Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department exposed data of 17,000 people
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Department collected data on 17,000 public housing residents, including names, telephone numbers, identity card numbers and addresses, and left information unsecured online, watchdog says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3290032/hong-kongs-electrical-and-mechanical-services-department-exposed-data-17000-people?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCalls for sanctions cannot be ‘concealed,’ jailed media mogul tells court in national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied making any indirect calls for sanctions on Hong Kong after the Beijing-imposed national security law took effect in 2020. There was no way to “conceal” such calls, he said. Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The tycoon, who turned…
Read MoreChow Yun-fat slashes price of luxury Hong Kong property by 14% as market slumps
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cutting the price of his home on The Peak, the film star joins other celebrities and tycoons selling high-end homes at a discount. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3290011/chow-yun-fat-slashes-price-luxury-hong-kong-property-14-market-slumps?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan military on high alert as China warships sail near island
Hong Kong Free Press By Akio Wang with Joy Chiang Taiwan’s military was on high alert Monday after detecting Chinese warships near the island, Taipei said, as Beijing vowed to “firmly defend” its sovereignty in response to the drills. Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building holds the inauguration ceremony of President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on…
Read MoreResident Brett Kruse becomes 8th person to circle Hong Kong Island in fundraising solo swim
Hong Kong Free Press Brett Kruse has become the eighth person to complete a solo swim around Hong Kong Island. His feat was a fundraising effort for a local charity dedicated to teaching the city’s underprivileged and marginalised communities to swim. Hong Kong resident Brett Kruse became the eighth person to circle Hong Kong Island…
Read MoreSocial worker who urged police restraint during 2019 demos will not testify at retrial; verdict next March
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen has decided not to give testimony during her rioting retrial, where she could face 10 years imprisonment if the government successfully challenges her acquittal. Jackie Chen appeared at Hong Kong’s District Count on December 9, 2024 for her rioting retrial. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chen appeared…
Read MoreChina’s leaders vow more ‘relaxed’ monetary policy in 2025, in hope of boosting economy
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders said Monday they would adopt a more “relaxed” approach to monetary policy as they hashed out plans to boost the economy next year. China’s Xi Jinping. File photo: Alexandre Brum/G20 Brasil, via Flickr. The world’s second-largest economy is battling sluggish domestic consumption, a…
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers sceptical about checks on mainland care homes for city’s elderly
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mainland will largely regulate facilities run by operators across the border, which are now eligible for scheme targeting elderly Hongkongers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3289996/hong-kong-lawmakers-sceptical-about-checks-mainland-care-homes-citys-elderly?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGov’t dep’t contravened data privacy laws in breach involving 17,000 people, privacy watchdog finds
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has found that the city’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department contravened data privacy laws over a data leak involving 17,000 people this May. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung said at a Monday press conference that the department has been served an enforcement notice requiring it to take corrective…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘guarded’ in interviews after national security law passed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But he says call for sanctions could not have been hidden, even as law would prompt public to ‘conceal’ their thinking in their actions. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3289981/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-guarded-interviews-after-national-security-law-passed?utm_source=rss_feed
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