Hong Kong – Page 127 – Prologue Journal

European fintech firms eyeing Hong Kong as Asia base, Paul Chan says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Finance minister has wrapped up Davos trip, says leading fintech players showing interest in expanding to Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296326/european-fintech-firms-eyeing-hong-kong-asia-base-paul-chan-says?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Deficit woes won’t affect first stage of Hong Kong’s hospital development push’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Outgoing head of public hospital system says city’s deficit of nearly HK$100 billion will not affect first of two 10-year development plans. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296321/deficit-woes-wont-affect-first-stage-hong-kongs-hospital-development-push?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong to open 2 more community living rooms in June: John Lee

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader also says tenants can move into the first batch of light housing flats by March. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296318/hong-kong-open-2-more-community-living-rooms-june-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed

Don’t delay seeking help for children with flu symptoms, Hong Kong parents urged

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Warning from leading medical expert follows spate of severe cases complicated by other viruses and bacterial infections. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296316/dont-delay-seeking-help-children-flu-symptoms-hong-kong-parents-urged?utm_source=rss_feed

Repeated gov’t appeals against LGBTQ court rulings raise doubts about evidence-based policy making

Hong Kong Free Press Executive Council convenor and Legislative Council member Regina Ip recently asked Secretary for Justice Paul Lam questions that highlighted the government’s repeated loss of court cases focusing on the recognition of same-sex marriage. Ip asked why the government “insisted on lodging appeals despite considering that the cases would have a low…

Hong Kong issues cold weather warning as temperatures dip as low as 8 degrees

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Social Welfare Department urges families to take care of elderly relatives after Hong Kong Observatory sends out warning at around 11am. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296313/hong-kong-issues-cold-weather-warning-temperatures-dip-low-8-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed

Travel peaks in China as millions head home for Lunar New Year, with journeys expected to hit record highs

Hong Kong Free Press Train stations and airports across China saw the biggest peak in travellers on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year, as millions of people returned home to spend the holidays with their families in an annual migration that is expected to be a record. People board a train at Shenyang railway…

5 years after Covid, why can’t Hong Kong produce home-grown vaccines?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Home-grown vaccines stuck at animal trials need hefty funding to move to next stage of tests on humans. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296310/5-years-after-covid-why-cant-hong-kong-produce-home-grown-vaccines?utm_source=rss_feed

2 men in hospital after Porsche crashes into lobby of Hong Kong building

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two men injured after driver, aged 72, ploughs through lobby of Grand Austin residential complex in Yau Ma Tei on Sunday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296311/2-men-hospital-after-porsche-crashes-lobby-hong-kong-building?utm_source=rss_feed

Instead of receiving compensation for a work injury, one Hong Kong labourer ended up on the streets

Hong Kong Free Press Cheung’s life has turned upside down since he survived a serious injury at work almost two years ago. He lost his health, then his savings, his family, and eventually his home. All the while, he has not received the compensation he is entitled to under Hong Kong’s labour law. A Hong…