Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong to restrict food imports from Japan if nuclear wastewater is released, environment chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will take “rigorous measures” to restrict food imports from Japan if Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater is released into the sea, the city’s Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says. Secretary for the Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan (middle). In an op-ed published on Thursday entitled “If nuclear wastewater is…
Read MoreUS lawmakers slam State Dept. plan to invite Hong Kong’s US-sanctioned John Lee to APEC in San Francisco
Hong Kong Free Press US Democratic and Republican lawmakers have urged Washington not to invite Hong Kong’s sanctioned leader John Lee to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November, describing him as a “human rights abuser.” Hong Kong joined the economic grouping in 1991 but Lee has been subject to US…
Read MoreSick baby pug dies after being found stuffed in plastic bags on Hong Kong hillside, animal group outraged owner ‘didn’t want dog dead in house’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lifelong Animal Protection Charity says owner showed up at its centre and told volunteers not to bring animal in and ‘spread disease’ to other dogs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223361/sick-baby-pug-dies-after-being-found-stuffed-plastic-bags-hong-kong-hillside-animal-group-outraged?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong adds 50 more pet-friendly parks
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will increase the number of “Parks for Pets” by 50 next Tuesday, bringing the total number of pet-friendly parks to 170. Hong Kong mongrel Pixel is among the canine companions set to benefit from the inclusive pet park programme. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Rather than providing cordoned-off areas for pets,…
Read MoreHong Kong’s top court allows appeal against decision to acquit Tiananmen vigil group member of incitement
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Justice department’s appeal against Chow Hang-tung’s acquittal approved as case involves points of ‘great and general importance’, three judges say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223358/hong-kongs-top-court-allows-appeal-against-decision-acquit-tiananmen-vigil-group-member-incitement?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFormer Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody over alleged HK$100,000 phone scam on elderly woman
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wong Chun-yeung, nicknamed Sheep, 28, is accused of pretending to be woman’s son in a phone conversation, claiming he had been arrested and requiring bail money. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223342/former-hong-kong-district-councillor-remanded-custody-over-alleged-hk100000-phone-scam-elderly-woman?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong government should cap contribution to HK$2 transport subsidy scheme for elderly: economists and lawmakers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Call made after labour and welfare minister earlier revealed reimbursement to transport operators snowballing, putting pressure on city’s coffers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223333/hong-kong-government-should-cap-contribution-hk2-transport-subsidy-scheme-elderly-economists-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRetirement: some Hong Kong employees dream of it, others dread it. Will introducing a statutory age make a difference?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Less educated Hongkongers with few skills want support to continue working as long as they can. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223312/retirement-some-hong-kong-employees-dream-it-others-dread-it-will-introducing-statutory-age-make?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong may miss goal of building 12,000 public housing flats on Fanling golf course
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities may not be able to meet their initial goal of building 12,000 public housing flats on the Fanling golf course, the city’s development chief has said, as she reaffirmed the government’s intention to build on the site. Fanling golf course. Photo: Wikicommons. Asked whether the government would be…
Read MoreHong Kong to exceed pre-Covid passenger numbers in 2027, but must ‘convince’ airlines to return, global aviation body says in upgraded forecast
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Willie Walsh, head of International Air Transport Association, says revised projection due to faster-than-expected reopening of mainland China’s borders. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223302/hong-kong-exceed-pre-covid-passenger-numbers-2027-must-convince-airlines-return-global-aviation-body?utm_source=rss_feed
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