Category: Hong Kong
5,000 Hongkongers to take part in next Kai Tak Sports Park drill on Saturday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Crowd control exercise will take place at Youth Sports Ground from 3.30pm to 8.45pm to test venue capacity and surrounding facilities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287197/5000-hongkongers-participate-next-kai-tak-sports-park-drill-saturday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to raise staff salaries by 3.8% on average in 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s flag carrier earlier shared its top bosses received about 20 per cent more last year amid the firm’s ongoing struggle to return to full capacity. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287195/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-raise-staff-salaries-38-average-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMinibus driver critically injured after vehicle crashes in upscale Hong Kong neighbourhood
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driver, 79, hurled out of windscreen when vehicle ploughed into entrance of a Mid-Levels residential complex, source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287176/minibus-driver-critically-injured-after-vehicle-crashes-upscale-hong-kong-neighbourhood?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Many’ children injured in central China car crash outside primary school, state media reports
Hong Kong Free Press By Mary Yang Several students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China’s Hunan province, state media said. Primary school students arrive on the first day of the new term in Beijing on September 1, 2021. Photo: Jade Gao/AFP. China has witnessed a spate of…
Read MoreChinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng urges Hong Kong to ‘assert’ itself, lays down 3 paths for reform
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. State leader says city should deepen financial reforms, expand cooperation and opening up and dovetail with national developments. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287165/chinese-vice-premier-he-lifeng-urges-hong-kong-assert-itself-lays-down-3-paths-reform?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hails importance of ‘strong’ Britain-China ties in meeting with Xi Jinping
Hong Kong Free Press Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the importance of a “strong UK-China relationship” while confronting Chinese President Xi Jinping over several contentious issues as the pair met Monday at the G20 summit in Brazil. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) and China’s President Xi Jinping leave after posing for a photograph during…
Read MoreBREAKING: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai jailed 10 years over subversion in landmark national security case
Hong Kong Free Press This is a developing story, please refresh for updates… Pro-democracy activist Benny Tai has been jailed for 10 years over organising an unofficial primary election in 2020, as Hong Kong’s High Court delivered sentences in the city’s largest national security case to date. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai arrives at…
Read MoreStorm Man-yi: Hong Kong T1 typhoon signal to remain in force until 10pm
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tropical Storm Man-yi is estimated to be about 370km south of Hong Kong and is forecast to move west at about 18km/h. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3287133/storm-man-yi-hong-kong-t1-typhoon-signal-remain-force-until-10pm?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: family, friends arrive at court before sentencing of 45 activists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All eyes are on the length of jail terms they will get in the city’s first subversion case under the Beijing-decreed national security law, particularly ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287109/hong-kong-47-family-friends-arrive-court-sentencing-45-activists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreManulife promotes Asia CEO Witherington to group chief executive in nod to region’s growth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asia was the largest profit contributor to Manulife’s earnings in the third quarter, accounting for 44 per cent of the group’s total earnings. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3287131/manulife-promotes-asia-ceo-witherington-group-chief-executive-nod-regions-growth?utm_source=rss_feed
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