Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong to send task force to Thailand to look into cases of trapped residents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Incident of mainland Chinese actor Wang Xing, who was recently held captive in Myanmar, raises alarm. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294406/hong-kong-send-task-force-thailand-look-cases-trapped-residents?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHill fire in Hong Kong largely under control after burning for over 17 hours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Animal shelter threatened by blaze confirms all pets under its care are safe. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294404/hill-fire-hong-kong-largely-under-control-after-burning-over-17-hours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNumber of marine animal strandings in Hong Kong in January at 20-year high
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Carcasses of six finless porpoises have washed up on Hong Kong’s shores so far this month. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294391/number-marine-animal-strandings-hong-kong-january-20-year-high?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong temperature dips to 11 degrees Celsius, the coldest this winter
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Observatory predicts a slight rise in temperatures over the next few days as winter monsoon is replaced by easterly airstream. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294399/hong-kong-dips-11-degrees-celsius-coldest-winter?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreA constitutional innovation: Never mind Hong Kong’s Basic Law, consider the context
Hong Kong Free Press Well, I don’t suppose that it has anything to do with me, but we now have a response to the idea that planning to veto the government’s budget was not a crime, but a legitimate constitutional recourse outlined in the Basic Law. This comes in a China Daily piece by one…
Read MoreFamilies of Hongkongers trapped in Myanmar ‘scam farms’ plead for their return after Chinese actor’s rescue
Hong Kong Free Press To one Hongkonger, it seemed like a dream job – a purchasing agent transporting goods from Thailand to Japan. It quickly became a nightmare. Ex-district councillor Andy Yu (centre) and Kelvin, a family member of a trafficking victim, speak to the press before submitting a petition to the Thai consulate, on…
Read MoreTravel-loving Hongkongers losing interest in pets, animal charity says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rising number of cats are also being abandoned, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294389/travel-loving-hongkongers-losing-interest-pets-animal-charity-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong woman back home after suspected abduction in Southeast Asia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Security Bureau says Immigration Department followed up on case and ‘it is understood that the person has returned to Hong Kong’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294387/hong-kong-woman-back-home-after-suspected-abduction-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLuggage woes for HK Express passengers after fault at Hong Kong airport
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cathay Pacific’s budget arm, HK Express, says around 300 bags had to be taken on later flights after luggage system malfunctioned. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3294386/luggage-woes-hk-express-passengers-after-fault-hong-kong-airport?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 hikers rescued from hill fire raging over 4 hours in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government Flying Service team retrieved hikers – a man and a woman – from mountain top, with neither suffering injuries. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294383/2-hikers-rescued-hill-fire-raging-over-4-hours-hong-kongs-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed
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