Category: Hong Kong
China’s top diplomat urges South Korea, Japan to know their ‘roots,’ reject Western influences
Hong Kong Free Press China’s top diplomat has called on South Korea and Japan to know their “roots” and reject Western influences, in racially charged comments to officials from Seoul and Tokyo. Wang Yi at United Nations General Assembly. File photo: UN News. Speaking at a trilateral forum in the eastern city of Qingdao on…
Read MoreHong Kong’s most wanted: a look at police bounties offered for some of the city’s notorious crimes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From the ‘king of thieves’ to a ‘devil cop’, high-profile cases in the city over the decades have sparked rewards of up to HK$2 million from the force for the arrest of suspects. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226484/hong-kongs-most-wanted-look-police-bounties-offered-some-citys-notorious-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Xi and Russia’s Putin to address Shanghai alliance, with Iran to join
Hong Kong Free Press Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are set to address the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation alliance on Tuesday, with Iran expected to expand the Asian grouping. Russian President Vladimir Putin. File photo: Wikicommons. Putin will be addressing his first summit since a short-lived mutiny last month after the head of the Wagner mercenary…
Read MoreThey will ‘live in fear’: Hong Kong’s John Lee invites ‘anyone’ to help police arrest wanted overseas democrats
Hong Kong Free Press “Anyone,” including friends and family members, can receive the bounty for facilitating the arrests of the eight democrats wanted by the national security police, Chief Executive John Lee has said. Authorities will use all lawful means and try their best to apprehend those wanted, even if it meant going “to the…
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: John Lee says HK$1 million police bounties for 8 wanted persons will send world ‘strong message’ suspects to be hunted for a lifetime
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief executive calls for those, including relatives of suspects, with information on activists to come forward, vowing they will be rewarded. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3226465/hong-kong-national-security-law-john-lee-says-hk1-million-bounties-8-wanted-persons-will-send-world?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: who are the 8 targeted with HK$1 million bounties? Calls for sanctions, links to 2019 protests among alleged offences
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nearly all have urged sanctions on city, while most linked to 2019 social unrest and online calls for activism before and after leaving, according to police. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226444/hong-kong-national-security-law-who-are-8-targeted-hk1-million-bounties-calls-sanctions-links-2019?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong office rents and rental values expected to decline further amid uncertainties about global, Chinese economies, analysts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s office rents and rateable values are expected to fall amid high vacancies, new supply, uncertainties around the global economy and downsizing by firms, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3226425/hong-kong-office-rents-and-rental-values-expected-decline-further-amid-uncertainties-about-global?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s talent hunt is giving its property market a needed boost
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Signs of an influx of returning professionals and newcomers under the recently launched talent scheme provide optimism that the city’s economy, while not fully recovered, is on the way to recovery. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3226385/hong-kongs-talent-hunt-giving-its-property-market-needed-boost?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAbout 1 million Hongkongers who haven’t replaced smart ID cards face long waits for appointments
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Old ID cards are still valid and may be replaced at six Registration of People offices across city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226408/about-1-million-hongkongers-who-havent-replaced-smart-id-cards-face-long-waits-appointments?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong security law to deal with ‘soft resistance,’ security chief Chris Tang says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s own security legislation will have provisions to deal with “soft resistance,” Secretary for Security Chris Tang has said. In an interview with state-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao, the security chief said Hong Kong had seen “soft resistance” in recent years, as well as online discussions and publications that could…
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