Hong Kong – Page 1385 – Prologue Journal

Hong Kong police arrest massage parlour owner after girl, 17, says she was indecently assaulted

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Teen told police she was molested during ‘free massage’ at parlour located in Hoi Luen Industrial Centre in Kwun Tong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216374/hong-kong-police-arrest-massage-parlour-owner-after-girl-17-says-she-was-indecently-assaulted?utm_source=rss_feed

95 per cent of approved applicants for Hong Kong talent scheme from mainland China, official figures show

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As of end of February, 8,797 of applications approved, 463 rejected and 4,564 being processed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216367/95-cent-approved-applicants-hong-kong-talent-scheme-mainland-china-official-figures-show?utm_source=rss_feed

Fewer applicants, more resignations for Hong Kong’s disciplined services over past 5 financial years

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Number of applicants shrank 52 per cent from 93,300 in financial year ending March 31, 2019, to 44,400 in 2022-23. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216346/fewer-applicants-more-resignations-hong-kongs-disciplined-services-reveal-recruitment-figures-past-5?utm_source=rss_feed

Easter off to good start for Hong Kong residents and tourists hunting for fun ways to spend their holiday weekend

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One of city’s biggest Easter egg hunts makes comeback after two years of online events. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216343/easter-good-start-hong-kong-residents-and-tourists-hunting-fun-ways-spend-their-holiday-weekend?utm_source=rss_feed

7 Good Friday religious marches held across Hong Kong but most members told to keep faces visible

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At one procession that stuck to church grounds, some participants wore masks, with one Christian saying rules impinge on right to practise religion. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216339/7-good-friday-religious-marches-held-across-hong-kong-most-members-told-keep-faces-visible?utm_source=rss_feed

Data analysis: How Hong Kong convicted 200 people for rioting during the 2019 protests and unrest

Hong Kong Free Press As the fourth anniversary of the 2019 pro-democracy protests nears, the city’s courts have yet to finish handling all cases relating to the citywide unrest. Police fire pepper spray-laced water at protesters in August 2019 in Admiralty. File Photo: May James/HKFP. Police told HKFP that 2,899 of the 10,279 people arrested…

7 injured after truck collides with KMB bus and topples over in Hong Kong, trapping passengers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Firefighters rescue truck driver and two male passengers trapped in vehicle. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216311/7-injured-after-truck-collides-kmb-bus-and-topples-over-hong-kong-trapping-passengers?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong restaurants struggle as residents travel and mainland Chinese tourists stay home for Easter weekend

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Catering industry will experience a 20 per cent drop in business between Friday and Monday compared with pre-Covid levels, federation boss says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216305/hong-kong-restaurants-struggle-residents-travel-and-mainland-chinese-tourists-stay-home-over-easter?utm_source=rss_feed

Thousands in Hong Kong queue up for cross-border shuttle to visit Macau in hopes of spending Easter long weekend in casino hub

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. By 9pm on Friday, 61,688 people had left city using Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge checkpoint, a three-year high. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216300/thousands-hong-kong-queue-cross-border-shuttle-visit-macau-hopes-spending-easter-long-weekend-casino?utm_source=rss_feed

France’s Macron in Guangzhou on final day of China trip

Hong Kong Free Press By Francesco Fontemaggi French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted by a huge crowd at a university in southern China as he neared the end of a three-day state visit in which he has repeatedly pushed his counterpart Xi Jinping to help end the Ukraine conflict. Macron, who landed in the capital Beijing on…