Category: Hong Kong
Hong 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.…
Read MoreHong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme is attracting applicants, but will they stay?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Immigration consultants say some applicants with HK$30 million to invest are simply seeking business ‘stepping stone’ or education for children. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3280388/hong-kongs-cash-residency-scheme-attracting-applicants-will-they-stay?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina warns against ‘expansion’ of Ukraine war
Hong Kong Free Press China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Saturday against the expansion of the conflict in Ukraine, which has accused Beijing of assisting Russia in its war. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. File photo: President of Russia. Kyiv has been particularly scornful of Beijing’s calls for talks to resolve the conflict, but…
Read MorePure Fitness says unpaid rent dispute with Central branch landlord resolved
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Physical fitness chain tells customers all of its gyms operating as usual, but some patrons remain sceptical of company’s future. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3280385/pure-fitness-says-unpaid-rent-dispute-central-branch-landlord-resolved?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUmbrella Movement 10th anniversary: Dozens of police deployed, barricades erected at former protest site
Hong Kong Free Press Dozens of police officers were deployed near government headquarters on the 10th anniversary of the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests on Saturday. The former site of the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, as seen on the 10th anniversary on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Police – both uniformed and in plainclothes…
Read MoreHong Kong taxi driver gets maximum demerit points for overcharging under new penalty system
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Transport authority hands out punishment within first week of implementing penalty system to keep cabbies on their best behaviour. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3280377/hong-kong-taxi-driver-gets-maximum-demerit-points-overcharging-under-new-penalty-system?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCrowds buzzing for National Day-theme drone show over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Galloping Horses in the Sky’ is the theme of the 15-minute drone show. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3280374/crowds-buzzing-national-day-theme-drone-show-over-hong-kongs-victoria-harbour?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong customs arrests 5 men, seizes HK$45 million worth of black market cigarettes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers intercepted a suspicious fishing boat in the waters off Hong Kong’s southernmost island, Po Toi, on Friday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3280373/hong-kong-customs-arrests-5-men-seizes-hk45-million-worth-black-market-cigarettes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrom pandas to supercars: Hong Kong’s Cathay Cargo chief says no shipment too challenging
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tom Owen, cargo service’s director, tells Post in exclusive interview that company’s expertise ranges from delivering complicated to delicate goods. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3280368/pandas-supercars-hong-kongs-cathay-cargo-chief-says-no-shipment-too-challenging?utm_source=rss_feed
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