Category: Hong Kong
Chinese University says no opportunity given to scrutinise controversial Hong Kong private member’s bill to change council’s composition
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Controversial private member’s bill from lawmaker Tommy Cheung designed to cut size of Chinese University Council to get first reading in Legco on Thursday https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3225814/chinese-university-says-no-opportunity-given-scrutinise-controversial-hong-kong-private-members-bill?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing official’s warning of ‘soft confrontations’ not relevant in sedition trial of former Stand News editors, defence tells court
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prosecutors cite remarks by Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office director Xia Baolong as part of case against former senior editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3225810/beijing-officials-warning-soft-confrontations-not-relevant-sedition-trial-former-stand-news-editors?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong construction sector ‘drafting’ heatstroke prevention measures to ‘delink’ from recent government guidelines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry insider says tailor-made measure standardises break times for all construction workers under heat warnings. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3225805/hong-kong-construction-sector-drafting-heatstroke-prevention-measures-delink-recent-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSwire Pacific agrees conditional sale of US soft drinks business to UK parent firm for US$3.9 billion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deal proceeds will be used to reduce net debt and reward shareholders as firm keeps its strategic focus on Greater China and Southeast Asia. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3225796/swire-pacific-agrees-conditional-sale-us-soft-drinks-business-uk-parent-firm-us39-billion?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-Hong Kong university head Wong Yuk-shan appointed vice-chairman of powerful Basic Law Committee under China’s top legislative body
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wong takes up key role on body that advises Beijing on any proposed changes to city’s mini-constitution. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3225797/ex-hong-kong-university-head-wong-yuk-shan-appointed-vice-chairman-powerful-basic-law-committee?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s top court hears LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham’s appeal for overseas same-sex marriage recognition
Hong Kong Free Press The absence of same-sex marriage in Hong Kong sends a message that it is “less worthy” of recognition than heterosexual marriage, the city’s top court has heard during a democrat’s appeal for recognition of overseas same-sex unions. Jimmy Sham, who turned 36 on Wednesday and was the ex-convenor of disbanded protest…
Read MoreEx-care worker jailed for 27 months over abuse at Hong Kong children’s home at centre of scandal
Hong Kong Free Press A 56-year-old child care worker has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for abuse, marking the heaviest sentence so far for a case linked to residential children’s home at the centre of an abuse scandal. In total, 34 staff of the care home have been charged with over 100 counts…
Read MoreHK$100 million pot to be used to fund Hong Kong universities’ development of new technology and teaching and learning innovations in the sector
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HK$100 million to be spent on ‘innovative and breakthrough technologies’ to improve education in the eight publicly funded universities, University Grants Commission says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3225787/hk100-million-pot-be-used-fund-hong-kong-universities-development-new-technology-and-teaching-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong truck driver escapes unscathed after vehicle catches fire inside cross-harbour tunnel
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Truck caught fire on Wednesday after noon, shortly after entering Western Harbour Tunnel. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3225779/hong-kong-truck-driver-escapes-unscathed-after-vehicle-catches-fire-inside-cross-harbour-tunnel?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to cut time between IPO pricing and trading of shares in a move likely to boost city’s appeal as listing destination
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A new digital interface set to launch in October will cut the time between IPO pricing and commencement of trade from five business days to two, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in…
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