Category: Hong Kong
Slump in Hong Kong exports eases in March, with rebound in demand from United States, European Union helping to limit fall to 1.5 per cent
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Exports fell to HK$367.2 billion in March, while imports were down 0.6 per cent to HK$407.8 billion, Census and Statistics Department says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218293/slump-hong-kong-exports-eases-march-rebound-demand-united-states-european-union-helping-limit-fall?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina formally charges journalist with spying, media rights group says
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said. Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu. Photo: Dong family/CPJ. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in…
Read MoreHong Kong mother battling depression admits to manslaughter charge for strangling 21-year-old mentally disabled son
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judge calls for probation reports and medical assessments by psychiatric and psychological professionals ahead of sentencing. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218266/hong-kong-mother-battling-depression-admits-manslaughter-charge-strangling-21-year-old-mentally?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUnited Nations rights expert urges China to review, reconsider Hong Kong national security law
Hong Kong Free Press China should conduct a “review and reconsideration” of Hong Kong’s national security law to ensure it is “in compliance with China’s international human rights obligations,” A United Nations (UN) human rights expert has said. Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN’s special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, wrote to China’s permanent…
Read MoreHong Kong motorcyclist killed in traffic accident, 12 minutes before 3 other injured in separate incident nearby
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man, 29, killed at 8.44am on Tuesday after losing control of motorbike on slip road after exiting Western Harbour Tunnel and striking bus. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218262/hong-kong-motorcyclist-killed-traffic-accident-12-minutes-3-other-injured-separate-incident-nearby?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong rally requests should be carefully vetted to protect national security, freedoms, John Lee says ahead of planned Labour Day protest
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Remarks from Lee come as former union chair Joe Wong vows to stand by application to hold a 500-strong Labour Day protest on May 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218256/hong-kong-rally-requests-should-be-carefully-vetted-protect-national-security-freedoms-john-lee-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGuatemala leader vows to stand by ‘solid’ ally Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Tuesday pledged support for “solid diplomatic ally” Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island that has been slammed by China. The Central American nation is one of the few remaining countries to recognise Taiwan, a list that has shrunk in recent years as Beijing moves to…
Read MoreFuture Hong Kong district councils to be patriots only, set number of elected seats, city’s John Lee says, vowing to prevent takeover by troublemakers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We will retain a certain number of seats chosen by elections’, city’s leader says, adding municipal bodies to be completely ‘depoliticised’ and administrative-led. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218244/future-hong-kong-district-councils-be-patriots-only-set-number-elected-seats-citys-john-lee-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Patriots’ appointed by ‘multiple channels’ to lead Hong Kong’s District Councils, leader John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s district-level administration will be overseen by “patriots” appointed through “multiple channels,” Chief Executive John Lee has said, following a two-month review of the District Council system. Chief Executive John Lee at a press conference on April 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Addressing reporters at a weekly press conference on…
Read MoreMovie lovers can use discount tickets under ‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign to watch new titles, old favourites: cinema group says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emperor Cinemas Group says it will offer selections of favourites from Lunar New Year break and last year alongside new titles for campaign’s ‘Cinema Day 2023’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218231/movie-lovers-can-use-discount-tickets-under-happy-hong-kong-campaign-watch-new-titles-old-favourites?utm_source=rss_feed
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