Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong pollster cancels release of annual survey of public opinion on Tiananmen Square crackdown after ‘risk assessment’ from officials
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Head of Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute says decision was taken after ‘risk assessment’ by administration. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3223171/hong-kong-pollster-cancels-release-annual-survey-public-opinion-tiananmen-square-crackdown-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security police arrest 6 over forging signatures, posting seditious messages online
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three men and three women, aged 33 to 64, allegedly conspired to forge signatures on documents. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223169/hong-kong-national-security-police-arrest-6-over-forging-signatures-posting-seditious-messages?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong authorities to enhance healthcare vouchers for elderly, including allowing couples to share balances from July
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Measure introduced to encourage couples to use full amount allocated to them as unspent balance hits HK$4 billion in 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223167/hong-kong-authorities-enhance-healthcare-vouchers-elderly-including-allowing-couples-share-balances?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 9 suspects and seize more than 1,000 cannabidiol products since the citywide ban came into force
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two tourists, among those arrested, had other types of drugs in their possession at time of arrests. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223162/hong-kong-police-arrest-9-suspects-and-seize-more-1000-cannabidiol-products-citywide-ban-came-force?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to pay government HK$1.5 billion owed in deferred dividend payments at end of month
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Airline will not tap HK$7.8 billion bridge loan extended as part of restructuring deal reached during pandemic. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223156/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-pay-government-hk15-billion-owed-deferred-dividend-payments-end-month?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy I lit a candle
Hong Kong Free Press On Sunday, June 4, I went to Victoria Park to light a candle. In Poland, that’s how we commemorate the dead. That’s how we pray for the dead who lost their voice, and the living. Having made friends here during my exchange, I was made aware that Hong Kong used to…
Read MoreHong Kong pollster axes release of Tiananmen anniversary survey results, citing gov’t ‘suggestions’
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong pollster said it has cancelled the release of survey results on Hongkongers’ views of the Tiananmen crackdown, citing “suggestions” made by “relevant government department(s).” File Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The findings of the annual survey, conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI), were originally scheduled to…
Read More2 in 3 Hong Kong companies struggling with talent shortage, chamber survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce poll also finds 61 per cent of companies reported problem has lasted for between one and three years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223141/2-3-hong-kong-companies-struggling-talent-shortage-chamber-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina and Russia conduct air patrols over waters bordering Japan, Korean peninsula and Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press China and Russia conducted joint air force patrols over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday, as South Korea said it had deployed fighter jets in response to warplanes near its airspace. Beijing and Moscow “staged the sixth joint aerial patrol in accordance with an annual military…
Read MoreYoga ball murders: Hong Kong court gives ex-professor convicted of killing wife, daughter last chance to clear his name
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Top court raises concerns about how trial judge handled key piece of missing evidence in her directions to the jury. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223126/yoga-ball-murders-hong-kong-court-gives-ex-professor-convicted-killing-wife-daughter-last-chance?utm_source=rss_feed
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