Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong rally requests should be carefully vetted to protect national security, freedoms, John Lee says ahead of planned Labour Day protest
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Remarks from Lee come as former union chair Joe Wong vows to stand by application to hold a 500-strong Labour Day protest on May 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218256/hong-kong-rally-requests-should-be-carefully-vetted-protect-national-security-freedoms-john-lee-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGuatemala leader vows to stand by ‘solid’ ally Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Tuesday pledged support for “solid diplomatic ally” Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island that has been slammed by China. The Central American nation is one of the few remaining countries to recognise Taiwan, a list that has shrunk in recent years as Beijing moves to…
Read MoreFuture Hong Kong district councils to be patriots only, set number of elected seats, city’s John Lee says, vowing to prevent takeover by troublemakers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We will retain a certain number of seats chosen by elections’, city’s leader says, adding municipal bodies to be completely ‘depoliticised’ and administrative-led. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218244/future-hong-kong-district-councils-be-patriots-only-set-number-elected-seats-citys-john-lee-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Patriots’ appointed by ‘multiple channels’ to lead Hong Kong’s District Councils, leader John Lee says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s district-level administration will be overseen by “patriots” appointed through “multiple channels,” Chief Executive John Lee has said, following a two-month review of the District Council system. Chief Executive John Lee at a press conference on April 25, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Addressing reporters at a weekly press conference on…
Read MoreMovie lovers can use discount tickets under ‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign to watch new titles, old favourites: cinema group says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emperor Cinemas Group says it will offer selections of favourites from Lunar New Year break and last year alongside new titles for campaign’s ‘Cinema Day 2023’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218231/movie-lovers-can-use-discount-tickets-under-happy-hong-kong-campaign-watch-new-titles-old-favourites?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Happy Hong Kong’ set for weekend launch. How can you make the most of cut-price films, gourmet bites under HK$20 million campaign?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Weekend activities include free food fair offering residents taste of global cuisine and cinemas citywide showing films at heavily discounted rates. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218219/happy-hong-kong-set-weekend-launch-how-can-you-make-most-cut-price-films-gourmet-bites-under-hk20?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHSBC, Standard Chartered ready first-quarter report cards as investors watch for financial stresses, China growth signs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Banks in Asia should be able to withstand ‘knock-on effects’ from recent banking stresses sparked by the collapse of two US lenders and the rescue of Credit Suisse, according to S&P Global Ratings. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3218222/hsbc-standard-chartered-ready-first-quarter-report-cards-investors-watch-financial-stresses-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘5 public schools face axe in Hong Kong after failing to meet Primary One enrolment threshold’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sources say schools were told earlier this month by Education Bureau they could not operate Primary One classes in next academic year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3218199/5-public-schools-face-axe-hong-kong-after-failing-meet-primary-one-enrolment-threshold?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Criminal Procedure Ordinance amendments can help prevent miscarriages of justice
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Department of Justice is proposing the prosecution be allowed to appeal against a Court of First Instance judge’s ruling of no case to answer and three-judge panels’ acquittals in national security cases. These…
Read MoreShort film screening axed after failing to get censors’ approval despite adding nat’l security poster to ‘seditious’ scene
Hong Kong Free Press An independent short film has been withdrawn from a Hong Kong film festival after it failed to gain approval from censors. Independent short film group and film festival organiser Phone Made Good Film released a statement last Friday announcing the cancellation of the screening of its nine-minute film Wake In Silence.…
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