Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong national security police arrest two for perverting course of justice
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s national security police say they have arrested two people for perverting the course of justice, including one who had been released on bail after being detained earlier on suspicion of conspiracy to forgery and publishing “seditious” posts. File photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. A 64-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were…
Read MoreCivil case ruling by Hong Kong nat. security judge Wilson Chan questioned again, after plagiarism reprimand
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has again questioned a written judgement in a civil case by national security judge Wilson Chan, who recently received a “serious reprimand” for plagiarising most of his ruling from the plaintiff in a separate case. In a hearing concerning real estate giant Great Eagle Holdings on…
Read MoreWhy has Hong Kong launched a new public-private partnership scheme to help tackle the housing crisis?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Housing minister Winnie Ho says developers could help boost construction capacity and efficiency, as well as unleash private land potential. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224092/why-has-hong-kong-launched-new-public-private-partnership-scheme-help-tackle-housing-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePremature baby with heart problems dies in Hong Kong hospital after tube blockage leads to delayed drug infusion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Case at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin centres on blocked stopcock that had obstructed heart medication from reaching infant’s body. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3224124/premature-baby-heart-problems-dies-hong-kong-hospital-after-tube-blockage-leads-delayed-drug?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCase of Hong Kong woman, 75, stranded in flat after carer brother died highlights need for help for ageing people looking after elderly, experts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Elderly Commission chairman says ‘holistic continuous care’ should be provided to ageing people, irrespective of financial situation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224102/case-hong-kong-woman-75-stranded-flat-after-carer-brother-died-highlights-need-help-ageing-people?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should not evaluate District Council overhaul based on ‘Western system of politics,’ lawmaker says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong should not use “Western values” to evaluate the effectiveness of the city’s District Council, a lawmaker has said. Lawmaker Joephy Chan at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club on June 14, 2023. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Joephy Chan, a member of the pro-Beijing party the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions said…
Read MoreAI technologies will leave 800,000 Hongkongers out of work or looking for new job by 2028, says recruiter
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Data entry clerks, admin staff and customer service representatives are likely to bear the brunt of the rapid shift to digitalisation as their jobs are eliminated in the coming years, said the report by…
Read MoreWith Blinken trip, US and China seek stability but no breakthroughs
Hong Kong Free Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pays a rare visit to China this weekend as the two powers seek greater predictability in their tense relationship, but neither side expects any substantive improvement. Blinken will hold talks Sunday and Monday in Beijing on the first trip by a top US diplomat in…
Read MoreHSBC reaches revised terms for sale of its French retail banking business
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HSBC will retain US$7.6 billion in loans as part of a revised transaction to sell its French business after completion of the deal appeared ‘less certain’ in April. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3224107/hsbc-reaches-revised-terms-sale-its-french-retail-banking-business?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLi Ka-shing’s Three UK to merge with Vodafone unit to form Britain’s biggest mobile provider worth US$15.7 billion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vodafone will own 51 per cent of the joint venture, which will combine its domestic mobile business with CK Hutchison’s Three UK operations and create Britain’s largest mobile provider in a deal worth US$15.7…
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