Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong must cement its national security foundations to prosper
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The truth is simple and profound: the stability or disarray, prosperity or poverty of every nation and region are intricately tied to the state of its security. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3288721/hong-kong-must-cement-its-national-security-foundations-prosper?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreShould Hong Kong raise taxes and cut costs to rein in HK$100 billion deficit?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘End of the tunnel’ not yet in sight, says one commentator, as warnings issued over structural reliance on land sales. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3289047/should-hong-kong-raise-taxes-and-cut-costs-rein-hk100-billion-deficit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s deficit to double to HK$100 billion, finance chief Paul Chan warns
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s budget deficit is expected to double to HK$100 billion this financial year, finance chief Paul Chan has said, citing a property market slump that weighed on government coffers. Chan, at a meeting with the Legislative Council (LegCo)’s panel on financial affairs on Monday, said the deficit for the 2024/25…
Read MoreLandlords warned over evictions as Hong Kong subdivided-flat consultation starts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government proposes new laws that only allow registered subdivided flats that meet certain criteria to remain on the rental market. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3289042/landlords-warned-over-evictions-hong-kong-subdivided-flat-consultation-starts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreScottish DJ says she was sexually harassed at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap music festival
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Simone Murphy, or Sim0ne, says group of men in crowd made obscene gestures throughout her set and accuses security of failing to act. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3289043/scottish-dj-says-she-was-sexually-harassed-hong-kongs-clockenflap-music-festival?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Airlines to offer among the most competitive fares for direct Vancouver route
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A check by the Post finds carrier’s fares starting at HK$9,491, the lowest compared with similar offerings from Cathay and Air Canada. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3289038/hong-kong-airlines-offer-among-most-competitive-fares-direct-vancouver-route?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai urged US to start ‘war of competing values’ against Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former media boss admits he wanted US ‘moral authority’ to pressure Beijing and he became ‘desperate’ for ‘any support’ after security law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3289035/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-urged-us-start-war-competing-values-against-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai told US think tank Hong Kong was ‘fighting in frontier’ in new Cold War with China, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai told a US think tank in 2019 that Hong Kong was fighting a new Cold War with China at “the frontier,” the tycoon’s national security has heard. A person holds a yellow umbrella, a symbol of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, as police officers stand outside West…
Read MoreHong Kong investment arm funds 80 start-ups as war chest swells
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Flush with proceeds from the city’s successful investment-migration scheme, HKIC puts money in local, mainland and overseas start-ups. https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3288985/hong-kong-investment-arm-funds-80-start-ups-war-chest-swells?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong social worker Jackie Chen pleads not guilty to rioting during 2019 protest as retrial begins
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen has pleaded not guilty again to rioting during a protest in 2019, in a retrial that came after the government appealed against her acquittal four years ago. Social worker Jackie Chen outside the District Court on December 2, 2024. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. At the District…
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