Category: Hong Kong
China on course to achieve 5% economic growth target in 2023: premier
Hong Kong Free Press China is on course to achieve its five per cent target for economic growth in 2023 set by Beijing earlier this year, premier Li Qiang said Tuesday. China’s Premier Li Qiang. Photo: Wikicommons. “For the whole year, we are expected to achieve the target of about five per cent economic growth…
Read MoreMore woe for Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific as leaking aircraft water tank delays Los Angeles flight by 12 hours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Flight CX880 delayed for 12 hours because of leaks found while servicing one of aircraft’s water tanks, Cathay says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3225490/more-woe-hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-leaking-aircraft-water-tank-delays-los-angeles-flight-12-hours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to cut ‘door-knocking’ places at secondary schools as student population shrinks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sources say Education Bureau planning to reduce number of discretionary places in each Secondary One class from two to one. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3225468/hong-kong-cut-door-knocking-places-secondary-schools-student-population-shrinks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s 3-tier banking system could soon be 2-tier as HKMA proposes scrapping ‘deposit-taking companies’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has proposed changing the city’s three-tier banking system for the first time in four decades in a move that would eliminate the smallest category of lender altogether. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3225460/hong-kongs-3-tier-banking-system-could-soon-be-2-tier-hkma-proposes-scrapping-deposit-taking?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan residents warned against stepping into ‘minefield’ when travelling to Hong Kong in updated guidelines
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan residents have been warned against “accidentally stepping into a minefield” and being arrested under Hong Kong’s national security law while travelling to the city by the self-ruled island’s authorities. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of Taiwan recently updated a section on its website dedicated to Hong Kong’s national security law,…
Read MoreHong Kong leader John Lee has taken only 2½ days of leave since last July. So what has he achieved in his first year in office?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In a monumental step seven months into his term as Hong Kong’s chief executive, John Lee had Beijing’s blessings to reopen the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3225469/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-has-taken-only-2-1/2-days-leave-last-july-so-what-has-he-achieved-his?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCLP Holdings appoints head of its Hong Kong unit as new group CEO as incumbent set to retire
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chiang has had a key role in ensuring CLP’s decarbonisation programme stays on track, which is important for Hong Kong to reach its goal of halving its carbon emissions by 2035. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3225455/clp-holdings-appoints-head-its-hong-kong-unit-new-group-ceo-incumbent-set-retire?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong risks losing endangered trees under plan to build public housing on golf course, expert and environmentalists warn
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Professor Jim Chi-yung, from Education University of Hong Kong, tells public hearing that 37 Chinese Swamp Cypress trees, among others, will be jeopardised by plan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3225472/hong-kong-risks-losing-endangered-trees-under-plan-build-public-housing-golf-course-expert-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong trams to keep fares at current level, but any increase next year depends on tourism revival, operator says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No increase in tram fares this year, but service operator says decision next year dependent on return of tourists. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3225471/hong-kong-trams-keep-fares-current-level-any-increase-next-year-depends-tourism-revival-operator?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong teachers ask for freedom to organise patriotic education as country’s top legislative body starts debate on bill designed to create delivery framework
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese news reports say measures for Hong Kong would promote ‘recognition of Chinese culture and consciousness to safeguard national unity’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3225470/hong-kong-teachers-ask-freedom-organise-patriotic-education-countrys-top-legislative-body-starts?utm_source=rss_feed
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