Category: Hong Kong
Hong 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
Read MoreMandating voluntary work for welfare recipients punishes low-income Hongkongers, lawmaker says
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong lawmaker has called plans to mandate voluntary work for people on government welfare a “half-punitive” scheme, saying most welfare recipients have personal reasons why they are not working. Hong Kong lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen, who represents the social welfare sector, in October 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Speaking to HKFP…
Read MoreHong Kong airport boosts efforts to lure foreign airlines as it waits on Cathay
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Airport Authority is doing all it can to fill extra capacity created by soon-to-debut three-runway system, acting CEO Vivian Cheung says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287940/hong-kong-airport-boosts-efforts-lure-foreign-airlines-it-waits-cathay?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai back in witness box for fourth day in trial
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Defence team expected to further question Lai on articles and tweets he published on his social media account in 2020. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287944/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-back-witness-box-fourth-day-trial?utm_source=rss_feed
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