Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong retail sales fall for 8 straight months, with 2.9% drop in October
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities express optimism despite dip in sales, saying levels to rise with return of multiple-entry visas for Shenzhen residents, among other moves. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288749/hong-kong-retail-sales-fall-8-straight-months-29-drop-october?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai hoped for ‘more draconian sanctions’ as Beijing’s security law approached, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told his national security trial that he hoped the US would impose “more draconian sanctions” on China to stop an imminent national security law promulgated by Beijing in mid-2020. Activist Tsang Kin-shing, also known as “the Bull,” enters the the West Kowloon Law…
Read MoreEx-journalist Gwyneth Ho seeks to challenge conviction and 7-year sentence in democrats’ nat. security case
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong journalist-turned-activist Gwyneth Ho, who received one of the longest jail terms in the city’s largest national security case, has sought to challenge her conviction and sentence. Gwyneth Ho. File photo: Gwyneth Ho, via Facebook. Ho was jailed for seven years last Tuesday, when judges handed down the sentences for…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest man, 21, for allegedly pouring unknown liquid on 5 female students
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspect accused of indecently assaulting his victims after staining the girls’ uniforms and then offering to clean their outfits. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3288715/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-21-allegedly-pouring-unknown-liquid-five-female-students?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court upholds judgments on LGBTQ rights
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The upholding of three landmark judgements by Hong Kong’s highest court has renewed calls for a legal framework recognising the rights of same-sex couples. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3289003/hong-kong-court-upholds-judgments-lgbtq-rights?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong construction workers and subcontractors owed HK$300 million in 2024, union says
Hong Kong Free Press Over 2,000 Hong Kong construction workers and subcontractors have seen delayed wages and project fees in the first 11 months of 2024, involving a total of HK$300 million. The amount of money involved is so large a union said it is the highest in 40 years. Construction workers in Hong Kong.…
Read MoreChina jails journalist Dong Yuyu for 7 years on spy charges, family says
Hong Kong Free Press A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said. Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu. Photo: Supplied. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 along with a Japanese…
Read More85 business heavyweights pledge to support Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Enterprises also sign agreements among themselves on 32 projects, with investment amounting to more than HK$10 billion. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288670/85-business-heavyweights-pledge-support-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More85 business heavyweights pledge to support Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Enterprises also sign agreements among themselves on 32 projects, with investment amounting to more than HK$10 billion. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288670/85-business-heavyweights-pledge-support-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAfter EU parliament calls for release of jailed pro-democracy activists, Hong Kong slams ‘groundless accusations’
Hong Kong Free Press The European Parliament has passed a non-binding resolution calling for the unconditional release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and sanctions against city officials, a move that prompted condemnation from the city’s government. The European Parliament votes on a resolution on the cases of Jimmy Lai and the Hong Kong 47, on…
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