Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong national security law: court to rule within month whether to review decision to block overseas lawyer from defending Jimmy Lai
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. High Court hears arguments from jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s legal team as it seeks approval of two legal challenges. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218808/national-security-law-hong-kong-court-rule-within-month-whether-review-decision-block-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMercedes-Benz sandwiched by 2 Hong Kong buses causes rush hour traffic indigestion on two-lane road
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Online photograph shows luxury saloon squeezed between two buses on busy road. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3218804/mercedes-benz-sandwich-2-hong-kong-buses-causes-rush-hour-traffic-indigestion-two-lane-road?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong newcomer Greater Bay Airlines appeals to government to ‘strike balance on allocation of air traffic rights’ to boost competition
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. GBA chief executive Stanley Hui says he aims to open up new routes to places such as Manila and Ho Chi Minh City and boost flight frequencies to present destinations. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218794/hong-kong-newcomer-greater-bay-airlines-appeals-government-strike-balance-allocation-air-traffic?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong courts should step in when national security committee oversteps power, argues lawyer for media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong courts have the power and duty to ensure that the Beijing-imposed national security law is properly applied, and to step in when the city’s national security committee has overstepped its power, a senior barrister for media tycoon Jimmy Lai argued on Friday. The pro-democracy media chief, who did not…
Read MoreLabour bill stopping Hong Kong bosses from raiding MPF funds to come into force in May 2025, city leader reveals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief Executive John Lee says bill will be implemented on Labour Day two years from now. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218771/labour-bill-stopping-hong-kong-bosses-raiding-mpf-funds-come-force-may-2025-city-leader-reveals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong on course to meet 2023 talent recruitment target of 35,000 high-flyers, Chief Secretary says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief Secretary Eric Chan announces more than 33,000 applications made through variety of talent recruitment schemes by middle of April. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218761/hong-kong-course-meet-2023-talent-recruitment-target-35000-high-flyers-chief-secretary-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina slams UN experts’ ‘unfounded’ concerns over Tibet forced labour
Hong Kong Free Press China accused a panel of UN experts of making unfounded claims Friday after they accused Beijing of forcing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into programmes that threaten their cultural identity and could lead to forced labour. The panel of six UN special rapporteurs voiced concern in a statement on Thursday that…
Read MoreVisitors over Hong Kong’s ‘golden week’ could boost restaurant sector by 20 per cent, but industry warns staff shortages may create long queues
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry figures predict a 20 per cent increase for holiday period, but warn staff shortages still a headache. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218716/visitors-over-hong-kongs-golden-week-could-boost-restaurant-sector-20-cent-industry-warns-staff?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong exam authority warns DSE students against taking photos, following backlash over pupil, teacher celebratory pictures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Concerns raised after three images on Instagram showed nearly 50 students and some teachers standing on the stage of school’s exam hall after sitting paper. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3218721/hong-kong-exam-authority-warns-dse-students-against-taking-photos-following-backlash-over-pupil?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElderly mainland Chinese tourist hit by bus during Hong Kong sightseeing trip
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Victim was semi-conscious when he was carried into ambulance, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3218703/elderly-mainland-chinese-tourist-hit-bus-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
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