Category: Hong Kong
1 in 5 victims of ‘naked-chat blackmail’ in Hong Kong are students as young as 11 years old
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Criminals employ ‘scattergun approach’ to befriend victims online before tricking them into disrobing during video chats, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3279643/1-5-victims-naked-chat-blackmail-hong-kong-are-students-young-11-years-old?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong stock markets remain open whatever the weather as policy to halt trading during extreme weather axed
Hong Kong Free Press Investors will continue to trade stocks on Hong Kong markets during typhoons or rainstorms, as the city’s policy of trading halt during severe weather was officially scrapped on Monday. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: GovHK. The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) implemented new trading arrangements on Monday that…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Paul Chan pushes for global tech start-up summit to be hosted in city
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial Secretary Paul Chan sits down with organisers of South Summit during visit to Spain – the first leg of his European tour. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3279632/hong-kongs-paul-chan-pushes-global-tech-start-summit-be-hosted-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDJ Peggy Gou, Grammy-winning Justice to headline Hypefest in Hong Kong in November
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organisers announce star-studded line-up of music festival, to be held in Hong Kong for the first time, on November 9 and 10. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279628/dj-peggy-gou-grammy-winning-justice-headline-hypefest-hong-kong-november?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing calls reported US ban on cars with Chinese tech ‘discriminatory’
Hong Kong Free Press China warned the United States on Monday not to take “discriminatory actions” against its firms, following reports Washington is planning to ban the sale of vehicles using Chinese and Russian technology. A BYD showroom in Rotterdam, Netherlands. File photo: harry_nl, via Flickr CC2.0. Bloomberg and other media reported Sunday, citing sources,…
Read MoreHong Kong to test drone, flying car operations in ‘step-by-step’ plan but experts have doubts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cross-departmental and cross-border talks needed to help city tap into multi-trillion national low-altitude economy, experts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3279616/hong-kong-test-drone-flying-car-operations-step-step-plan-experts-have-doubts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan’s foreign minister to meet Chinese counterpart over boy’s fatal stabbing in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Monday she will meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a visit to New York to discuss the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy. After the attack last week in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida demanded an explanation and urged…
Read MoreFamily of man who died after being shot by Hong Kong police files complaint
Hong Kong Free Press The family of a man who died after being shot by the police has filed a complaint against the force, questioning why the officer resorted to firing their gun after being called to handle a domestic dispute. The widow and older brother of the deceased lodged their complaint at the police…
Read MoreHongkongers’ retirement portfolios will be harder to build as rates fall, analysts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lower interest rates will make it harder for Hongkongers to build an ideal retirement portfolio of more than US$2.6 million, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3279584/hongkongers-retirement-portfolios-will-be-harder-build-rates-fall-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElite police motorcyclists to escort 2 new giant pandas from Hong Kong airport to Ocean Park
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Motorcycles in arrow formation will be responsible for the bears’ 40km journey from airport to theme park upon their arrival from Sichuan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279579/elite-police-motorcyclists-escort-2-new-giant-pandas-hong-kong-airport-ocean-park?utm_source=rss_feed
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