Category: Hong Kong
Almost 13 million Chinese students sit gruelling university entrance exams
Hong Kong Free Press Millions of Chinese students sit for notoriously tough college entrance exams on Wednesday, the first since the country lifted zero-Covid rules that forced classes online for months on end. China’s education ministry says a record nearly 13 million students are registered to take the exams — known as “gaokao” — this…
Read MoreHong Kong virtual bank Ping An OneConnect to expand lending to retail SMEs to capture post-Covid growth opportunities, CEO says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ping An OneConnect Bank, the Hong Kong virtual lender indirectly owned by Ping An Insurance, plans to increase lending to SMEs in the retail sector to capture growth opportunities in the post-Covid-19 era, its…
Read MoreAccounts of Hong Kong opposition party members terminated by HSBC and other banks, League of Social Democrats says
Hong Kong Free Press Four members of the pro-democracy League of Social Democrats (LSD) party have seen their personal bank accounts terminated by Hong Kong’s HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and the Bank of China, the party has said. The League of Social Democrats outside the HSBC Building in Central on June 6, 2023. Photo: Lea…
Read MoreHong Kong rural body proposes housing scheme near site of controversial golf club development
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Heung Yee Kuk chief Kenneth Lau says scheme is not a substitute for now-delayed development of 12,000 public flats at Fanling golf course. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223186/hong-kong-rural-body-proposes-housing-scheme-near-site-controversial-golf-club-development?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong 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…
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