Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong expects 10 million trips at border crossings over National Day holiday period
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Immigration Department warns travellers to expect longer waiting times than usual from this weekend until October 7. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279802/hong-kong-expects-10-million-trips-border-crossings-over-national-day-holiday-period?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong overtakes Singapore as Asia’s top financial centre, influential ranking shows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong regains top billing in Asia from Singapore for the first time since September 2022, when the city remained closed due to the pandemic. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3279796/hong-kong-overtakes-singapore-asias-top-financial-centre-influential-ranking-shows?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy is the US trying to kill off Hong Kong’s trade autonomy?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s capitalist system depends on its ability to exercise its trade and economic freedoms enshrined in the Basic Law. The city must defend them. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3279705/why-us-trying-kill-hong-kongs-trade-autonomy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long reveals secret to success in epic Olympic gold medal bout
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fencing legend also says he was in ‘really poor’ condition before the Paris Games. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279794/hong-kong-fencer-cheung-ka-long-reveals-secret-success-epic-olympic-gold-medal-bout?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Disneyland to bump ticket prices by up to 13%, unveils deals for annual pass holders
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One-day tickets will cost 5 to 7 per cent more and annual membership prices will increase by 3 to 13 per cent starting Wednesday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3279792/hong-kong-disneyland-bump-ticket-prices-13-unveils-deals-annual-pass-holders?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePhD student fined HK$5,000 for splashing semen onto woman’s buttocks on Hong Kong campus
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lai Changwei, 26, fined for indecent assault on 22-year-old woman after defence argues he was under enormous pressure at time of crime. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3279784/phd-student-fined-hk5000-splashing-semen-womans-buttocks-hong-kong-campus?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay to fly direct to Dallas, step up Vancouver and Toronto routes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Flag carrier aims to offer 108 weekly return flights to North America by May next year, with cargo operations also set for expansion. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3279777/hong-kongs-cathay-fly-direct-dallas-step-vancouver-and-toronto-routes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-Hong Kong student leader denied early release from jail following national security committee decision
Hong Kong Free Press A former Hong Kong student leader jailed over praising a knife attack on police in 2021 has been denied early release following a decision by the city’s national security committee, a court has heard. Former HKU Student Union Council chairperson Kinson Cheung. File photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. The High Court on Tuesday…
Read MoreCanadian Michael Kovrig says he was ‘tortured’ during detention in China; Beijing slams ‘lies and smears’
Hong Kong Free Press China on Tuesday condemned “lies and smears” and defended its three-year detention of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig after he alleged psychological torture during his imprisonment in the country. Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig tells CBS News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about his detention in China. Photo: Screenshot. Canadians Michael Spavor…
Read MoreChinese research ship docks in Hong Kong on return stopover after deep-sea mission
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shenhai Yihao, the mother ship of Jialong submersible, docks at Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, with researchers set to give talks in the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279755/chinese-research-ship-docks-hong-kong-return-stopover-after-deep-sea-mission?utm_source=rss_feed
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