Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong tax breaks fuel big switch to electric cars, but motorists ask: where to charge them?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tesla retains its lead by providing buyers with a network of charging points, but city needs more, soon. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217231/hong-kong-tax-breaks-fuel-big-switch-electric-cars-motorists-ask-where-charge-them?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong set for ‘mild’ growth in first quarter amid upbeat consumption, smaller exports decline: Paul Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Financial secretary says overall consumption has recently surged 17 per cent on the back of Covid curbs being lifted. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217234/hong-kong-set-mild-growth-first-quarter-amid-upbeat-consumption-smaller-exports-decline-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSingapore’s rent to soar faster than Hong Kong, offering expatriates and tenants little respite, analysts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Expatriates in Hong Kong and Singapore can expect higher rents this year, but the size of increase in both markets is likely to vary vastly, observers say. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3217068/no-respite-expatriates-singapore-rents-will-continue-climb-while-hong-kong-will-see-smaller-increase?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong consumption vouchers: eager shoppers welcome fresh round of spending credits but some say HK$5,000 value not ‘shocking’ enough
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. First of two tranches dished out on payment platforms from Sunday, giving users HK$3,000 in digital credit. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217229/hong-kong-consumption-vouchers-eager-shoppers-welcome-fresh-round-spending-credits-some-say-hk5000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s rules for allowing e-scooters on designated tracks are too strict, users say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Trial allowing e-bicycles and e-scooters welcomed, but some urge rethink of weight of devices. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3217186/hong-kongs-rules-allowing-e-scooters-designated-tracks-are-too-strict-users-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreShorter wait for transplant patients? Hong Kong weighs allowing exchange of donated organs with mainland China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tired of waiting for organs, desperate patients have taken ‘unofficial routes’ to mainland transplants https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217170/shorter-wait-transplant-patients-hong-kong-weighs-allowing-exchange-donated-organs-mainland-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘It’s disappearing very fast’: Hong Kong’s fading neon heritage shines a spotlight on the craft
Hong Kong Free Press Part of HKFP’s partnership with The Guardian. The narrow pavements of Hong Kong commercial district Wan Chai are no stranger to the lunchtime rush, with queues spilling out from restaurants and promoters being ignored as they push flyers on passers-by. But on an otherwise unexceptional Monday in March, one main thoroughfare…
Read MoreWhy did Beijing’s point man for Hong Kong zoom in on the economy? It’s a bid to de-emphasise political squabbles, analysts say, as Xia Baolong continues charm offensive during visit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing’s top official for Hong Kong affairs urges residents to enjoy ‘horse racing, dancing, speculating on stocks and making big money’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217206/why-did-beijings-point-man-hong-kong-zoom-economy-its-bid-de-emphasise-political-squabbles-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBoosting Hong Kong’s housing supply must not come at the expense of subdivided flat residents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The government’s proposal to lower the threshold that would trigger the compulsory sale of old buildings would affect many subdivided flat residents. A progressive approach would allow time to find a balance between the…
Read MoreHong Kong releases HK$3,000 in first phase of consumption vouchers scheme
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong has released the first phase of this year’s consumption vouchers scheme, allowing residents to collect HK$3,000 in their digital payment accounts. IFC shopping mall in Central. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. From Sunday, those who elected to receive the sum on their Octopus cards can collect the money by tapping their…
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