Category: Hong Kong
Less salty dim sum? Hong Kong food authority says reduced sodium to go unnoticed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dim sum makers had raised concerns that consumers might shun less salty products. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294576/less-salty-dim-sum-hong-kong-food-authority-says-less-sodium-will-go-unnoticed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai defends his call for President Xi Jinping to resign
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former media boss also defends view that US should raise human rights issues in city and Xinjiang in trade talks with mainland China. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294575/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-justifies-call-president-xi-jinping-resign?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndia’s Narendra Modi opens strategic road tunnel to contested China border zones
Hong Kong Free Press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday, pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) inaugurates the Z-Morh or Sonamarg tunnel in Sonamarg of India’s Jammu and Kashmir region, on January 13, 2025.…
Read MoreAll Hong Kong schools should be required to join flu vaccine scheme: expert
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government adviser on vaccines says schools that decline to take part should also have to explain decision. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294560/all-hong-kong-schools-should-be-required-join-flu-vaccine-scheme-expert?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘welcomes’ office move from premium commercial unit to Immigration Tower
Hong Kong Free Press Former Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has welcomed the relocation of her office from a premium commercial complex unit, which cost taxpayers over HK$9 million to run in the 2023-24 fiscal year, to a government-owned building that is currently under renovation. Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. File photo:…
Read MoreAt least 11 injured in scaffolding collapse in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Structure measuring 100 metres by 20 metres partially gave way at about 4pm. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294553/least-7-injured-scaffolding-collapse-hong-kongs-kai-tak?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s exports reached record high in 2024 ahead of second Trump term and amid threat of tariffs
Hong Kong Free Press By Peter Catterall and Isabel Kua China’s exports surged to a record high in 2024, providing a much-needed boost for the economy as the prospect of biting tariffs imposed by US president-elect Donald Trump looms. Containers waiting to be transported at Guoyuan Port in Chongqing, China, on January 11, 2025. Photo:…
Read MoreHong Kong police officer jailed for 3 years for pushing to close cases prematurely
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Detective sentenced on seven counts of misconduct for illegally seeking to terminate as many investigations between late 2019 and 2020. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294521/hong-kong-police-officer-jailed-3-years-pushing-close-cases-prematurely?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 Hong Kong men plead guilty to rioting over Yuen Long mob attack amid 2018 protests
Hong Kong Free Press Three men have pleaded guilty to rioting over their involvement in a mob attack in Yuen Long amid the 2019 protests and unrest. Ng Wai-tak, 38, Wong Ho-sing, 28, and Cheng Man-kit, 43, appeared before District Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching at the District Court on Monday morning, where they pleaded…
Read MorePalace Museum to bring Islamic, Tutankhamen relics to Hong Kong in 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Museum’s number of visitors, meanwhile, declined 17 per cent in 2024, compared with the 1.2 million in 2023. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294511/palace-museum-bring-islamic-tutankhamen-relics-hong-kong-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
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