Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s incense trees get chunks carved out by illegal loggers, turtle poachers on the prowl as borders reopen
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents on Lamma and Lantau report intruders chopping down valuable old trees in dead of night. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3217221/hong-kong-reopens-borders-illegal-loggers-and-poachers-resurface-targeting-prized-incense-trees?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWant ‘real opinions’ at Hong Kong’s district councils? Then keep them democratic
Hong Kong Free Press Authorities tell us that they will let us know soon what their plans are for Hong Kong’s District Councils (DCs). Hong Kong and Macau Affairs director Xia Baolong repeatedly emphasised the role and value of the councils during his visit to Hong Kong. He said that the councils should “return” to…
Read MoreHow China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay became the most popular e-payment apps in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong has long been a city that relies largely on cash, credit cards and Octopus. When it launched in 1997, it was only the second contactless payment system in the world after South Korea’s Upass. However, the government’s announcement in 2021 that it would disburse consumption vouchers through digital payment…
Read MoreSavvy Hong Kong fliers say book early as air ticket prices surge by 15 to 40 per cent, unlikely to drop any time soon
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With demand outstripping supply of seats, ticket prices are considerably higher than before pandemic. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218000/savvy-hong-kong-fliers-say-book-early-air-ticket-prices-surge-15-40-cent-unlikely-drop-any-time-soon?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKFP Lens: World Press Photo winners capture human suffering during wars and climate crisis
Hong Kong Free Press The renowned World Press Photo Contest has released this year’s winnerd of its four major awards. Photo of the Year The work of Associated Press war photographer Evgeniy Maloletka, who captured an injured pregnant woman being carried away from a hospital in Ukraine damaged during a Russian airstrike, won Photo of…
Read MoreA no-brainer for Hong Kong’s talent search: embrace older workers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While Hong Kong is trawling the world for talent, it could also tap the potential of workers over 65. In addition to raising the retirement age, companies could attract older workers with measures such…
Read More2 Hong Kong secondary schools to merge next year due to declining student population; education chief says teachers’ jobs not her priority
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Students at school in Southern district will be forced to commute to Tung Chung as two Caritas institutions merge in September 2024. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3218010/2-hong-kong-secondary-schools-merge-next-year-due-declining-student-population-education-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFormer Hong Kong leader CY Leung accuses pro-Beijing lawmakers of lacking ‘fighting spirit’ to take on activists overseas
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leung points to recent release overseas of audio version of book Hong Kong court deemed as seditious content. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217997/former-hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-accuses-pro-beijing-lawmakers-lacking-fighting-spirit-take?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreStruggling Hong Kong SMEs’ defaults surge six-fold to HK$2.46 billion on loans guaranteed by government in 2022
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Most have been servicing interest so far, dread having to start repaying on principal sum borrowed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217995/struggling-hong-kong-smes-defaults-surge-six-fold-hk246-billion-loans-guaranteed-government-2022?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee open to using mainland Chinese transit link to revive scrapped Kowloon East monorail plan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. John Lee says he has adopted ’active and open’ attitude towards building mass rail system in Kowloon East after touring Shenzhen-based BYD. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217991/hong-kongs-john-lee-open-using-mainland-chinese-transit-link-revive-scrapped-kowloon-east-monorail?utm_source=rss_feed
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