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HK Electric blames major Hong Kong Island blackout on staff ‘lacking alertness’, poor cable labelling

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 44,000 households were affected during the incident on April 19. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220653/hk-electric-blames-major-hong-kong-island-blackout-staff-lacking-alertness-poor-cable-labelling?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong public libraries pull most books related to Tiananmen Square crackdown as 34th anniversary approaches

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Keyword check of library archives by Post in Chinese and English finds no works related to the military crackdown in Beijing 34 years ago. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220651/hong-kong-public-libraries-pull-most-books-related-tiananmen-square-crackdown-34th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong Disneyland saw HK$2.1 billion net loss in 2022 amid 6 month closure

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong Disneyland, which was closed for a total of six months amid the Covid-19 pandemic last year, has announced that losses in 2022 were down 12 per cent to HK$2.1 billion compared to the previous fiscal year. Hong Kong Disneyland on May 15, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. It marks the…

Hong Kong unlikely to open all beaches and pools this summer as city struggles to hire lifeguards despite 2-year contracts

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to department, more than 600 seasonal lifeguards needed to be hired by May to open all aquatic venues but only 240 reported for duty. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220638/hong-kong-unlikely-open-all-beaches-and-pools-summer-city-struggles-hire-lifeguards-despite-2-year?utm_source=rss_feed

Three-quarters of skateboards tested by Hong Kong consumer watchdog fail Euro safety standards and five flop in drop test, report reveals

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council finds 3 out of 4 skateboards among 16 tested did not meet international safety standards. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220633/three-quarters-skateboards-tested-hong-kong-consumer-watchdog-fail-euro-safety-standards-and-five?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong security chief evades question over legality of Tiananmen crackdown mourning

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s security chief has refused to say whether publicly mourning victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown is a violation of the Beijing-imposed national security law. Meanwhile, more political titles have disappeared from the shelves of the city’s public libraries, local media reported. Secretary for Security Chris Tang evaded questions from…

Amendments to Hong Kong’s flag law will not cover acts outside city’s jurisdiction, says constitutional affairs chief

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Under proposed changes, people will be banned from displaying the Hong Kong flag or emblem ‘upside down’ and in any way that ‘undermines dignity’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220628/amendments-hong-kongs-flag-law-will-not-cover-acts-outside-citys-jurisdiction-says-constitutional?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong 47 trial: court hears Facebook profile set up by police used to post provocative comment on accused’s page

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Constable testifies that members of police’s national security department had exclusive access to account to gather evidence. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220622/hong-kong-47-trial-court-hears-facebook-profile-set-police-used-post-provocative-comment-accuseds?utm_source=rss_feed

Domestic helper falls to death while cleaning windows in Hong Kong

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 38, found lying unconscious on seventh-floor podium in private housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220617/domestic-helper-falls-death-while-cleaning-windows-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

Thailand’s Move Forward Party upends status quo in seismic victory

Hong Kong Free Press Thailand’s Move Forward Party was never supposed to win. But on Sunday night the upstart opposition rode a dramatic wave of support to take the lead position in national polls and upend decades of Thai politics. Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat leads a victory parade with…