Category: Hong Kong
Gloomy outlook for Hong Kong’s hotel and catering sectors across Mid-Autumn holiday period
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Miramar hotel chain records lower occupancy rates despite reducing rates by as much as 20 per cent, while catering industry struggles over weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278676/gloomy-outlook-hong-kongs-hotel-and-catering-sectors-across-mid-autumn-holiday-period?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More43% of ceramic bowls, cups found to release toxic metals such as lead: Hong Kong watchdog
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 13 of 30 tested ceramic bowls and cups released varying levels of lead and cadmium that did not exceed safety standards, Consumer Council finds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278669/43-ceramic-bowls-cups-found-release-toxic-metals-such-lead-hong-kong-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man dies after being shot by police called to handle domestic dispute
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man has been shot dead by police after wielding a knife and a pair of scissors at an officer despite multiple warnings, the force has said. A residential block in Kam Ping Street, North Point, Hong Kong. File photo: Google Map. Police arrived at a residential unit on…
Read MoreAirlines in Hong Kong should better handle slips in prepaid add-on services: consumer watchdog
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council says it received 1,057 complaints on air tickets and airline services from January to August, many about prepaid add-on perks. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3278663/airlines-hong-kong-should-better-handle-slips-prepaid-add-services-consumer-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina frees US pastor David Lin after almost 2 decades in detention
Hong Kong Free Press An American pastor detained by China since 2006 on what the United States has called spurious charges has been freed, the State Department said Sunday. Chinese national flag. Photo: Jimmy Lam. David Lin “has returned to the United States and now gets to see his family for the first time in…
Read MoreTyphoon York kills 2 people and injures hundreds in Hong Kong in 1999 – from SCMP archive
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ‘erratic behaviour’ of the strongest typhoon to hit Hong Kong in 16 years catches forecasters by surprise https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3278378/typhoon-york-kills-2-people-and-injures-hundreds-hong-kong-1999-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNorman Chui, renowned Hong Kong martial arts star, dies of cancer aged 73
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Veteran actor succumbed to oesophageal cancer in Beijing on September 1, long-time friend says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278647/norman-chui-renowned-hong-kong-martial-arts-star-dies-cancer-aged-73?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFirst person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law after pleading guilty to wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt
Hong Kong Free Press A Hongkonger has pleaded guilty to sedition over a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it, becoming the first person convicted under the city’s new security legislation. West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Chu Kai-pong, 27, appeared in front of Chief Magistrate Victor So at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on…
Read MoreHong Kong arts hub could tap private investors to finish building facilities: Bernard Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. West Kowloon Cultural District Authority vice-chairman says naming rights up for grabs, with only about 50 per cent of cultural sites built. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278589/hong-kong-arts-hub-could-tap-private-investors-finish-building-facilities-bernard-chan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLow birth rate alone can’t explain Hong Kong education system’s woes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Schools that stick to the old ways of intense testing and exams are failing Hong Kong students, parents and the city as a whole. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3278412/low-birth-rate-alone-cant-explain-hong-kong-education-systems-woes?utm_source=rss_feed
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