Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong again bars several registered media outlets from gov’t event, repeatedly evades questions as to why
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government barred several government-registered media outlets from covering a National Security Education Day event last Saturday, ignoring emails and evading questions by phone when challenged as to why. Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong attends the opening ceremony of the National Security Education…
Read MoreMajor Hong Kong power cut caused by use of 10-year-old back up cable, HK Electric says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Staff at Cyberport switching station connected a backup cable last used a decade ago by mistake. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3217787/major-hong-kong-power-cut-caused-use-10-year-old-back-cable-hk-electric-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong busker known for protest song pleads not guilty to organising prohibited group gathering
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong busker known for performing an English rendition of protest song Glory to Hong Kong has pleaded not guilty to organising a prohibited group gathering. Busker Oliver Ma. Photo: Oliver Ma, via Facebook. Oliver Ma, 24, wearing a pinstripe blue and white collared shirt, denied the charge at Eastern…
Read MoreDoctor drive in UK produces healthy number of recruits to bolster medicine in Hong Kong, health authority says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 20 doctors and soon-to-graduate medical students trained in UK to start work in city in the autumn and ease staffing problems. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217782/doctor-drive-uk-produces-healthy-number-recruits-bolster-medicine-hong-kong-health-authority-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong parents caring for children with disabilities need more than just money, says leading NGO
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities urged to establish more subsidised centres to support carers looking after children with disabilities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3217767/hong-kong-parents-caring-children-disabilities-need-more-just-money-says-leading-ngo?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCryptocurrency is property in Hong Kong, court rules for the first time, bolstering city’s efforts to promote industry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In a case involving now-defunct crypto exchange Gatecoin, a court ruled that cryptocurrencies are property that can form the subject of a trust. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3217747/cryptocurrency-property-hong-kong-court-rules-first-time-bolstering-citys-efforts-promote-industry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers approve controversial motion to bring in mainland Chinese workers to ease labour crunch
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Proposal passes with overwhelming 65 to nine vote, with only unionist legislators opposing it. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217764/hong-kong-lawmakers-approve-controversial-motion-bring-mainland-chinese-workers-ease-labour-crunch?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More20 deaths among 47 serious flu cases spark warning to Hong Kong public to get vaccinated
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities record 47 serious flu infections in second week of April, including 20 fatalities, according to Professor Lau Yu-lung. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217731/uptick-serious-flu-cases-prompts-hong-kong-health-expert-double-down-vaccine-push?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 Hong Kong residents arrested for tricking victims out of credit card details to buy luxury goods online
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Syndicate used stolen credit card details to buy goods online that were then sold for profit. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3217751/3-hong-kong-residents-arrested-tricking-victims-out-credit-card-details-buy-luxury-goods-online?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong flag day fundraisers may lose permits if they fund acts contrary to national security
Hong Kong Free Press The application form for holding charitable flag day fundraisers in Hong Kong has been updated to warn organisers not to use proceedings for acts or activities contrary to national security, otherwise they risk having their permits revoked. Social Welfare Department. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. As the one-month application period for flag…
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