Category: Hong Kong
US not seeking ‘winner-take-all’ competition with China, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says
Hong Kong Free Press By Beiyi Seow Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday that the United States is not seeking “winner-take-all” competition, in a visit to Beijing packed with talks aimed at stabilising fraught ties. Yellen’s four-day trip is her first to China as Treasury chief, and she is the…
Read MoreWoman jailed for 2 months as Hong Kong hands out first prison sentence for possessing cannabis compound CBD
Hong Kong Free Press A woman has been jailed for two months after she was found with “personal care products” containing banned substance cannabidiol (CBD), becoming the first person to be convicted and sentenced to prison over possession of the cannabis compound since it became illegal in February. A 32-year-old woman was convicted for possessing…
Read MoreHong Kong waste levy to come into effect next April – reports
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government will begin charging residents for rubbish disposal in April next year, months later than planned, according to local media reports citing sources. Designated plastic bags at HK$0.11 per litre. File photo: GovHK. The waste charging scheme was approved by the legislature in August 2021. Authorities said at…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest scammers who hire victims before convincing them to invest in bogus bullion trading
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At least 10 people have been hired as clerks at shell company and collectively conned out of HK$8 million. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226881/hong-kong-police-arrest-scammers-who-hire-victims-convincing-them-invest-bogus-bullion-trading?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClean public transport: Consortium pioneering hydrogen-fuelled buses in Hong Kong set to build city’s second refilling station
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The new station, on Hong Kong Island, will be much larger than the first one, in West Kowloon, and will enable hydrogen-cell buses to be road-tested before the government formulates policies for the deployment…
Read MoreHong Kong app promoting pro-democracy businesses vanishes after arrests linked to self-exiled activists
Hong Kong Free Press An app that promoted businesses sympathetic to Hong Kong’s 2019 protests appeared to have vanished from online platforms and app stores in the city, after local media reported that five people arrested by national security police on Wednesday and Thursday were linked to its operations. The Mee app. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.…
Read MoreOnly a tenth of more than 1,000 old Hong Kong buildings with maintenance subsidies repaired in past 5 years, authority blames Covid pandemic
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Urban Renewal Authority reveals findings on buildings granted maintenance subsidy, citing delays caused by pandemic. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226865/only-tenth-more-1000-old-hong-kong-buildings-maintenance-subsidies-repaired-past-5-years-authority?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDistrict Council overhaul ‘raises serious concerns’ EU says, as Hong Kong gov’t condemns criticism
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s District Council overhaul, along with other developments including the Beijing-imposed national security law, “raises serious questions about the state of fundamental freedoms, democracy and political pluralism in Hong Kong,” a European Union (EU) spokesperson has said. In response, the Hong Kong government said it “vehemently objected” to the EU’s…
Read MoreChina bans food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures over Fukushima nuclear wastewater release
Hong Kong Free Press China’s customs authority on Friday said it would ban food imports from 10 Japanese prefectures over Tokyo’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean. Japan’s planned, decades-long discharge of accumulated water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear facility has been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as meeting…
Read MoreHong Kong proposes slapping taxi drivers with demerit points for overcharging, refusing hires and other bad behaviour
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Eleven types of behaviour covered in bill will result in three, five or 10 demerit points, and 15 or more accumulated in two years will trigger suspension. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3226830/hong-kong-proposes-slapping-taxi-drivers-demerit-points-overcharging-refusing-hires-and-other-bad?utm_source=rss_feed
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