Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s food waste crisis: how mall owners, restaurants are helping efforts to turn leftovers into electricity
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Spurred by financial incentives and a desire to help fight climate change, some restaurant and mall owners are sending leftovers to the government’s pilot processing and recovery centre in North Lantau, where it can…
Read MoreThe Sunny Side of the Street star Sahal Zaman talks about journey to Hong Kong’s big screen after historic win at local film awards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. First South Asian actor to win best new performer at Hong Kong Film Awards says he knew little about movie industry after first arriving in city at age four. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3221258/sunny-side-street-star-sahal-zaman-talks-about-journey-hong-kongs-big-screen-after-historic-win?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs Hong Kong’s wild boar policy working? Authorities killed 1 every day this year, experts warn of ‘cruel and ineffective’ measures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Insignificant decrease in nuisance reports and sightings of animal shows current policy fails to control wild boar population, experts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221225/hong-kongs-wild-boar-policy-working-authorities-killed-1-every-day-year-experts-warn-cruel-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCombatting ‘job-hopping’ isn’t the solution, solidarity with Hong Kong’s migrant domestic workers is
Hong Kong Free Press By Lydia Catedral I had a baby in Hong Kong in 2021, which highlighted for me how important caregiving support is – especially in a pandemic. Domestic workers staging a protest outside the Labour Department on March 20, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a recent meeting I attended, Assistant Commissioner to…
Read MoreDistrict Council overhaul: Hong Kong never had democracy, but that is no reason to deny it
Hong Kong Free Press It is axiomatic that election winners do not rush to change the election system. Losers are quite another matter, losers who have lost really badly are even more desperate for change. That is why it is advisable to ignore all the nonsense being aired in justification of scrapping the District Council…
Read MoreDistrict Council overhaul: Remembering the failures of Hong Kong’s democratic experiments
Hong Kong Free Press The UK, often lauded as having the “mother of parliaments,” has exported its parliamentary system to many parts of the world – but not Hong Kong, until the British rulers were about to depart. House of Commons. Photo: Flickr/UK Parliament. London did seriously consider introducing some form of representative government in Hong…
Read More‘No room for us’: Hong Kong District Councillors say overhaul of local bodies serves gov’t interests, not residents
Hong Kong Free Press When Paul Zimmerman through Pok Fu Lam on his motorbike, he knows he has left his mark. Southern District Council vice-chairperson Paul Zimmerman. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The trees that line a main road in the southern Hong Kong Island neighbourhood are courtesy of a planting project, one of his first initiatives…
Read MoreAbby Choi murder: children of slain Hong Kong socialite face ‘5-year wait’ to inherit HK$300 million fortune amid long legal process
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Grieving partner recalls how they met, while close friends reveal model built wealth as a savvy investor, particularly in parking spaces and luxury items. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221244/abby-choi-murder-children-slain-hong-kong-socialite-face-5-year-wait-inherit-hk300-million-fortune?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina expresses ‘strong dissatisfaction’ with G7 communique
Hong Kong Free Press China on Saturday expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with a communique issued by G7 leaders that took aim at Beijing on issues including the South China Sea, human rights and alleged interference in their democracies. Leaders from the seven wealthy nations including US President Joe Biden have been attending a summit since Friday…
Read MoreHow will ChatGPT and AI transform education? HKUST expects big changes and is already preparing for it
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is encouraging professors to include Chat GPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) models in their lesson plans. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3221151/how-will-chatgpt-and-ai-transform-education-hkust-expects-big-changes-and-already-preparing-it?utm_source=rss_feed
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