Hong Kong – Page 1358 – Prologue Journal

Hong Kong’s budding student entrepreneurs show off products at weekend bazaar, with finance chief Paul Chan among admirers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Students from Ko Lui Secondary School win award for lampshades made from winter melon skins, purple sweet potatoes, corn husks and lai see packets. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3217987/hong-kongs-budding-student-entrepreneurs-show-products-weekend-bazaar-finance-chief-paul-chan-among?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong police chief says law enforcement, banks stepping up scam prevention, as phone deception cases drop in first quarter

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City reported 597 phone scam cases in first quarter, down 48 per cent from 1,444 in final three months of last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3217983/hong-kong-police-chief-says-law-enforcement-banks-stepping-scam-prevention-phone-deception-cases?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong must spend more wisely on healthcare, starting with how we pay public doctors

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It’s time to review no-questions-asked pay rises and bonuses, and no-strings-attached overseas training sponsorships and incentives. Funding should be based on value-driven outcomes supported by data, with salaries subject to performance, and bonuses and…

Hong Kong businesses go green on Earth Day by recycling plastic waste, saving food for the poor, trading old bottles for a drink

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Six cosmetics brands will accept empty bottles in drive to collect 300,000 items for recycling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217980/hong-kong-businesses-go-green-earth-day-recycling-plastic-waste-saving-food-poor-trading-old-bottles?utm_source=rss_feed

Hongkongers believed to be among 5 killed in Australian state’s deadliest car crash in decade; city logs 2 fatal road incidents

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police in Australia say five killed near Strathmerton when another driver slammed into Nissan Navara, causing it to collide with oncoming milk tanker. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3217977/hongkongers-believed-be-among-5-killed-victoria-states-deadliest-car-crash-decade-city-logs-2-fatal?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese researchers in US eyeing medical teaching jobs at University of Hong Kong, school dean says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HKU medical school dean Professor Wallace Lau says US recruitment drive has attracted keen interest among researchers looking to return to China. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217975/chinese-researchers-us-eyeing-medical-teaching-jobs-university-hong-kong-school-dean-says?utm_source=rss_feed

Struggling Hong Kong tourism sector asks why city slashed support by HK$576 million but helped loss-making Ocean Park

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmakers, industry players say battered tourism industry needs more help, not less, to bounce back. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217974/struggling-hong-kong-tourism-sector-asks-why-city-slashed-support-hk576-million-helped-loss-making?utm_source=rss_feed

Is the present outbreak of flu serious and how can Hong Kong best shield itself from infection? The Post asks the experts

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Health experts say immunity to flu infection weakened by years of measures designed to limit Covid-19 spread. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217937/present-outbreak-flu-serious-and-how-can-hong-kong-best-shield-itself-infection-post-asks-experts?utm_source=rss_feed

A contribution to Hong Kong’s national security education: some songs to avoid

Hong Kong Free Press In the days following Hong Kong’s National Security Education Day, it behoves us all to do our bit. So, I propose to offer a warning: it is not only ice hockey players who need to be careful when roaming the internet looking for music. We are all aware, I trust, of the dangers…

In Pictures: Hong Kong’s underground idols – a subculture on the fringes of fame

Hong Kong Free Press When Aya and Inori stepped onstage to perform as Otadol.HK at an anime event at West Kowloon Cultural District in early April, they received a pop-stars’ welcome. But the pair, both in their early 20s, are not exactly pop stars – they are underground idols. Otadol.HK performing on stage on April…