Hong Kong – Page 223 – Prologue Journal

2 workers die in separate accidents within one hour in Hong Kong

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Worker carrying out escalator maintenance becomes trapped in machinery in Central, and labourer painting is crushed into ceiling by malfunctioning raised platform. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287803/2-workers-die-separate-accidents-within-one-hour-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

Tremors felt in Hong Kong as earthquake strikes Taiwan

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory receives more than 10 reports from residents of minor shaking as magnitude 4.7 quake hits south-southwest of Jiayi. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287800/tremors-felt-hong-kong-earthquake-strikes-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed

Huawei’s AI chips fill Nvidia-sized hole in medical research in Hong Kong

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. An AI research centre under the Chinese Academy of Sciences is using Huawei chips to power its Cares Copilot model that helps with surgery. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3287788/huaweis-ai-chips-fill-nvidia-sized-hole-medical-research-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed

Speaking up for city’s democracy movement is not foreign interference, Jimmy Lai tells nat. security trial

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has testified at his national security trial that urging other countries to speak up for the city’s pro-democracy movement does not amount to seeking foreign interference. Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The 76-year-old, who wore a green sweater and a suit jacket, stands accused…

New World Development loses blue-chip status in ejection from Hang Seng Index

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Quarterly review adds video platform Kuaishou Technology and New Oriental Education & Technology to the Hong Kong benchmark. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3287785/new-world-development-loses-blue-chip-status-ejection-hang-seng-index?utm_source=rss_feed

No remote hearings for national security, criminal trials under Hong Kong bill

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill, gazetted by the government on Friday, will have first reading early next month. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287784/no-remote-hearings-national-security-criminal-trials-under-hong-kong-bill?utm_source=rss_feed

Senior managers at Hong Kong public hospitals may be held responsible for blunders

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hospital Authority releases report by special committee established to review its operations following string of medical care mistakes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287783/hong-kong-puts-forward-31-suggestions-tackle-blunders-public-hospitals?utm_source=rss_feed

8 appear before jury at Hong Kong’s second UN anti-terrorism trial

Hong Kong Free Press The trial of eight people who were allegedly involved in three bomb plots in early 2020 has begun, with seven of them facing the same charge that saw a man sentenced to almost 24 years in prison days ago. High Court. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The defendants – Ho Cheuk-wai, Lee…

Hong Kong franchised bus firms feel heat over proposed fare increases

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nearly 20 lawmakers question bus firms’ proposed increases of 6.5 to 9.5 per cent in a two-hour transport panel meeting. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287755/hong-kong-franchised-bus-firms-feel-heat-over-proposed-fare-increases?utm_source=rss_feed

Bomb plot aimed at forcing border closure during Covid, Hong Kong court hears

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Smoke bomb detonated in hospital and two explosives placed on MTR train, court hears as trial of eight defendants begins. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287750/bomb-plot-aimed-forcing-border-closure-during-covid-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed