Category: Hong Kong
Fare increases for Hong Kong’s Citybus and New World First Bus merger, KMB ‘approved by Exco, with most routes to see 50 HK cents to HK$1 price hike’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New fares to ‘take effect on June 18 at the earliest’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3222290/fare-increases-hong-kongs-citybus-and-new-world-first-bus-merger-kmb-approved-exco-most-routes-see?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong issues new heat warning triggered at 35 degrees Celsius, with hot weather alert for outdoor workers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mercury climbs to 35 degrees in Sha Tin, Tuen Mun, Happy Valley and Tai Mei Tuk. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222283/hong-kong-issues-new-heat-warning-triggered-35-degrees-celsius-hot-weather-alert-outdoor-workers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee mum on whether he will attend APEC in US if Washington sanctions still in place
Hong Kong Free Press The organiser of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has the “responsibility to invite members to attend,” Chief Executive John Lee has said, without directly answering as to whether he will go to November’s APEC meeting in the US. Lee is still under sanctions by Washington. Chief Executive John Lee. Photo:…
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee unable to give concrete answer on whether mourning Tiananmen crackdown is legal
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong leader John Lee has failed to give a yes-no answer over the legality of mourning the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown ahead of its anniversary on Sunday. Residents must obey the law and consider the consequences of their actions, he said. Candles near Victoria Park on June 4, 2021.…
Read MoreUS must ‘act in accordance with conventions’ and invite Hong Kong to Apec in San Francisco, John Lee insists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US-sanctioned city leader puts ball in organisers’ court when asked about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in mid-November. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222264/us-must-act-accordance-conventions-and-invite-hong-kong-apec-san-francisco-john-lee-insists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: China sends first civilian into orbit on mission to Tiangong space station
Hong Kong Free Press By Ludovic Ehret China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade. Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-16 Manned Space Flight…
Read MoreHong Kong’s vanishing books: as public libraries clear shelves of sensitive titles, can readers turn to shops or are they also becoming wary?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post checks with 29 stores and finds books about Tiananmen Square crackdown are mostly gone. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3222034/hong-kongs-vanishing-books-public-libraries-clear-shelves-sensitive-titles-can-readers-turn-shops-or?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong gloves tycoon pivots to produce Covid-killing reusable masks with lifespan of up to 4 years
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Entrepreneur Juliana Lam founded Innotier, whose mask she says can instantly eliminate 99 per cent of the coronavirus and last for up to 200 washes. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3222206/hong-kong-gloves-tycoon-pivots-produce-covid-killing-reusable-masks-lifespan-4-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCathay Pacific discrimination scandal: creating an inclusive Hong Kong is everyone’s business
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many in Hong Kong already work to make the city an inclusive and attractive tourist spot but we also need legislation, education and the collective effort of all of society to eliminate discrimination. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3221958/cathay-pacific-discrimination-scandal-creating-inclusive-hong-kong-everyones-business?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-student leader and detained activist among 7 who plead guilty to rioting inside Hong Kong legislature in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press A former student leader and a detained activist were among seven people to have pleaded guilty to rioting in relation to the storming of Hong Kong’s legislature on July 1, 2019. Althea Suen on May 29, 2023. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. Althea Suen, who was the head of the University of Hong…
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