Category: Hong Kong
Why has the Hong Kong Arts Centre seen an exodus of staff in the past 12 months?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At least half of the Hong Kong Arts Centre’s staff have left since the previous executive director stepped down in August 2022, former employees say, as accusations of self-censorship fly. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3227187/why-has-hong-kong-arts-centre-seen-exodus-staff-past-12-months?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong power firm’s new system predicts tree growth near overhead cables to prevent electricity disruption
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. System will help prevent disruption in New Territories, Lantau Island and parts of Kowloon, CLP Power says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227204/hong-kong-power-firms-new-system-predicts-tree-growth-near-overhead-cables-prevent-electricity?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHead of crypto firm Circle accepts ban in mainland China, but sees role for yuan-backed stablecoins
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire acknowledged that China is not likely to open up to cryptocurrencies, but said stablecoins could help Beijing in its goal of yuan internationalisation. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3227171/head-crypto-firm-circle-accepts-ban-mainland-china-sees-role-yuan-backed-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mortgage changes attract interest, but property experts foresee limited impact on home prices, transactions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The easing of mortgage policies from Friday has attracted interest from potential borrowers, according to brokers and bankers. But experts see limited impact on home prices and transaction volume. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3227210/hong-kong-mortgage-changes-attract-interest-property-experts-foresee-limited-impact-home-prices?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCoco Lee’s death reminds us fame and success are no protection from mental health struggles
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. People still struggle to grasp that celebrities, healthcare workers and others who appear outwardly successful can suffer from mental health issues. We need a systematic change in our understanding of mental health and to…
Read More‘Barricades are invisible killers for the homeless’: NGO urges Hong Kong to offer more support to disadvantaged
Hong Kong Free Press There is increasingly little room for Hong Kong’s homeless as the government has blocked a number of popular sleeping sites in the city but failed to provide enough places in shelters, an advocacy group has said while petitioning outside the government complex. A group of homeless people participate in a petition…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Pro-democracy group aimed to uphold Chinese sovereignty, ex-chief says at nat. security trial
Hong Kong Free Press One of the missions of the grassroots pro-democracy group Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (ADPL) was to uphold Chinese sovereignty, the organisation’s ex-chairman – one of the 47 democrats accused of conspiring to commit subversion – has said at a high-profile trial under the national security law. Sze…
Read MoreHong Kong justice chief lodges professional misconduct complaints against two activist lawyers on police wanted list
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam reports barrister Dennis Kwok and solicitor Kevin Yam to their governing bodies over national security allegations https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227226/hong-kong-justice-chief-lodges-professional-misconduct-complaints-against-two-activist-lawyers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s long-awaited plan to charge residents for waste delayed to next year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government agrees that scheme, first floated in 2004, cannot be launched by end of year after waste collectors warn of overload. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227225/hong-kongs-long-awaited-plan-charge-residents-waste-delayed-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s mothballed monorail catches attention of second mainland Chinese company, months after scheme revival floated to city leader
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Zhong Tang Sky Railway Group expresses interest in shelved railway plan for Kowloon East and offers up its suspension monorail system, after lawmakers in April proposed using rail system created by BYD Auto. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3227224/hong-kongs-mothballed-monorail-catches-attention-second-mainland-chinese-company-months-after-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed
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