Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s immigration offices to extend opening hours for travel document collection as city faces surge in passport applications
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All seven branches and department’s Wan Chai headquarters to remain open from 2pm to 9pm on July 15 and 22. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227478/hong-kongs-immigration-offices-extend-opening-hours-travel-document-collection-city-faces-surge?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to ban food imports from 10 Japanese regions if Fukushima nuclear waste water is released
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will ban food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures if the nation’s government proceeds with a plan to dump nuclear waste water into the sea, the city’s Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan has said. Secretary for the Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan (middle). Speaking at the Legislative Council…
Read MoreChinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong slams United States for renewing city’s ‘emergency status’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong hits out at US after President Joe Biden extends ‘national emergency’ on city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3227460/chinese-foreign-ministrys-arm-hong-kong-slams-united-states-renewing-citys-emergency-status?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong passes bill to broaden justice department’s power to appeal cases at the High Court
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s “patriots-only” legislature has passed a bill which broadens the Department of Justice’s powers to appeal cases, including not-guilty verdicts in national security trials, at the city’s High Court. The Legislative Council (LegCo) passed the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2023 on Wednesday by a show of hands. Court of Appeal…
Read More100,000 applications for Hong Kong’s talent attraction schemes in first half of 2023
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s schemes to “snatch overseas talents,” introduced to stem an outflow of workers that has seen labour shortages in a number of sectors, have received over 100,000 applications in the first half of 2023, Chief Executive John Lee has said. File Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)…
Read MoreHong Kong correctional services suspends 7 officers arrested in connection with alleged gang rape of woman at party
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 31, tells police she was raped after passing out at party she attended with friends at Mirador Mansion in Tsim Sha Tsui. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227455/hong-kong-correctional-services-suspends-7-officers-arrested-connection-alleged-gang-rape-woman?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong public bus firms not required to adopt distance-based fares, minister says after concerns raised over misuse of HK$2 subsidy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Charging bus passengers by distance travelled floated by lawmakers over concerns HK$2 public transport subsidy for elderly, disabled residents straining Hong Kong’s public finances. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3227452/hong-kong-public-bus-firms-not-required-adopt-distance-based-fares-minister-says-after-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes 60 hippo tusks and 3,300 live turtles being loaded onto speedboat at waterfront
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three local men arrested but fourth escapes with two other suspects across maritime boundary. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227442/hong-kong-customs-seizes-60-hippo-tusks-and-3300-live-turtles-being-loaded-speedboat-waterfront?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOutlawing online insults to regional flag can promote public respect and love for Hong Kong symbol, gov’t says
Hong Kong Free Press A plan to change Hong Kong’s laws related to its flag aimed to make residents “consciously respect and love” the symbol of the city, a government official has said as the amendment bill was officially tabled at the legislature. Hong Kong regional flags and Chinese national flags. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.…
Read MoreWill Hong Kong families with children under 15 move up public housing queue? Secretary promises policy review
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 34,000 Hong Kong children are living in subdivided flats, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho reveals. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227437/will-hong-kong-families-children-under-15-move-public-housing-queue-secretary-promises-policy-review?utm_source=rss_feed
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