Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s economic growth will reach top end of government’s annual forecast if strong recovery continues, expert says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Continued improvement in tourism and local spending will drive gross domestic product to upper range of forecast, government economist Adolph Leung says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220363/hong-kongs-economic-growth-will-reach-top-end-governments-annual-forecast-if-strong-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers appeal for central database for patients’ end-of-life directives on treatment
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmaker says central computer database would make it easier for people to store and change advance directives on terminal care. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3220362/lawmakers-appeal-central-database-hong-kong-patients-end-life-directives-treatment?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More187 Hongkongers lose total of HK$1.3 million in online shopping scams over 1 week, prompting police warning before Mother’s Day
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force issues warning ahead of Mother’s Day celebration, reminding residents about dangers of online shopping. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220354/187-hongkongers-lose-total-hk13-million-online-shopping-scams-over-1-week-prompting-police-warning?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGay Games is a time for Hong Kong to show the world its tolerant, welcoming side
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Closed-mindedness is not in keeping with Hong Kong’s role as a centre for international cultural exchange and a site of cultural experimentation and reform. Rather than more politicisation, the city needs to go back…
Read MoreChina to send special envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia
Hong Kong Free Press China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, Beijing said on Friday, the highest-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit the war-torn country since Moscow’s invasion last year. From Ukraine to the Middle East, Beijing in recent months has sought to position itself as a mediator…
Read MoreWhy I am giving up writing about Hong Kong politics
Hong Kong Free Press Sometimes, as Joni Mitchell sang many years ago, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Writing comments about public affairs only makes sense if there is a conversation to which you are contributing. But if one participant in the group erupts into angry shouting whenever criticised, you can’t have a…
Read MoreHong Kong man jailed for 11 months over social media posts calling for attacks on police and judges, spreading of Covid-19
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Repairman Chung Chi-chiu, 32, pleads guilty to three incitement charges in connection with posts on LIHKG forum between May 2021 and February 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220316/hong-kong-man-jailed-11-months-over-social-media-posts-calling-attacks-police-and-judges-spreading?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong government worker killed by bee sting while clearing mosquitos on Lantau Island
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man, 64, was among five clearing mosquitos from island’s Chi Ma Wan Country Trail when fatal bee sting occurred on Friday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220301/hong-kong-government-worker-killed-bee-sting-while-clearing-mosquitos-lantau-island?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClaims that District Councils are linked to Hong Kong’s democratic progression ‘misinterpret’ Basic Law, official says
Hong Kong Free Press To claim that Hong Kong’s District Council reforms are related to the city’s democratic progression are a “complete misinterpretation” of the city’s mini-constitution, a top government official told the Legislative Council on Friday morning. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang speaks at a legislature panel meeting on May 12.…
Read MoreHong Kong Golf Association warns building public housing on part of city’s oldest course will ‘suffocate’ future of sport
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sports body’s chief executive officer says athletes have made great strides in tournaments because ‘they had spaces for training’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3220294/hong-kong-golf-association-warns-building-public-housing-part-citys-oldest-course-will-suffocate?utm_source=rss_feed
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