Category: Hong Kong
Parents slam kindergarten in Hong Kong for rejecting physically disabled son
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. British expat Alan Wells also expresses disappointment over watchdog’s stance that move by Teikyo Hong Kong Kindergarten was ‘justified’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3288859/parents-slam-international-kindergarten-hong-kong-rejecting-physically-disabled-son?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong biotech start-up eyes global pest control market with scent-based products
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Plasticvore is a two-year old biotech start-up offering alternative, humane solutions to controlling and eliminating pests, founder says. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3288764/hong-kong-biotech-start-eyes-global-pest-control-market-scent-based-products?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘I got the justice I deserved’: Domestic worker raped by employer in Hong Kong tells of her ordeal
Hong Kong Free Press When Anushka moved to Hong Kong from India in 2021, she could never have imagined the fate that awaited her. She knew that her first 21 days in her new home would be spent in isolation, part of the city’s stringent Covid-19 curbs in place at the time. Beyond that, she…
Read MoreInjured whale found in Hong Kong waters dies despite government rescue efforts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities say whale was in ‘extremely weak condition’, pledge to conduct necropsy to determine cause of death. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3288850/injured-whale-found-hong-kong-waters-dies-despite-government-rescue-efforts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s 45 jailed democrats: What exactly is now illegal?
Hong Kong Free Press One of the distressing things about writing for the media in Hong Kong these days is that there is one law for the government’s supporters and another for the rest of us. The system is, as a Brazilian president once put it, “for my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”…
Read MoreTaiwan’s Lai arrives in US for start of Pacific tour
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived Saturday in the United States for the start of a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but has sparked fury in Beijing. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. Photo: Taiwan Gov’t. Lai landed in the US island state…
Read MoreDonald Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they undercut US dollar
Hong Kong Free Press President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar. US president-elect Donald Trump. File photo: GOP, via Facebook. “We require a commitment… that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to…
Read More‘Traumatising’: trans woman shares her story after being denied entry to Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pair were held in male-only area at the airport for 12 hours before being repatriated to the Philippines. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3288809/traumatising-trans-woman-shares-her-story-after-being-denied-entry-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong bar blaze: why a 1997 arson case that killed 17 is back in the spotlight
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post revisits the tragedy after arrest of sixth man linked to firebombing of Top One karaoke bar renews interest in 27-year-old case. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3288834/hong-kong-bar-blaze-why-1997-arson-case-killed-17-back-spotlight?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRescue under way for stranded whale off Lantau waters in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities say whale is five to six metres long with wounds on its body, urge public to stay away from mammal. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3288829/rescue-under-way-stranded-whale-lantau-waters-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
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