Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong violinist wins top international competition, the first from city to do so
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘I am ecstatic, happy and honoured,’ Angela Chan says of her prize-winning performance at the Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Germany. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3280417/hong-kong-violinist-wins-top-international-competition-first-city-do-so?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man dies after collapsing on boat in waters off Lamma Island
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police received reports of man collapsing on sampan, with victim certified dead after being sent to Queen Mary Hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3280416/hong-kong-man-dies-after-collapse-boat-waters-lamma-island?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mainland visitor numbers unlikely to ‘reach pre-pandemic levels in next 2 years’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Travel Industry Council executive director says global economy has worsened. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3280415/hong-kong-mainland-visitor-numbers-unlikely-reach-pre-pandemic-levels-next-2-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUK, Spain keen to tap Hong Kong’s financial services to grow Asia presence, Paul Chan says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Finance chief Paul Chan says countries’ political and business sectors weighing how to leverage city’s advantages as he returns from Europe. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3280412/uk-spain-keen-tap-hong-kongs-financial-services-grow-asia-presence-paul-chan-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWild boar killed after Hong Kong taxi runs over family of hogs in Southern district
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dashcam footage circulating online shows two adult boars and three piglets walking down road before being struck by taxi. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3280411/wild-boar-killed-after-hong-kong-taxi-runs-over-family-hogs-southern-district?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSpirit of Hong Kong Awards: feeding elderly for free while giving them jobs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kenneth Choi has turned Gingko House into a flourishing catering business that aims to give older residents ‘sense of purpose and dignity’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3280408/spirit-hong-kong-awards-feeding-elderly-free-while-giving-them-jobs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExperts sound alarm as growing number of Hong Kong elderly become socially isolated
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Study finds proportion of people aged 65 and above experiencing social isolation hit 53 per cent in 2023-24, up from 41.2 per cent in 2017-18. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3280406/experts-sound-alarm-growing-number-hong-kong-elderly-become-socially-isolated?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAmerican expats in Hong Kong may have the power to swing the US presidential election, for good or ill
Hong Kong Free Press If the US national elections on November 5 go smoothly, not long thereafter we will know whether Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican former president Donald Trump will be the nation’s next leader. The result could make the difference between a relatively stable and prosperous future, not just for the…
Read MoreHong Kong taxi driver injured, passenger unscathed as cab plunges into flooded sinkhole
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cab driver sent to hospital after vehicle falls into sinkhole caused by burst water pipe along Lai Chi Kok Road in Kowloon. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3280402/hong-kong-taxi-driver-injured-passenger-unscathed-cab-plunges-flooded-sinkhole?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘My son was panicking, not a bad man’: Family of mentally ill man shot dead by Hong Kong police recall the tragedy
Hong Kong Free Press Siu has hardly slept over the past 14 days. Whenever she closes her eyes, her mind is filled with her son’s face and memories of the day that changed her family forever. The front door of a home in North Point where a fatal shooting took place on September 15, 2024.…
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