Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s uniqueness under ‘one country, two systems’ doesn’t contradict patriotism, no need for ‘overcorrection’: top government adviser
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Exco member Ronny Tong points briefly to removal of sensitive library books, says such actions ‘not necessarily a good thing’ but does not elaborate. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222890/hong-kongs-uniqueness-under-one-country-two-systems-doesnt-contradict-patriotism-no-need?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong-trained vets 1 step closer to being allowed to practise in city as university seeks international recognition for course
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Representatives from international bodies will make separate trips to Hong Kong to undertake final assessment of CityU vet school. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222851/hong-kong-trained-vets-1-step-closer-being-allowed-practise-city-university-seeks-international?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mall murders: 2 victims of brutal knife attack lived ‘just 300 metres’ from Abby Choi village house
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pair said to have shared space with another couple in three-storey property in village at which remains of model Choi were found in earlier case that shocked city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222887/hong-kong-mall-murders-2-victims-brutal-knife-attack-lived-just-300-metres-abby-choi-village-house?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExplainer: Is it legal for people in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown?
Hong Kong Free Press Sunday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown is the first since Hong Kong lifted Covid-19 social distancing restrictions. In recent years, the authorities cited anti-epidemic measures as the reason to ban the annual candlelight commemoration in Victoria Park. But, despite arrests on Saturday, there remains no official word on whether a public…
Read MoreHong Kong air-conditioner sales, demand for repairs surge as mercury soars, while subdivided flat tenants among hardest hit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Society for Community Organisation warns hot weather brings increased strain on low-income households. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222848/hong-kong-air-conditioner-sales-demand-repairs-surge-mercury-soars-while-subdivided-flat-tenants?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDon’t attack the messenger, work to rebuild trust among Hongkongers
Hong Kong Free Press On the night of May 10, 2023, publishers of Ming Pao axed Zunzi’s political cartoons, which they had published daily since 1983. Governance and civil society in Hong Kong are worse off for this move. Zunzi’s comic strip on Ming Pao published on May 11, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Ming Pao…
Read MoreHong Kong’s crypto rules help it fit in more than stand out, but experts say that’s good
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s virtual asset regulations effective this month are closely aligned with global standards, and some rules are even more stringent. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3222760/hong-kongs-crypto-rules-help-it-fit-more-stand-out-experts-say-thats-good?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVideo: Hong Kong Tiananmen crackdown activists, artists taken away by police on eve of anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press At least eight people were apprehended by the police as they sought to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Causeway Bay on Saturday. They included two activists and two performance artists, according to The Collective Hong Kong and Ming Pao, as police deployed en masse ahead of Sunday’s anniversary. Tiananmen crackdown…
Read MoreHong Kong construction worker, 66, dies after being found unconscious on scaffolding at Chinese University during amber heat warning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Male worker collapses on scaffolding outside Chinese University building before being rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital where he is certified dead on arrival. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222859/hong-kong-construction-worker-66-dies-after-being-found-unconscious-scaffolding-chinese-university?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Victoria Park full of food and booths instead of candlelight as carnival takes over venue of annual June 4 vigil
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Absence of an organised vigil did not silence everyone as petition signed by 360 pastors and other Christian figures proves. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222857/hong-kongs-victoria-park-full-food-and-booths-instead-candlelight-carnival-takes-over-venue-annual?utm_source=rss_feed
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