Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong lawmaker’s petition opposing Gay Games is prejudiced, activist says
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong LGBT+ activist has said that a lawmaker’s petition opposing the city’s co-hosting of the Gay Games is prejudiced, adding that associating the event with national security risks is “far from the truth.” Hong Kong representatives at the 2018 Gay Games held in Paris, France. Photo: Gay Games Hong…
Read MoreMen and property owners likelier to use fintech in Hong Kong, PolyU survey shows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The correlation exists in virtual bank services, online brokerage services, virtual insurance, and virtual assets, but more women adopt digital payments. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3218335/men-and-property-owners-likelier-use-fintech-hong-kong-polyu-survey-shows?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina charges Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan with ‘secession’
Hong Kong Free Press A Taiwanese man held by Chinese authorities for eight months was charged with “secession” by prosecutors on Tuesday, a move Taipei condemned as a rights violation meant to “create fear”. Beijing has ramped up pressure on Taiwan — including by arresting several Taiwanese people — since President Tsai Ing-wen’s 2016 election…
Read MoreHong Kong cleaner falls 30 floors to his death down lift shaft
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dead man thought to have fallen through open door of air handling unit on 30th floor of Kwun Tong commercial building. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218350/hong-kong-cleaner-falls-30-floors-his-death-down-lift-shaft?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong continues to fall behind cervical cancer screening targets set by World Health Organization, NGO warns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Family Planning Association of Hong Kong says number of tests carried out at its centres has dropped over past five years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218346/hong-kong-continues-fall-behind-cervical-cancer-screening-targets-set-world-health-organization-ngo?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong teachers say pupils should not have been surprised by questions on former first lady Michelle Obama’s book extract used in English exam
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Teachers react after pupils turn their anger at too tough exam on former US first lady. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3218342/hong-kong-teachers-say-pupils-should-not-have-been-surprised-questions-former-first-lady-michelle?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong doubles fines for litterbugs to HK$3,000 and quadruples penalty for unlawfully extending shop fronts and illegally dumping construction waste
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Proposal, presented in Chief Executive John Lee’s policy address last October, marks first increase in littering fine in almost two decades. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218336/hong-kong-doubles-fines-litterbugs-hk3000-and-quadruples-penalty-unlawfully-extending-shop-fronts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUnused makeshift Covid-19 hospital in Hong Kong set to provide radiology services to 7,000 patients annually
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Makeshift hospital was built last April with Beijing’s help and had been left idle until the Hong Kong government handed it to the Hospital Authority in January. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218331/unused-makeshift-covid-19-hospital-hong-kong-set-provide-radiology-services-7000-patients-annually?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAbby Choi murder: subsidised housing purchase rules to be changed to close loophole allowing homeowners to buy properties after her former father-in-law found to own flat under scheme
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Public housing tenants who already own a property to be banned from buying subsidised homes, source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218298/abby-choi-murder-subsidised-housing-purchase-rules-be-changed-close-loophole-allowing-homeowners-buy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Bar Assoc. censures ex-lawmaker Tanya Chan over Umbrella Movement involvement
Hong Kong Free Press A former lawmaker and barrister, Tanya Chan, has been censured by Hong Kong’s Bar Association for bringing the profession into disrepute after being convicted three years ago over public nuisance offences related to the 2014 Umbrella Revolution. Tanya Chan. File Photo: Holmes Chan/HKFP. After receiving a complaint over the matter last…
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