Category: Hong Kong
15 stopped by Hong Kong police on anniversary of city’s return to Chinese rule
Hong Kong Free Press Fifteen people were stopped by police on July 1, the 26th anniversary of the Handover, including an 87-year-old man who called for the abolition of the national security law, according to local media. None were arrested. An event in Victoria Park held on July 1, 2023 to celebrate the 26th anniversary…
Read MoreChinese pop idol Cai Xukun denies wrongdoing in sex scandal
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese pop star and fashion icon Cai Xukun denied Monday he had pressured a woman to have an abortion but promised to change his behaviour after being embroiled in a sex scandal that has taken China by storm. A blogger claimed last week that Cai had a one-night stand with a…
Read MoreHong Kong hawker control officers start wearing body cameras for evidence collection, with union hoping move will prevent conflicts with staff
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Batch of 200 body cameras distributed to members of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s 2,000-strong hawker control team, spokesman says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226367/hong-kong-hawker-control-officers-start-wearing-body-cameras-evidence-collection-union-hoping-move?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Palace Museum to consider raising admission prices, director reveals as first anniversary marked
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 1.3 million visitors have attended 12 exhibitions since Palace Museum opened on July 3 last year, director Louis Ng says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226364/hong-kong-palace-museum-consider-raising-admission-prices-director-reveals-first-anniversary-marked?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNo conflict between journalism and security law, says Hong Kong No.2 official
Hong Kong Free Press There is no conflict between the media’s journalistic work and the Beijing-imposed national security law, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan has said. The protection of press freedom was stipulated in the sweeping security law and the Basic Law, said Chan in an interview with RTHK last Sunday. However, “the freedom…
Read MoreHong Kong motorist arrested after elderly woman hit by Mercedes-Benz while crossing road
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The elderly woman was crossing Tong Mi Road at junction with Mong Kok Road when she hit by the vehicle on Monday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226356/hong-kong-motorist-arrested-after-elderly-woman-hit-mercedes-benz-while-crossing-road?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man, 46, among 8 killed in Cambodian nightclub blaze at weekend
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fire at the ‘6969’ nightclub in downtown Phnom Penh burned for three hours, with victims said to have been trapped on top floor of building. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226327/hong-kong-man-46-among-8-killed-cambodian-nightclub-blaze-weekend?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mutual fund sales rebound as hopes of interest rate pause stems last year’s massive outflows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mutual fund sales bounced back strongly in the first quarter after the worst net outflow on record last year as market sentiment improved amid a more stable interest rate environment, according to fund managers…
Read MoreWhat is your perfect death? Hong Kong to give terminally ill patients more say over how and where they die
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Allowing people to die at care homes will give families precious time together, and cut red tape too. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3226286/what-your-perfect-death-hong-kong-give-terminally-ill-patients-more-say-over-how-and-where-they-die?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS confirms Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to visit China, citing need to ‘responsibly manage’ ties
Hong Kong Free Press By Beiyi Seow Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to visit Beijing this week, the United States said Sunday, marking the second trip by a cabinet official to China since ties between the world’s top two economies deteriorated earlier this year. Janet Yellen. File photo: European Central Bank, via Flickr. Yellen…
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