Category: Hong Kong
Mainland Chinese visitors start to return to Hong Kong after Covid-19 restrictions lifted, but most tours low-cost and short stay, figures reveal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tourism figures from February to this month show 86 per cent of tour trips from mainland China lasted one to two days and 54 per cent cost less than 500 yuan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220072/mainland-chinese-visitors-start-return-hong-kong-after-covid-19-restrictions-lifted-most-tours-low?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mulls wider ban on insults to regional flag, making online desecration illegal
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has outlined legislative amendments for enhancing the protection of the regional flag and regional emblem by outlawing desecrating behaviour on the internet. China and Hong Kong flags at Central Market on Oct. 1, 2022. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. The Regional Flag and Regional Emblem Ordinance should be updated…
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: legislature passes bill allowing government to ban overseas lawyers from cases
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legislative Council approves two-stage vetting system to give chief executive final say on involvement of foreign counsel in sensitive cases. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220066/hong-kong-national-security-law-legislature-passes-bill-allowing-government-ban-overseas-lawyers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers unanimously vote to let city leader restrict overseas lawyers from national security cases
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s legislature unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday which essentially allows the chief executive to decide whether overseas counsel can take part in the city’s national security cases. The Legislative Council (LegCo) passed the Legal Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2023 on Wednesday with no opposing votes. The second reading of the…
Read MoreHongkongers snap up more homes in England and Wales, drawn by fast-track visa scheme for BN(O) holders, weak pound
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Home ownership by Hongkongers increased by nearly 12 per cent year on year as of January in the two jurisdictions, where buyers from Hong Kong own more homes than any other foreign group. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3220057/hongkongers-snap-more-homes-england-and-wales-drawn-fast-track-visa-scheme-bno-holders-weak-pound?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSo long, So Ching: girlfriend of Hong Kong dancer injured in Mirror concert accident quits girl group Collar, cites trauma
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In Instagram post, 27-year-old says she is still haunted by scenes of trips to the hospital and emergency ward. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220051/so-long-so-ching-girlfriend-hong-kong-dancer-injured-mirror-concert-accident-quits-girl-group-collar?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 travellers arriving in Hong Kong arrested for concealing HK$1.3 million worth of cocaine in their bodies
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The two women and one man, who flew in from Brazil, were thought to be recruited by the same drug trafficking syndicate https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220049/3-travellers-arriving-hong-kong-arrested-concealing-hk13-million-worth-cocaine-their-bodies?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific ticket prices won’t drop until ‘end of next year’ amid manpower crunch, CEO says while carrier plans cadet pilots at service lines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ronald Lam tells shareholders ‘aggressive’ target of 70 per cent pre-pandemic passenger capacity by yearend unlikely to increase . https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3220047/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-ticket-prices-wont-drop-until-end-next-year-amid-manpower-crunch-ceo-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong health worker awaits sentence behind bars after admitting to offering nurse bribe for Covid-19 vaccination certificate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheung Chin-hang was worried about the potential side effects of receiving Covid-19 vaccine, according to his lawyer. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220040/hong-kong-health-worker-awaits-sentence-behind-bars-after-admitting-offering-nurse-bribe-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong retail chain Chickeeduck, famed for protest stance, to cease all operations as mainland China supply cut and other lines ‘disrupted’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Businessman Herbert Chow thanks supporters in Facebook post but does not elaborate on mentioned disruptions https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220038/hong-kong-retail-chain-chickeeduck-famed-protest-stance-cease-all-operations-mainland-china-supply?utm_source=rss_feed
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