Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong raises minimum wage for foreign domestic helpers by 2.5%
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Minimum wage for helpers rises from HK$4,870 to HK$4,990, but food allowance remains unchanged. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3280248/hong-kong-raises-minimum-wage-foreign-domestic-helpers-25?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee warns news industry against becoming ‘corrupted’ after Stand News case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief Executive John Lee says ‘there is no one or any industry that overrides the law’ at media industry event marking country’s founding. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3280247/hong-kongs-john-lee-warns-news-industry-against-becoming-corrupted-after-stand-news-case?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong doctor receives suspended deregistration over 2019 rioting conviction
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong doctor who was jailed for rioting during the 2019 extradition bill protests has received a suspended order striking his name off the professional register. Protest scene in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. Photo: May James/HKFP. The Medical Council of Hong Kong on Friday ordered the registration of…
Read MoreHong Kong could regain top 3 IPO ranking by year-end after jumping to fifth in September
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. IPOs in the city reached US$7.14 billion in the first nine months, exceeding last year’s total of US$5.9 billion, LSEG data shows. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3280218/hong-kong-could-regain-top-3-ipo-ranking-year-end-after-jumping-5th-september?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police’s HK$3 million Scameter raffle: how to participate and what you can win
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post breaks down this unprecedented publicity drive by police and what sweeteners are available for participants. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3280232/hong-kong-polices-hk3-million-scameter-raffle-how-participate-and-what-you-can-win?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 50 in 7-day crackdown on scammers that stole HK$110 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force highlights new ruse that targets those planning trips to Japan by offering fake currency exchange deals with favourable rates. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3280197/hong-kong-police-arrest-50-7-day-crackdown-scammers-stole-hk110-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong will never be ‘just another Chinese city’, finance chief Paul Chan tells UK officials
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial secretary meets UK economic and central bank officials in second post-pandemic trip to country, first under Labour government. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3280196/hong-kong-will-never-be-just-another-chinese-city-finance-chief-paul-chan-tells-uk-officials?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 from Vietnam jailed over 17 months for running illegal Hong Kong diner selling dog, cat meat
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Trio are illegal immigrants who had operated the restaurant from a tenement flat in Mong Kok serving fellow countrymen. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3280190/3-vietnam-jailed-over-17-months-running-illegal-hong-kong-diner-selling-dog-cat-meat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina releases estimated US$140b liquidity as it cuts amount banks hold in reserve to boost lending
Hong Kong Free Press By James Edgar China on Friday cut the amount banks must hold in reserve, releasing an estimated US$142.6 billion in liquidity into the financial market as leaders embark on one of their biggest drives in years to kickstart growth. People’s Bank of China. File photo: Julien G., via Flickr CC2.0. The…
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t hails ‘justice upheld’ in sentencing of journalists for sedition, as NGO, union decry ‘danger’ of decision
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has hailed the sentencing of two former top editors of Stand News in a landmark sedition case, saying that the now-defunct media outlet had “sided with the protesters against the government,” while media groups described the case as a blow to press freedom. Chung Pui-kuen arrives at…
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