Category: Hong Kong
Rest in green peace: Hong Kong set to push for green burials amid rise in deaths and columbarium crunch, but tradition hard to break
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Green burials gain traction in recent years, involving scattering the ashes of the dead in memorial gardens or at sea. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218029/rest-green-peace-hong-kong-set-push-green-burials-amid-rise-deaths-and-columbarium-crunch-tradition?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAre Hong Kong’s hotel prices pushing mainland Chinese tourists away? 110,000 leave city on first day of ‘golden week’ holiday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hotel room rates surged five-fold ahead of long holiday, despite number of bookings remaining below pre-pandemic levels. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218907/are-hong-kongs-hotel-prices-pushing-mainland-chinese-tourists-away-110000-leave-city-first-day?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAs bell tolls for Hong Kong’s Liberal Studies, teachers fear for critical thinking and open discussion
Hong Kong Free Press As the last students stepped out of Hong Kong’s university entry test venues after sitting the Liberal Studies exam on Thursday, the moment marked the end of the subject’s short-lived yet controversial history. Students took the last ever Liberal Studies public exam on April 27, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Introduced in…
Read MoreHong Kong leaps into Top 20 of world’s smartest cities with increased use of tech for health services during Covid pandemic
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pandemic saw increased reliance on tech and residents learned to use smartphones in critical new ways. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218857/hong-kong-leaps-top-20-worlds-smartest-cities-increased-use-tech-health-services-during-covid?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong hotel property buying spree looms as investors bet on tourism rebound, analysts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investors are likely to snap up more hotels in Hong Kong as tourism slowly rebounds from Covid-19 and many owners are still prepared to offer discounts, say analysts. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3218764/hong-kong-hotel-property-buying-spree-looms-investors-bet-tourism-rebound-say-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina rehabilitation scheme makes morticians of murderers
Hong Kong Free Press By Matthew Walsh Once jailed for murder, Cao Yongsheng now makes a living caring for the dead, benefitting from a bold rehabilitation scheme that’s giving some of China’s most serious criminals a second life as funeral workers. This photo taken on March 30, 2023 shows mortician Li Shuang, a reformed criminal…
Read MoreTaiwan ties in balance as Paraguay votes
Hong Kong Free Press Future ties with Taiwan are in play as Paraguayans go to the polls Sunday to pick a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, rising crime and economic inequality. A center-left coalition is aiming to end the almost unbroken, seven-decade hegemony of the ruling conservative Colorado Party in the closest race…
Read MoreHong Kong customs officers arrest suspects trying to smuggle 350 live lobsters and computer graphics cards into mainland China by car
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers seize more than 350 live lobsters and 70 graphics cards together worth HK$630,000. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218869/hong-kong-customs-officers-arrest-suspects-trying-smuggle-350-live-lobsters-and-computer-display?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSun Hung Kai sells out all 150 flats on offer in Tai Po’s University Hill with price cuts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many purchases came from investors, but mainlanders were not prominent among buyers of the University Hill project, agents said. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3218866/sun-hung-kai-sells-out-all-150-flats-offer-tai-pos-university-hill-price-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong hits out at US over ‘Made in China’ rule for exports after meeting in Geneva
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US undermining integrity of rules-based multilateral trading system embodied by WTO, government spokesman says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218865/hong-kong-hits-out-us-over-made-china-rule-exports-after-meeting-geneva?utm_source=rss_feed
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