Category: Hong Kong
Animal cruelty: Hong Kong’s third suspected abuse case in a week emerges after pet owner arrested over death of Maltese pup
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investigations show woman, 69, had brought pet to clinic, with vet finding injuries on mortally wounded animal suspicious. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220034/animal-cruelty-hong-kongs-third-suspected-abuse-case-week-emerges-after-pet-owner-arrested-over?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCoronavirus Hong Kong: US drug maker Moderna says bivalent Covid vaccine approved for local use, marking second such jab available in city
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bivalent vaccines target Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, with the first such jab by BioNTech introduced in December. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3220029/coronavirus-hong-kong-us-drug-maker-moderna-says-bivalent-covid-vaccine-approved-local-use-marking?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong officials leave District Council meeting mid-way, after councillors try to discuss electoral reform
Hong Kong Free Press Government officials prematurely exited a meeting of the Sham Shui Po District Council on Tuesday after councillors attempted to discuss the proposed reforms of the district-level elections. They claimed the discussion was “out of the scope” of the District Councils’ remit. Sham Shui Po District Officer Paul Wong left in the…
Read MoreHong Kong seeks to extend law to ban online desecration of city’s flag and emblem
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau says in paper that suggested changes are to align with related ordinances such as the national anthem law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220021/hong-kong-seeks-extend-law-ban-online-desecration-citys-flag-and-emblem?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOperation Santa Claus: Hong Kong NGOs must foster new generation of innovators to capitalise on city’s philanthropy growth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘There is a timely need to nurture this new or future generation of NGO leaders to maintain the effective functioning of NGOs’, scholar with leadership programme says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3219920/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-ngos-must-foster-new-generation-innovators-capitalise-citys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAll hot and bothered about Hong Kong’s new heat warning system for workers? Here is what you need to know
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New three-tier warning system relies on heat index that consults data on relative humidity, intensity of sunlight, temperature and hospitalisation rate. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3219987/all-hot-and-bothered-about-hong-kongs-new-heat-warning-system-workers-here-what-you-need-know?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew pandas in Hong Kong? Ocean Park, city in discussions about obtaining pair from Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Park’s chairman tells Post that attraction’s caretakers, facilities and track record put it in good position to welcome animals. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3219979/new-pandas-hong-kong-ocean-park-city-discussions-about-obtaining-pair-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Hong Kong’s artificial islands project can tell the city’s story well
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Kau Yi Chau artificial islands plan circumvents land ownership issues that plague the northern New Territories. Not only can environmental and cost concerns be overcome, but the project can also showcase a new…
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t lashes out at Ming Pao cartoon satirising small-circle committees
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong government bureau has lashed out at a newspaper cartoon which satirised small-circle government committees that will hold District Council seats under a proposed reform of the city’s local-level administration. A Ming Pao comic satirising the District Fire Safety Committees and District Fight Crime Committees. Photo: Ming Pao. The…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Hospital Authority to reveal plans for digital upgrades next week, including possible telemedicine access for children
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More details on changes to services will be announced next week at authority’s first physical annual conference since Covid-19 pandemic struck. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3219993/hong-kongs-hospital-authority-reveal-plans-digital-upgrades-next-week-including-possible?utm_source=rss_feed
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