Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai wanted to lure foreign readers with ‘negative’ mainland China news
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former media boss says English-language coverage did not need to be ‘balanced’, as he denies trying to trigger Western sanctions. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3288069/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-wanted-lure-foreign-readers-negative-mainland-china-news?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to boost financial reforms to aid Chinese firms, Paul Chan says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amid geopolitical tensions, city can help mainland firms that are struggling to raise funds abroad, financial secretary says. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3288041/hong-kong-boost-financial-reforms-aid-chinese-firms-paul-chan-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong may use drones to enforce worksite safety from next year amid fatalities
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Labour authorities ‘looking into’ drone fleet for inspecting worksites, after 11 industrial accident deaths in first half of the year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3288036/hong-kong-may-use-drones-enforce-worksite-safety-next-year-amid-fatalities?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong nat. security cases and criminal trials excluded from remote hearings under proposed bill
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong national security cases will be barred from being heard remotely under a bill to introduce court proceedings with real-time remote communication link-ups. Gazetted by the government on Friday, the Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill will also exclude criminal trials and juvenile court proceedings from remote hearings. The first reading of…
Read MoreHong Kong to unveil blueprint taking creative industries to next level as soon as Tuesday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Road map is part of city’s efforts to create new economic drivers while offering more opportunities in professions popular among young people. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3288002/hong-kong-unveil-blueprint-taking-creative-industries-next-level-soon-tuesday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong woman, 60, loses HK$11.5 million to scammers posing as police, tech support
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Tech support’ claimed victim’s computer was hacked before transferring her to another scammer posing as policeman, insider says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287995/hong-kong-woman-60-loses-hk115-million-scammers-posing-police-tech-support?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s CLP Power to probe voltage dip after residents left stuck in lifts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. CLP Power confirms 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced voltage dip for 0.1 seconds on Monday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287994/hong-kongs-clp-power-probe-voltage-dip-after-residents-left-stuck-lifts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina zeroes in on ‘common’ disputes in wake of deadly Zhuhai attacks
Hong Kong Free Press Beijing is ramping up scrutiny of “common” disputes such as those involving marriages and property, the justice ministry said, as the public reels from a recent string of deadly attacks. Photo: Lukas Messmer/HKFP. China has witnessed a spate of violent incidents in recent months — from mass stabbings to car rammings…
Read More‘Existential challenge’: plastic pollution treaty talks begin in S.Korea
Hong Kong Free Press A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opened on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations urging nations to “meet an existential challenge.” Plastic waste on a beach on Henderson Island, one of the most polluted places in the world. Photo: Plastic Odyssey. The meeting…
Read MoreTemperatures to drop as cold front set to hit Hong Kong around midnight
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Temperatures will fall progressively over the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days, and the weather will become fine and dry,’ forecaster says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287973/temperatures-drop-cold-front-set-hit-hong-kong-around-midnight?utm_source=rss_feed
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