Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation suspends some rail services on Island line after platform gates malfunction
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. MTR Corporation says train services at Wan Chai station have had been halted and passengers should consider using other transport. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3224648/hong-kongs-mtr-corporation-suspends-some-rail-services-island-line-after-platform-gates-malfunction?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More12,000 flats proposed for Hong Kong golf course site will be ‘surplus’ to estimated demand, planning official says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government has identified sufficient land to build about 360,000 public flats in the coming decade to meet estimated demand of 301,000 homes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3224634/12000-flats-proposed-hong-kong-golf-course-site-will-be-surplus-estimated-demand-planning-official?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest man over child abuse, after he allegedly kicks 4-year-old son at airport on Father’s Day
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Boy, who has been diagnosed with autism, was running around playfully at the time, according to source. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224626/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-over-child-abuse-after-he-allegedly-kicks-4-year-old-son-airport-fathers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRetired Hong Kong childcare worker pleads guilty to 11 charges of abuse involving 10 toddlers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. District Court told Chan Lai-kuen mistreated children on 17 occasions before tip-off led to her arrest. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224621/retired-hong-kong-childcare-worker-pleads-guilty-11-charges-abuse-involving-10-toddlers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGig workers win employment status recognition after delivery platform Zeek accused of withholding pay
Hong Kong Free Press Delivery platform Zeek has been ordered to pay six of its employees outstanding wages, payment in lieu of notice, annual leave, and legal costs, following a Labour Tribunal ruling that the six couriers were indeed employed by the delivery platform. Photo: inmediahk.net. Between them, the six workers sought wage arrears ranging…
Read MoreChina’s premier Li Qiang in Germany on first overseas duty visit
Hong Kong Free Press By Hui Min Neo China’s Premier Li Qiang met Germany’s president in Berlin during his first trip abroad on Monday, at a time when Beijing’s policies on Russia, trade and human rights are receiving an increasingly hostile reception in the West. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (right) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang…
Read MoreCrime in Hong Kong: knife attack at McDonald’s outlet leaves residents feeling haunted, concerned for own safety
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘I am kind of afraid of going to public spaces or taking the bus and MTR now,’ says owner of nearby store. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224606/crime-hong-kong-knife-attack-mcdonalds-outlet-leaves-residents-feeling-haunted-concerned-own-safety?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBREAKING: Xi tells Blinken he hopes visit makes ‘positive contribution’ to US-China ties – state media
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese President Xi Jinping told top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday that he hoped his visit would make a “positive contribution” to improving ties between Beijing and Washington, state media reported. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of…
Read MoreStand News sedition trial: Closing arguments adjourned for a week after Hong Kong prosecutor gets Covid-19
Hong Kong Free Press Closing arguments for the sedition trial against two former editors of now-defunct news outlet Stand News have been adjourned for a week after the lead prosecutor tested positive for Covid-19. Chung Pui Kuen (left) and Patrick Lam (right) on June 19, 2023. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. Chung Pui-kuen, Stand News’ former chief…
Read MoreHong Kong opposition party League of Social Democrats urges HSBC to reverse unexplained account closures
Hong Kong Free Press The pro-democracy League of Social Democrats (LSD) has written to HSBC, urging the bank to reverse a decision to close their accounts,. The opposition party – one of the city’s last – had been using the accounts to receive donations. According to external vice chairperson Dickson Chau, the bank first said…
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