Category: Hong Kong
Ethnic minority employees in Hong Kong face racial microaggression in the workplace: study
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Respondents say they encountered subtle or unintentional insults, with more than half attributing employment difficulties to their racial identity. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3288825/ethnic-minority-employees-hong-kong-face-racial-microaggression-workplace-study?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong tightens criteria for mega-events fund to boost tourism, stimulate growth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mega ACE Fund review follows controversy over funding of football friendly that Lionel Messi sat out and HK$7.8 million Chubby Hearts installation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288813/hong-kong-tightens-criteria-mega-events-fund-boost-tourism-stimulate-growth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More50,000 Hong Kong civil servants to join Kai Tak stadium test run early next year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Security chief Chris Tang says about 20 drills to be conducted at wider Kai Tak Sports Park before it opens in March of next year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3288812/50000-hong-kong-civil-servants-join-kai-tak-stadium-test-run-early-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkongers on welfare can build social bonds, job prospects from volunteering: minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Welfare chief Chris Sun pushes back against concerns a new scheme, mandating an hour of unpaid work weekly, will stigmatise or burden recipients. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3288808/hongkongers-welfare-can-build-social-bonds-job-prospects-volunteering-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreArrest over 1997 karaoke bar blaze in Hong Kong ‘justice’ for victims, witness says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chen Zhi-hao recalls seeing the blaze at Top One Karaoke bar that killed 17, including people he knew, and expresses relief one of the remaining fugitives has been caught. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3288806/hong-kong-security-guard-calls-arrest-over-1997-karaoke-bar-firebombing-justice-victims?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExplainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 53
Hong Kong Free Press More than four years after a Beijing-drafted national security law came into force in Hong Kong, 45 leading democrats finally learned their fate when a mass trial under the legislation ended on November 19. Most had been detained since February 2021. Tsang Kin-shing, aka “the Bull,” lines up outside the West…
Read MoreParallel trading ‘unlikely’ under return of Shenzhen multi-entry visas: Hong Kong minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Central authorities earlier announced multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen residents would return on Sunday after policy was axed in 2015. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288800/parallel-trading-unlikely-under-return-shenzhen-multi-entry-visas-hong-kong-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 thieves steal 66 Hermes handbags worth HK$10 million from Hong Kong second-hand shop
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say trio broke into Ginza Xiaoma at New World Tower, smashed glass cabinets and stole the luxury items on Saturday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3288791/3-thieves-steal-66-hermes-handbags-worth-hk10-million-hong-kong-second-hand-shop?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s North Metropolis a megaproject well begun but not yet done, economists say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘But at the end of the day, if the overall economic sentiment is not good, developers will not be willing to take part in it,’ economist says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288789/hong-kongs-north-metropolis-megaproject-well-begun-not-yet-done-economists-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong celebrates enduring love with wedding ceremony for elderly couples
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Volunteers came together on Hong Kong’s Senior Citizens Day to hold wedding ceremony for couples aged 60 and above. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3288771/hong-kong-celebrates-enduring-love-wedding-ceremony-elderly-couples?utm_source=rss_feed
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