Hong Kong – Page 1252 – Prologue Journal

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to raise fines for passengers abusing HK$2 ticket scheme for elderly; authorities to crack down on misuse

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. MTR Corp to strengthen ticket inspection as part of citywide joint enforcement operation to combat abuse, labour chief Chris Sun says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223263/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-raise-fines-passengers-abusing-hk2-ticket-scheme-elderly-authorities-crack-down?utm_source=rss_feed

Retired Hong Kong police officer given 8 weeks to consider plea in corruption, misconduct case in connection with 2019 protest overtime pay

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court extends bail to allow counsel more time to consider allegations former chief inspector knowingly misled force into paying him overtime wages. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223262/retired-hong-kong-police-officer-given-8-weeks-consider-plea-corruption-misconduct-case-connection?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong police arrest former district councillor for collecting money from elderly victim of ‘guess-who-I-am’ scam

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Syndicate deployed suspect to collect HK$970,000 from nine elderly victims. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223259/hong-kong-police-arrest-former-district-councillor-collecting-money-elderly-victim-guess-who-i-am?utm_source=rss_feed

Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ dominates local iTunes top 10, hours after gov’t sought ban

Hong Kong Free Press Protest song Glory to Hong Kong dominated all positions in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Top 10 on Wednesday, a day after the government sought to ban “unlawful acts” relating to the song, its melody, lyrics and all derivations. Glory to Hong Kong on the iTunes store. Photo: HKFP screenshot. On Monday,…

China expresses ‘serious concern’ over ‘humanitarian, economic and ecological impacts’ of Ukraine dam destruction

Hong Kong Free Press China expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over the destruction of a major Russian-held dam in Ukraine, with Beijing saying it feared the “humanitarian, economic and ecological impacts” of the incident. A Ukrainian serviceman helps local residents during an evacuation from a flooded area in Kherson on June 7, 2023, following damage sustained…

Hong Kong police arrest woman for exposing herself in public places and posting pictures, videos online

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 40, suspected of appearing in more than 120 obscene photographs and videos featuring public locations since July last year, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223240/hong-kong-police-arrest-woman-alleged-indecent-exposure-busy-streets-public-transport-and-other?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Drastic drop’ in Hong Kong parents seeking ‘door-knocking’ places for their children at popular primary school

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Several parents waited outside Yaumati Catholic Primary School, but principal says this is a far cry from previous years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3223236/drastic-drop-hong-kong-parents-seeking-door-knocking-places-their-children-popular-primary-school?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong housing: developing farmland no substitute for plan to build on prestigious golf course, minister says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn responds day after rural body proposes using 8.5 hectares of farmland in Ping Kong Tsuen to build more than 12,000 flats. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3223233/hong-kong-housing-developing-farmland-no-substitute-plan-build-prestigious-golf-course-minister-says?utm_source=rss_feed

Animal cruelty: Hong Kong police investigate possible poisoning of 34 birds after carcasses found near playpark

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Birds carcasses discovered near Ho Man Tin High Level Service Playground over four days, with government laboratory to test corn pieces found at scene for poison. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223225/animal-cruelty-hong-kong-police-investigate-possible-poisoning-34-birds-after-carcasses-found-near?utm_source=rss_feed

2 arrested by Hong Kong national security police over alleged ‘seditious’ posts, forged signatures

Hong Kong Free Press Six people have been arrested by Hong Kong national security police for allegedly conspiring to forge signatures, two of whom were also suspected of breaching the colonial-era sedition law over allegedly “seditious” online posts. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. Three men and three women, aged 33 to 64, were arrested in various districts…