Category: Hong Kong
Woman arrested over alleged theft of panda installation from Hong Kong Christmas exhibition
Hong Kong Free Press A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a panda installation, one of two reported missing from a Christmas exhibition set up in Kwun Tong. Wai Chi-sing, the managing director of Urban Renewal Authority (URA), said on an official blog on Sunday that the URA had installed 80 pandas…
Read MoreJailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai ‘surprised’ that election officers were not on US sanctions list, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security trial that he was “surprised” local electoral officers were not included on a list of government officials sanctioned by the US in July 2020. Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai (C) arrives at the Court of Final…
Read MoreHK$923,700 raised in charity sale of panda sculptures in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Proceeds of auctioned art works, including by Kenny Wong and Pharrell Williams, also donated to Ocean Park to fund conservation efforts. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3291040/hk923700-raised-charity-sale-over-1000-panda-sculptures-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man, 60, dies after fire breaks out in 12th-floor flat
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fire suspected to have been caused by air conditioner, with building residents calling for help. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3291036/hong-kong-man-dies-after-fire-breaks-out-flat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClaws celebre: claw machine complaints spike as Hongkongers struggle to get a grip
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One enthusiast says he received just a few trinkets instead of the waffle maker he had spent HK$500 securing. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3291033/claws-celebre-claw-machine-complaints-spike-hongkongers-struggle-get-grip?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThe 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival exemplifies the multi-faceted exchange and integration platform for regional talents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] With Hong Kong debuting as the host, the GBA festival celebrates the arts in their full diversity, immersing audiences in the region…
Read MoreChina vows ‘healthy and stable’ ties with South Korea after Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment
Hong Kong Free Press China on Monday vowed to push for “healthy and stable” ties with South Korea after Seoul’s Constitutional Court launched proceedings against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The South Korean parliament suspended Yoon from office on Saturday over his short-lived attempt to suspend civilian rule, which plunged one of Asia’s biggest economies…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Activist ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung seeks to overturn conviction, sentence in national security case
Hong Kong Free Press Veteran activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence in Hong Kong’s largest national security case. Leung, 68, was jailed for six years and nine months last month, when 45 pro-democracy figures were sentenced for “conspiracy to commit subversion” over their roles in an unofficial primary election that…
Read MoreHong Kong parents able to check if self-employed tutors have sex offence record
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Scheme expands to include parents as category of employer to voluntarily conduct checks on self-employed tutors and coaches. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3290991/hong-kong-parents-able-check-if-self-employed-tutors-have-sex-offence-record?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits Apple Daily was ‘too radical’ towards authorities
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But former media boss tells court he believes he and his tabloid ‘on the right side of history’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3290982/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-admits-apple-daily-was-too-radical-towards-authorities?utm_source=rss_feed
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