Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong scammers use fraudulent crypto shops to rob 13 investors of HK$14.8 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say scammers offer better exchange rates to attract targets, lure victims to make legitimate trades before making off with large sum. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3280031/hong-kong-scammers-use-fraudulent-crypto-shops-rob-13-investors-hk148-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ leader appeals to Hong Kong court to further reduce sentence
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wong Chun-keung, 26, expresses remorse and promises to ‘improve’ himself, but judge underlines acquittals in case that cast doubt on his testimony. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3280025/dragon-slaying-brigade-leader-appeals-hong-kong-court-further-reduce-sentence?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong home rents surge to near record highs as flat prices sink further
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A seasonal influx of renters and bets on further declines in home prices are driving the trends, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3280022/hong-kong-home-rents-surge-near-record-highs-flat-prices-sink-further?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAcademic freedom in Hong Kong in ‘severe decline,’ report finds, as gov’t hits back
Hong Kong Free Press An international rights NGO has invited Hong Kong’s government to clarify what it called “fabricated content” in a report published by the NGO that noted there had been a “severe decline” in academic freedom in Hong Kong since the enactment of a security law in 2020. Central Government Offices in Admiralty,…
Read MoreHong Kong government rebuts Human Rights Watch report decrying city’s declining academic freedom
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government says report by US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch filled with ‘malicious smears’ and disregards chaos of 2019 campus riots. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3280004/hong-kong-government-rebuts-human-rights-watch-report-decrying-citys-declining-academic-freedom?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s 2 new giant pandas An An and Ke Ke to touch down in city soon
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bears will get official welcome at ceremony attended by Chief Secretary Eric Chan and tourism minister Kevin Yeung at the airport. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279984/hong-kongs-2-new-giant-pandas-and-ke-ke-touch-down-city-soon?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew World Development, retail unit, suspended from trading following Adrian Cheng report
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New World Development and another listed unit were suspended from trading following a report about the company’s future leadership. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3279985/new-world-development-retail-unit-suspended-trading-following-adrian-cheng-report?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSpirit of Hong Kong Awards: blind psychologist gives back despite hardship
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Jennifer Wong has been selected as a finalist for the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the perseverance category. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3279934/spirit-hong-kong-awards-blind-psychologist-gives-back-despite-hardship?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘We’re agile, energetic’: don’t underrate ourselves, tycoon Michael Kadoorie tells Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Media-shy energy and hotel tycoon Kadoorie and his son and heir apparent Philip discuss future of country’s economy in rare interview. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3279962/were-agile-energetic-dont-underrate-ourselves-tycoon-michael-kadoorie-tells-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 ex-editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News face sentencing Thursday in landmark sedition trial
Hong Kong Free Press Two former editors of defunct independent Hong Kong media outlet Stand News face sentencing on Thursday afternoon, as the city’s first sedition trial of journalists since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 comes to a close. Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam on December 13, 2022. Photo: Lea…
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