage rules for the first time since 2009 to make homes more affordable for first-time buyers and upgrades
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The government would consider “marginally relaxing” the loan-to-value ratio, to strike a “balance [between] financial stability and the interest of first-time homebuyers,” Paul Chan said two weeks ago. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3226929/hong-kong-relaxes-mortgage-rules-first-time-2009-make-homes-more-affordable-first-time-buyers-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS not seeking ‘winner-take-all’ competition with China, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says
Hong Kong Free Press By Beiyi Seow Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday that the United States is not seeking “winner-take-all” competition, in a visit to Beijing packed with talks aimed at stabilising fraught ties. Yellen’s four-day trip is her first to China as Treasury chief, and she is the…
Read MoreWoman jailed for 2 months as Hong Kong hands out first prison sentence for possessing cannabis compound CBD
Hong Kong Free Press A woman has been jailed for two months after she was found with “personal care products” containing banned substance cannabidiol (CBD), becoming the first person to be convicted and sentenced to prison over possession of the cannabis compound since it became illegal in February. A 32-year-old woman was convicted for possessing…
Read MoreHong Kong waste levy to come into effect next April – reports
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government will begin charging residents for rubbish disposal in April next year, months later than planned, according to local media reports citing sources. Designated plastic bags at HK$0.11 per litre. File photo: GovHK. The waste charging scheme was approved by the legislature in August 2021. Authorities said at…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest scammers who hire victims before convincing them to invest in bogus bullion trading
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At least 10 people have been hired as clerks at shell company and collectively conned out of HK$8 million. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226881/hong-kong-police-arrest-scammers-who-hire-victims-convincing-them-invest-bogus-bullion-trading?utm_source=rss_feed
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