Category: Hong Kong
HSI compiler proposes allowing foreign companies to become blue chips, buoying efforts to attract more international listings
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Move to allow foreign companies that can match capitalisation and turnover requirements to become constituent stocks of HSI could help city attract more international listings. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3218465/hsi-compiler-proposes-allowing-foreign-companies-become-blue-chips-buoying-efforts-attract-more?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePolice to crack down on crime as Hong Kong braces for influx of 600,000 mainland Chinese tourists for ‘golden week’ break
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police insider says high-profile policing ‘deterrent’ to thieves and that undercover officers will also patrol crime hotspots. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218455/police-crack-down-crime-hong-kong-braces-influx-600000-mainland-chinese-tourists-golden-week-break?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreScalpers sell HK$200 tickets to free open day for Hong Kong primary school after quota introduced
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School brought in quota for its first open day since pandemic began, prompting scramble for tickets https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218467/scalpers-sell-hk200-tickets-free-open-day-hong-kong-primary-school-after-quota-introduced?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t department told to ‘step up’ efforts to ensure books do not threaten national security
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong government auditors have called on the department managing the city’s public libraries to “step up efforts” to make sure library materials do not threaten national security. A public library in Hong Kong. File photo: Selina Cheng/HKFP. In a report published on Wednesday, the Audit Commission said there was a…
Read MoreHong Kong home prices rise for the third straight month to the highest level since September
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The home price index rose 1.35 per cent in March to 351.4, the highest since 360.3 in September, official data showed. The gains for the year now stand at about 5 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3218439/hong-kong-home-prices-rise-third-straight-month-highest-level-september?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong volunteer emergency service loses 20 per cent of staff over 5 years but faced increased Covid-19 demand, Audit Commission finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Staff numbers in Auxiliary Medical Service fell as demand driven by Covid-19 jumped by 54 per cent, auditor says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218449/hong-kong-volunteer-emergency-service-loses-20-cent-staff-over-five-years-faced-increased-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan ‘confident’ over economic rebound this year as consumption climbs, positive investor sentiment returns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial Secretary Paul Chan points to flurry of business delegations from mainland China and overseas, says Greater Bay Area positioning top of mind for visiting parties. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218441/hong-kongs-finance-chief-paul-chan-confident-over-economic-rebound-year-consumption-climbs-positive?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Audit Commission demands city libraries step up efforts to root out books ‘manifestly contrary’ to national security
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Audit officials pointed to a preliminary review of library materials the department started in 2021, with some items still in progress in February this year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218437/hong-kongs-audit-commission-demands-city-libraries-step-efforts-root-out-books-manifestly-contrary?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong auditor urges authorities to fully digitise student health records, after estimating 10,000 hours spent on data entry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Audit Commission report also finds Department of Health failed to consistently follow up with students as part of yearly voluntary medical assessments. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218424/hong-kong-auditor-urges-authorities-fully-digitise-student-health-records-after-estimating-10000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong NGO calls for ‘deep investigation’ after 73-year-old cleaner falls to death
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong NGO advocating for the rights of industrial accident victims has called on the government to look into the death of a cleaner, whose body was found at the bottom of a lift shaft inside a building where he worked. AIA Kowloon Tower. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. A 73-year-old cleaner…
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