Category: Hong Kong
‘They said they could make me straight’: Hongkonger recalls ‘brainwashing’ by group with gov’t funding from ‘equality’ fund
Hong Kong Free Press Despite being a churchgoer, Alvin Cheung never prays. Hymns send a chill down his spine, and the last time he touched a Bible was over 10 years ago. A book that participants of New Creation Association’s counselling programmes were encouraged to read. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. The 38-year-old is a regular at…
Read MoreHow phone fraudsters tried to trick an SCMP reporter into giving up her Hong Kong bank details with lure of easy money
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reporter Rachel Yeo responds to stranger’s WhatsApp message offering freelance work ‘optimising apps’ and chance to earn as much as HK$1,500 in commissions each day. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3219626/how-phone-fraudsters-tried-trick-scmp-reporter-giving-her-hong-kong-bank-details-lure-easy-money?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s seniors savour their sunset years as aging population places pressure on the young
Hong Kong Free Press By Peter Catterall At the end of a back alley surrounded by dilapidated buildings, the pitter-patter of ping-pong balls echoes around a cavernous warehouse in a Chinese town north of Shanghai. Ping-pong club owner Fu playing table tennis in Rudong, in eastern Chinas Jiangsu province, on April 27, 2023. Photo: Jade…
Read More‘We’re no heroes’: the dangerous, life-saving missions of Hong Kong’s Government Flying Service
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rescuing people from sinking ships and burning buildings, the crew of Hong Kong’s Government Flying Service have to stay calm amid frantic conditions. They recount their most memorable missions. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3219540/were-no-heroes-dangerous-life-saving-missions-hong-kongs-government-flying-service?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOlympics body chief and China premier oppose ‘politicisation of sport’
Hong Kong Free Press IOC president Thomas Bach met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Saturday, with the two men expressing their opposition to the “politicisation of sport,” according to official media. “China will never stop spreading the Olympic spirit,” Li told the International Olympic Committee chief, according to comments reported by state television…
Read MoreHong Kong experts urge city to stay vigilant as WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents advised to get vaccines and booster shots to keep themselves safe because ‘battle is far from over’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3219642/hong-kong-experts-urge-city-stay-vigilant-who-declares-end-covid-19-global-public-health-emergency?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCathay Pacific to require cadet pilots to work with customers at Hong Kong’s airport, in move attacked by union
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Starting in June, cadets will undergo training on airport operations and man service counters, but aircrew union calls move unnecessary. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3219639/cathay-pacific-require-cadet-pilots-work-customers-hong-kongs-airport-move-attacked-union?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s MTR Corp plans to finish installing automatic platform screen gates on East Rail line by 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Project covers 13 stations and involves 35 platforms and almost 1,600 pairs of platform gates, company says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3219637/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-plans-finish-installing-automatic-platform-screen-gates-east-rail-line-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUK crowns Charles III at first coronation in 70 years, protesters arrested
Hong Kong Free Press Charles III on Saturday finally met his date with destiny after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, as he was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953. At exactly 12:02 pm (1102 GMT), the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the solid…
Read More‘Malicious, misleading’: Hong Kong slams calls for return of Tiananmen crackdown statue seized under security law
Hong Kong Free Press The Security Bureau has hit back at calls for the return of a monument to the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, after national security police seized it. Members of the University of Hong Kong students’ union stand in front of the Pillar of Shame when it stood at the University of Hong Kong.…
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