Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong sends out more than 130 job offers to doctors from Britain in recruitment drive to combat public hospitals’ high turnover
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authority chairman Henry Fan says 32 out of 139 recipients have already signed contracts. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221234/hong-kong-sends-out-more-130-job-offers-doctors-britain-recruitment-drive-combat-public-hospitals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCoronavirus Hong Kong: daily caseloads hit 10,000, but health chief says outbreak manageable amid high vaccination rate, lower Covid severity
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau assures public high vaccination rate and lower severity of illness mean outbreak still manageable. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221231/coronavirus-hong-kong-daily-caseloads-hit-10000-health-chief-says-outbreak-manageable-amid-high?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s proposed ban on pigeon feeding and HK$100,000 fine ruffle feathers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Critics say new law being presented in Legco is disproportionate to action, point out enforcement issues and effectiveness. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221224/hong-kongs-proposed-ban-pigeon-feeding-and-hk100000-fine-ruffle-feathers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong this week: library books, salaries and match-fixing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the delicate balance between national security and freedom of access to information, as well as reactions to a proposed salary bump for civil servants…
Read MoreIs green the new black? Hong Kong developers rush to make offices energy efficient to shrink carbon footprint, fight for tenants amid glut
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Green certified buildings are giving developers and landlords a competitive edge as occupiers demand sustainability features, essential to meet a host of business and environmental goals. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3221135/green-new-black-hong-kong-developers-rush-make-offices-energy-efficient-shrink-carbon-footprint?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMeet the gov’t veterinarian keeping Hong Kong – and a ‘bubble’ in mainland China – free of horse diseases
Hong Kong Free Press Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, even when humans hoping to cross Hong Kong’s border with mainland China were subject to at least 21 days of quarantine, one group was able to travel into and out of the city with relative ease: racehorses. Japan’s Yuga Kawada riding Loves Only You (left) beats Hishi…
Read MoreChina’s growing nuclear arsenal a ‘concern for global stability,’ G7 leaders say
Hong Kong Free Press China’s rapidly growing nuclear arsenal is a “concern to global and regional stability”, Group of Seven leaders said Friday after talks on nuclear disarmament in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads — a small sum when compared…
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes drugs worth HK$800 million in cargo shipments at airport in first 4 months of year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Value of drugs confiscated at airport so far this year up 88 per cent from same period in 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221164/hong-kong-customs-seizes-drugs-worth-hk800-million-cargo-shipments-airport-first-4-months-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreA HK$5 billion reason to be wary of Hong Kong’s ‘result-oriented’ government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A tunnel that could have been built for HK$88 million has become a HK$5 billion project that will again mar public enjoyment of the Central waterfront. Yet, under the current administration, the project is…
Read MoreHong Kong authorities launch investigation after 20 pupils ‘fall ill at Harrow International School’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reports of abdominal pain and diarrhoea from students, aged 11 to 17, after meal on campus on Wednesday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221209/hong-kong-authorities-launch-investigation-after-20-pupils-fall-ill-harrow-international-school?utm_source=rss_feed
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