Hong Kong – Page 1574 – Prologue Journal

Hong Kong’s civil service chief vows to better tap workers’ potential as more younger staff head for exit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Minister Ingrid Yeung pledges bureau will strive to offer more training and opportunities to give civil servants greater incentive to stay. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216432/hong-kongs-civil-service-chief-vows-better-tap-workers-potential-more-younger-staff-head-exit?utm_source=rss_feed

Shortage of Tamiflu drug for children ill with flu to persist until June in Hong Kong, Swiss manufacturer warns

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Roche, which produces solution form of Tamiflu, says demand in city surged following end of mask mandate. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216427/shortage-tamiflu-drug-children-ill-flu-persist-until-june-hong-kong-swiss-manufacturer-warns?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong’s status as shopping paradise is fading. Can it bank on Cantonese food to entice tourists?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tourists say local delicacies remain good reason to visit city, but restaurants can still make improvements. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216424/hong-kongs-status-shopping-paradise-fading-can-it-bank-cantonese-food-entice-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong national security law: city leader won’t offer explanation if foreign lawyers barred from trials, justice minister says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says disclosing reasons for rejection could endanger national security. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216419/hong-kong-national-security-law-city-leader-wont-offer-explanation-if-foreign-lawyers-barred-trials?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong to entice big-spending tourists with better attractions, minister says after spike in arrivals fails to set tills ringing

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More exhibitions, cruises, heritage tours and green lifestyle tours being considered, according to secretary for tourism Kevin Yeung. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216412/hong-kong-entice-big-spending-tourists-better-attractions-minister-says-after-spike-arrivals-fails?utm_source=rss_feed

Crowdfunding and national security: Hong Kong groups say government did not consult enough on proposal to tighten rules

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Those relying on donations worry proposed rules will put off donors, threaten their survival. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3215716/crowdfunding-and-national-security-hong-kong-groups-say-government-did-not-consult-enough-proposal?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong customs arrests 2 suspects over smuggled goods worth HK$11 million, including rotting pig offal, sea cucumbers

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspected smuggled items were concealed behind declared goods in two containers, customs officers say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216409/hong-kong-customs-arrests-2-suspects-over-smuggled-goods-worth-hk11-million-including-rotting-pig?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong wet markets still handing out plastic bags freely despite higher HK$1 levy, checks show

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post check at two wet markets finds almost all shoppers using plastic bags for purchases of seafood and poultry. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216403/hong-kong-wet-markets-still-handing-out-plastic-bags-freely-despite-new-hk1-levy-checks-show?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong needs more than free flights to bring back long-haul tourists after protests and pandemic, say tour operators

Hong Kong Free Press On March 25, 2020, two weeks after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a pandemic, Hong Kong sealed itself off from the outside world. It stayed that way for much of the following three years, until early very recently, when most restrictions on border crossings between the city…

China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

Hong Kong Free Press By James Edgar with Matthew Walsh in Pingtan China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a “stern warning” to the self-ruled island’s government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker. This undated screen grab made from handout video released on April 8,…