Category: Hong Kong
Education University of Hong Kong puts non-local students on notice over visas
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. University finds more than 900 students from outside city failed to submit visa information as required. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3294332/education-university-hong-kong-puts-non-local-students-notice-over-visas?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s leader calls on entrepreneurs to seize opportunities over border
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader John Lee tells Shenzhen summit that opportunities are waiting for companies willing to pursue innovation and embrace change. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294328/hong-kongs-leader-calls-entrepreneurs-seize-opportunities-over-border?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreStargazers in Hong Kong to witness rare alignment of 4 planets
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. This year’s ‘parade of the planets’ phenomenon will have Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, expert says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294304/stargazers-hong-kong-witness-rare-planetary-alignment-4-planets?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreActivist Tam Tak-chi’s lawyer quotes Gandhi as Hong Kong top court hears appeal against conviction, sentence
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong lawyer has quoted prominent Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi in a landmark appeal against the conviction and jail sentence of activist Tam Tak-chi under a since-repealed sedition law. Hong Kong activist “Fast Beat” Tam Tak-chi. File photo: Etan Liam, via Flickr. The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) on Friday…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Eason Chan axes Thai show over ‘safety issues’ for Chinese citizens
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cantopop star’s concert, scheduled for February 22, axed just days after mainland actor reported missing and later rescued. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294301/hong-kongs-eason-chan-axes-thai-show-over-safety-issues-chinese-citizens?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong minister backs city’s care teams despite critical viral video
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs defends teams in face of viral news clip in which officials duck requests for performance reports. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294296/hong-kong-minister-backs-citys-care-teams-despite-critical-viral-video?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong home affairs chief defends community care units after report suggests teams inflated numbers
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s home affairs minister has said residents were eager to support the work of district-level community care teams, after a report suggested some teams sought to bolster numbers by inviting event participants to pose as volunteers for group photos. A community care team in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.…
Read MoreOutgoing US ambassador to Japan calls China, North Korea and Iran ‘axis of autocrats’
Hong Kong Free Press China, North Korea and Iran are part of an “axis of autocrats” and the United States and its allies are the “thin blue line” protecting democracy, the outgoing US ambassador to Japan said on Friday in a parting shot at Beijing. USA Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. File photo: Iowa Democrats,…
Read MoreHong Kong admits first patient via cross-border ambulance pilot scheme
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Patient, 67, transferred from the University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital in Futian to Tuen Mun Hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294281/hong-kong-admits-first-patient-cross-border-ambulance-pilot-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong social worker denied legal aid for challenge against gov’t approval of tech hub development
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong social worker has been denied legal aid for a challenge against authorities’ approval of a tech hub development, with the government citing his financial circumstances among other reasons. Eddie Tse in front of Hong Kong’s High Court on November 11, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Eddie Tse told HKFP…
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