Category: Hong Kong
BREAKING: 1 year, 2 months jail for first person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law
Hong Kong Free Press The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security legislation has been jailed for 14 months, after pleading guilty on Monday to sedition over wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it. Barriers outside West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, in Hong Kong, on September 19, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Chu Kai-pong,…
Read MoreHong Kong public housing providers to be investigated by watchdog over reallocation delays
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ombudsman’s Office says authorities largely keeping up with reclaimed flat refurbishment target, but some cases taking as long as 197 days. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279117/hong-kong-public-housing-providers-be-investigated-watchdog-over-reallocation-delays?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong beautician jailed for 7 weeks for helping unlicensed boss inject botox
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lau Lo, 38, helped her unlicensed manager administer botulinum toxin shot to victim, who later suffered blurred vision and increased heartbeat. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3279113/hong-kong-beautician-jailed-7-weeks-helping-unlicensed-boss-inject-botox?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 11 in clampdown on illegally modified cars, speed demons
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force seizes eight cars thought to be illegally modified for speed in crackdown on illegal racing and other traffic-related offences in West Kowloon. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3279103/hong-kong-police-arrest-11-operation-targeting-illegally-modified-cars-speed-demons?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More10-year-old Japanese boy dies after being stabbed while on way to school in China
Hong Kong Free Press A Japanese boy stabbed on his way to school in China died on Thursday, Tokyo’s foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa said, an incident that has inflamed tensions between the neighbouring countries. Looking out towards Shenzhen from the Hong Kong border. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. “I can’t help but feel deep sorrow, having…
Read MoreVeteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu vows to continue protesting after recent release from jail
Hong Kong Free Press An elderly Hong Kong activist who recently completed a jail term for a sedition offence has vowed to continue protesting, including on China’s upcoming National Day. Activists including Koo Sze-yiu and Tsang Kin-shing protesting outside the Japanese consulate on September 18, 2024. Photo: Supplied. Koo Sze-yiu and other activists protested outside…
Read MoreHong Kong banks cut prime rates by a quarter point in first drop in funds cost in 5 years
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HSBC and Bank of China (Hong Kong) trimmed their prime lending rates by a quarter percentage point, leading the first rate cut among Hong Kong lenders since 2019. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3279096/hong-kongs-banks-cut-prime-rates-quarter-point-1st-drop-funds-cost-5-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreColdplay confirm 3 concerts at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak stadium in April 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The British rock band will perform at the soon-to-open 50,000-seat mega stadium on April 9, 11 and 12. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3279091/coldplay-confirms-3-concerts-hong-kongs-kai-tak-stadium-april-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 cases have put mental health in focus so how does Hong Kong handle psychiatric patients?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts explain circumstances under which psychiatric patients are required be hospitalised or can be discharged. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279079/2-cases-have-put-mental-health-focus-so-how-does-hong-kong-handle-psychiatric-patients?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNancy Pelosi calls Jimmy Lai ‘hero,’ as US lawmakers vow to keep calling for release of detained Hong Kong tycoon
Hong Kong Free Press US lawmakers on Wednesday vowed to keep up pressure to free Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose son warned that time was running out. Lai, the founder of the now-shuttered popular Chinese-language tabloid Apple Daily which supported mass pro-democracy protests, was detained in 2020 and is standing trial on…
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