Category: Hong Kong
TikTok parent ByteDance’s billionaire founder Zhang Yiming sets up investment fund in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Zhang Yiming’s Cool River Venture, incorporated on Monday, will invest mostly in technology-related industries, according to sources. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3221651/tiktok-parent-bytedances-billionaire-founder-zhang-yiming-sets-investment-fund-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man seeks court review of ‘biased’ policy requiring real-name registration for mobile SIM cards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheung Wun-yiu applies for judicial review, says new rule is unfair for anyone hoping to remain anonymous over the phone. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221686/hong-kong-man-seeks-court-review-biased-policy-requiring-real-name-registration-mobile-sim-cards?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to swelter at 34 degrees Celsius early next week as region feels effects of Super Typhoon Mawar, city forecaster says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China Meteorological Administration and Hong Kong Observatory both reclassify Typhoon Mawar as super typhoon, with downward current of air associated with weather event expected to make Hong Kong swelter. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221679/hong-kong-swelter-34-degree-celsius-early-next-week-region-feels-effects-super-typhoon-mawar-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong patients to get priority for locally donated organs under cross-border scheme, medic says
Hong Kong Free Press Organ transplant waiting lists will not be shared between Hong Kong and China, and only organs which cannot be allocated locally will undergo cross-border matching, an expert said on Wednesday after the government announced local hospitals would be integrated into the national China Organ Transplant Response System. After consulting mainland experts,…
Read MoreHong Kong healthcare practitioner jailed for 6 months for offering HK$1,000 bribe to nurse for Covid vaccination record
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheung Chin-hang’s behaviour an attempt to endanger public health amid pandemic, Acting Principal Magistrate Veronica Heung says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221663/hong-kong-healthcare-practitioner-jailed-6-months-offering-hk1000-bribe-nurse-covid-vaccination?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: reported books ‘must pass government checks before they return to public library shelves’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Culture minister Kevin Yeung says removing potentially problematic books from shelves before reviewing them is common practice. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3221659/hong-kong-national-security-law-reported-books-must-pass-government-checks-they-return-public?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong student with ‘sinister intent’ jailed for nearly 10 years after hundreds of live rounds found in flat
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leung Chung-yan, 24, sentenced to nine years and nine months behind bars for the unlicensed possession of ammunition. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221655/hong-kong-student-sinister-intent-jailed-nearly-10-years-after-hundreds-live-rounds-found-flat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHearts and minds: what’s behind the wave of withdrawals from Hong Kong organ donor register?
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 organ donation registry has recorded a spike in withdrawal applications, although some of them are bogus, authorities say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221644/hearts-and-minds-whats-behind-wave-withdrawals-hong-kong-organ-donor-register?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s new ambassador arrives in US as superpowers face ‘severe challenges’
Hong Kong Free Press China’s new ambassador to the United States has arrived in the country, vowing to shoulder the “heavy responsibility” of a superpower relationship that is “facing severe challenges”. Xie Feng, a career diplomat with extensive experience in Washington, arrived in New York on Tuesday, Beijing’s embassy in the US said in a…
Read MoreHong Kong urged to improve organ donor registration system, study reasons for surge in people opting to withdraw
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The current system requires little information from donors and does not ask for personal details such as age and gender, a doctor notes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221640/hong-kong-urged-improve-organ-donor-registration-system-study-reasons-surge-people-opting-withdraw?utm_source=rss_feed
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