Category: Hong Kong
Most Hongkongers unwilling to get involved if they see children being punished in public, with charity urging people to ditch such a mindset
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nearly 20 per cent of respondents said they had witnessed children being beaten, slapped, or verbally humiliated by parents or carers, survey finds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218611/most-hongkongers-unwilling-get-involved-if-they-see-children-being-punished-public-charity-urging?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: Queues form as HK$30 cinema tickets go on sale for ‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign
Hong Kong Free Press Cinemas across the city began selling HK$30 tickets for Saturday screenings as part of the government’s “Happy Hong Kong” campaign. Dozens lined up outside a cinema in Mong Kok, with each person allowed to purchase up to four film tickets in a single transaction. Dozens of people queue up outside Broadway…
Read MoreArtistic or morbid? Giant art project showing black-and-white portraits outside Hong Kong mall sparks internet debate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Harbour City displays portraits of Hongkongers without masks to mark end of mandate as part of ‘Inside Out’ project created by French artist JR. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218597/artistic-or-morbid-giant-art-project-showing-black-and-white-portraits-outside-hong-kong-mall-sparks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong firefighter arrested in Japan for alleged rape of woman
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Firefighter, 30, alleged to have raped woman in Japan after he asked her to help him find a ramen shop. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218595/hong-kong-firefighter-arrested-tokyo-alleged-rape-woman?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 14 over suspected laundering of HK$560 million in crackdown on criminal syndicate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force alleges group processed funds through sales of online tokens used to buy gifts and rewards for influencers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218594/hong-kong-police-arrest-14-over-suspected-laundering-hk560-million-crackdown-criminal-syndicate?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong public housing waiting times could be cut by 1½ years if temporary flats built on schedule, think tank predicts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Our Hong Kong Foundation says average waiting time to rent public housing could drop from 6.1 to 4.6 years by 2027 if plan to build new temporary units finishes on time. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218583/hong-kong-public-housing-waiting-times-could-be-cut-1-1/2-years-if-temporary-flats-built-schedule?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s ombudsman accuses education authorities of ineffective monitoring of boarding schools for students with intellectual disabilities
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to ombudsman report, guidelines for use of physical restraint and seclusion at schools for children with disabilities ‘too broad’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3218573/hong-kongs-ombudsman-accuses-education-authorities-ineffective-monitoring-boarding-schools-students?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina warns US, South Korea against ‘provoking confrontation’ with North Korea
Hong Kong Free Press China warned Washington and Seoul against “provoking confrontation” with North Korea on Thursday, after President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart said Pyongyang would face the “end” of its leadership if it uses its nuclear arsenal. “All parties should face up to the crux of the (Korean) peninsula issue and…
Read MoreOver 80 per cent of Hongkongers support making it mandatory to report suspected child abuse, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press Over 80 per cent of Hongkongers support making it mandatory to report suspected cases of child abuse, a survey has found. An NGO has urged better awareness of positive parenting to eradicate corporal punishment against children. Commissioned by Save the Children, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Communication and…
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes HK$83 million in black-market cigarettes, bringing value of this year’s illegal tobacco haul to HK$1 billion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers intercepted 23 million illicit cigarettes stored in two cargo containers aboard vessel during raid earlier this week in waters off Tsing Yi. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218539/hong-kong-customs-seizes-hk83-million-black-market-cigarettes-bringing-value-years-illegal-tobacco?utm_source=rss_feed
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