Category: Hong Kong
3 injured in Hong Kong building fire, 50 firefighters and paramedics deployed to battle blaze
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emergency personnel were called shortly before 2.30pm after multiple reports of blaze in Fanling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224042/3-injured-hong-kong-building-fire-50-firefighters-and-paramedics-deployed-battle-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Golf Club welcomes offer of land use for coming events but says course must be kept intact to avoid ‘hiccups’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Club captain Andy Kwok reiterates opposition to proposal to build public housing on section of golf course to be handed back to government, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224033/hong-kong-golf-club-welcomes-offer-land-use-coming-events-says-course-must-be-kept-intact-avoid?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePopular versions of Hong Kong protest song no longer showing on Apple Music
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Search for tune’s Chinese title on music streaming platform only shows Hokkien recording of song. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224034/popular-versions-hong-kong-protest-song-no-longer-showing-apple-music?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop China, US officials hold phone call ahead of planned face-to-face meet
Hong Kong Free Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday for open lines of communication as he spoke with China’s foreign minister, ahead of planned face-to-face discussions in Beijing. Relations between the world’s two largest economies have tanked in recent years over Taiwan, trade and human rights, among a litany of other issues.…
Read MoreHong Kong confident about attracting 6,300 mainland Chinese workers for airport but long commute could be a ‘challenge’, official admits
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong says previous schemes have proved the city’s offers are attractive to mainland jobseekers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3224013/hong-kong-confident-about-attracting-6300-outside-workers-airport-long-commute-could-be-challenge?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security judge receives ‘serious reprimand’ for copying judgement in trademark dispute
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong national security judge has received a “serious reprimand” from the city’s chief justice of the Court of Final Appeal after a trademark dispute case he handled was ordered for retrial over plagiarism. The Court of Appeal, in a judgement last Friday, ordered a trademark dispute overseen by High…
Read MoreHong Kong customs smashes US$91 million money-laundering racket, 23 local men arrested over cash smuggled from Turkey
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investigation finds syndicate carried out 41 deliveries of cash involving US$91 million in total from Turkey to Hong Kong between January and May. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224003/hong-kong-customs-smashes-us91-million-money-laundering-racket-23-local-men-arrested-over-cash?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong seeks to import 20,000 workers amid labour shortage in construction and transport sectors
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is set to import around 20,000 workers in a bid to alleviate the labour crunch in the construction, transport and aviation sectors, the government has announced. But labour groups have criticised the plan as bypassing scrutiny of union leaders and ignoring the concerns of local workers. Construction workers in…
Read MoreHong Kong companies look to AI to streamline human resources tasks and keep them ahead in cutthroat competition for talent
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Official statistics show Hong Kong’s working population shrank by 6 per cent to 3.46 million in 2022, prompting stiff competition for talent that some companies are turning to AI to win. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223957/hong-kong-companies-look-ai-streamline-human-resources-tasks-and-keep-them-ahead-cutthroat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWill importing 20,000 workers fix Hong Kong’s labour woes? It’s a good start, say bosses but unions warn pay, conditions the main problem
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Union chairman accuses government of failing to address issues such as low wages among certain sectors. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223985/hong-kong-labour-unions-warn-importing-20000-workers-wont-solve-root-problems-behind-manpower?utm_source=rss_feed
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