Category: Hong Kong
11 injured on Cathay Pacific flight departing Hong Kong, after tyre allegedly bursts and take-off aborted
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Flight CX880, from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, was carrying 17 crew and 293 passengers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3225238/11-injured-cathay-pacific-flight-departing-hong-kong-after-tyre-bursts-and-take-aborted?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong husband-and-wife given suspended sentences after admitting they gave false information in tender for Hongkong Post work
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judge gives husband-and-wife team suspended sentences after they plead guilty to giving false information in Hongkong Post tender documents. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3225225/hong-kong-husband-and-wife-given-suspended-sentences-after-admitting-they-gave-false-information?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLi Ka-shing’s CK Asset gets shareholder approval for US$619 million takeover of UK’s Civitas Social Housing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The flagship property developer of billionaire Li Ka-shing and his family said 64 per cent of the shareholders of the real estate investment trust had approved its offer to buy the company for about…
Read MoreInvestigation launched after Hong Kong school orders students to retake English exam because learning materials too similar to test questions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Preliminary investigation shows teacher made mistake, says school board. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3225214/investigation-launched-after-school-orders-students-retake-english-exam-because-learning-materials?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIsraeli firm Verobotics pushes use of AI-powered robots to ascend and clean Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, as city leader John Lee hails ‘promising’ tech
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tel Aviv-based Verobotics expects to have more than 50 of its lightweight, artificial intelligence-powered cleaning robots deployed in the city by the end of next year. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3225208/israeli-firm-verobotics-pushes-use-ai-powered-robots-ascend-and-clean-hong-kongs-skyscrapers-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong property: land parcel for starter homes in Tsuen Wan likely to draw few bids as high interest rates subdue market
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A plot of land in the western New Territories earmarked for almost 2,000 starter homes for middle-class Hong Kong families is expected to draw only a handful of low bids as high interest rates…
Read MoreSurvey shows Hongkongers aim to buy less food imported from Japan and visit fewer times out of concern over waste water scheme
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey finds most respondents opposed to Japanese government’s plan to discharge waste water into sea this summer. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3225207/survey-shows-hongkongers-aim-buy-less-food-imported-japan-and-visit-fewer-times-out-concern-over?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lodges appeal against teen cleared of 2019 unlawful assembly charge at top court
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has appealed to the city’s top court after a teenager was cleared of an unlawful assembly charge linked to a protest in 2019. The Court of Final Appeal. Photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. Mak Wing-wa, who was 16 at the time of his arrest, appeared before a five-judge panel…
Read More6 jailed for rioting during Hong Kong’s Central protests in 2019
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 2019 social unrest: judge tells 6 defendants jail terms could have been as high as 5 years, but for extenuating circumstances https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3225198/6-jailed-rioting-during-hong-kongs-central-protests-2019?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong passengers cheating HK$2 fare scheme face arrest, officials warn, with ticket inspections to be stepped up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to official statistics, about 96 per cent of suspected fare cheating cases last year involved MTR services. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3225161/hong-kong-passengers-cheating-hk2-fare-scheme-face-arrest-officials-warn-ticket-inspections-be?utm_source=rss_feed
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