Category: Hong Kong
Some Hong Kong Physical gym members ignore expert warnings, sign up for free services
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Clients shrug off legal worries over Healthy brand’s consent form, others resigned to losing deals after gym’s closure. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278624/some-hong-kong-physical-gym-members-ignore-expert-warnings-sign-free-services?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJobs, housing main worries for Hong Kong’s needy, annual survey on government finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Annual rating on the government’s overall performance has declined for a second consecutive year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278616/jobs-housing-main-worries-hong-kongs-needy-annual-survey-government-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s first waste water recycling plant can save HK$48 million a year, government says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Facility provides recycled water for flushing at select sites in North district, with capacity able to expand to 520,000 residents. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3278612/hong-kongs-first-waste-water-recycling-plant-can-save-hk48-million-year-government-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFlights grounded in Shanghai as China braces for Typhoon Bebinca
Hong Kong Free Press All flights at Shanghai’s two main airports were cancelled on Sunday as authorities in the Chinese megacity prepared for a strong typhoon bringing high winds and heavy rain. Fishing boats shelter in the port in Zhoushan, in China’s easter Zhejiang province ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bebinca on September 15,…
Read MoreChina says German military ships in Taiwan Strait heightens ‘security risks’
Hong Kong Free Press China on Saturday accused Berlin of heightening security risks in the Taiwan Strait, a day after two German military vessels sailed through the sensitive waters. The Berlin-class replenishing ship A 1412 Frankfurt am Main of the German Navy (Bundesmarine) leaves its home port Wilhelmshaven, northwestern Germany, for the Indo-Pacific Deployment, on…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia seeks to attract Hong Kong investments for new year-round tourist spot Aseer
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We want to bring the expertise, the know-how that Hong Kong’s businessmen have and transfer that knowledge to our region,’ Sultan Alshehri says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278605/saudi-arabia-seeks-attract-hong-kong-investments-new-year-round-tourist-spot-aseer?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCyclist dies after being hit by tour bus on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman in her 30s knocked down on Sunday at 3pm near Shing Fair Orchard bus stop on Keung Shan Road in South Lantau, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3278603/cyclist-knocked-down-fatal-tour-bus-accident-hong-kongs-lantau-island?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s HK$50 billion Silver Bonds issue a ‘win-win investment’, says Paul Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial Secretary Paul Chan says bonds will offer elderly residents a safe and reliable place to park their money. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278600/hong-kongs-hk50-billion-silver-bonds-issue-win-win-investment-says-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOver 30 members of Hong Kong’s Physical gym signed deals within 3 days of chain’s closure
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s consumer watchdog says gym played on members’ emotional heartstrings as amount involved in customer complaints hits HK$130 million. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3278591/over-30-members-hong-kongs-physical-gym-signed-contracts-3-days-chains-closure?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘The chilling effect’: Where does the Stand News verdict leave opinion writers in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong Free Press Well, now that it’s over and we can comment on the Stand News case, we may note first of all the existence of a concept common in the academic circles where the fine points of free speech are explored: the chilling effect. This refers to the tendency for expansively drafted laws restricting free speech for…
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