Category: Hong Kong
Western Harbour Tunnel becomes Hong Kong’s busiest crossing after revamped tolls
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government will build additional lane at the tunnel’s Hong Kong Island exit next year to ease jams. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3286360/western-harbour-tunnel-becomes-hong-kongs-busiest-crossing-after-revamped-tolls?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina removes makeshift memorials to 35 people killed, dozens injured in Zhuhai car attack
Hong Kong Free Press By Michael Zhang, with Matthew Walsh in Beijing Officials in southern China ramped up security on Wednesday at the site of one of the country’s deadliest mass-casualty events in years, snuffing out makeshift memorials to the 35 people killed when a man drove a car into a crowd at a sports…
Read MoreHong Kong judge slams officials for tardiness over legal challenge against tech hub expansion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legal Aid Department left applicant of judicial review ‘in the dark’ and was too slow in deciding whether it would cover latter’s legal fees. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3286353/hong-kong-judge-slams-officials-tardiness-over-legal-challenge-against-tech-hub-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing condemns UK for ‘interfering’ in Jimmy Lai trial after British foreign minister David Lammy meets Lai’s son
Hong Kong Free Press Beijing has condemned the UK for interfering the case of detained pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai after the British foreign minister met Lai’s son in the UK last week. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong said in a Chinese-language statement on Tuesday evening that UK politicians, including the…
Read MoreOperation Santa Claus: charity interpreting for deaf Hongkongers aims to offer mental support
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Silence aims to provide counselling, mental health talks, museum visits and forest outings for its beneficiaries next year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3286320/operation-santa-claus-charity-interpreting-deaf-hongkongers-aims-offer-mental-support?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTyphoon Toraji: Hong Kong to issue T3 at 2.40pm; 3 other storms swirling at the same time
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Classes in kindergartens and schools for children with physical or intellectual disabilities will be suspended on Wednesday, Education Bureau says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3286318/typhoon-toraji-hong-kong-issue-t3-240pm-3-other-storms-exist-same-time?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong can woo South American companies with sourcing expertise, tech support: experts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader departs for Peru to join Apec summit, says there is ‘significant room’ for Hong Kong and South America to develop trade ties. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3286283/hong-kong-can-woo-south-american-companies-sourcing-expertise-tech-support-experts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOnly 35% of Hongkongers trust the gov’t to lead fight against climate crisis, study finds
Hong Kong Free Press Only around a third of Hongkongers have said they trust the government to lead the fight against the climate crisis, a study has found, as a green group urged greater transparency on the city’s progress towards its target of carbon neutrality by 2050. A landslide in Shau Kei Wan on September…
Read MoreAbout 90% of Hongkongers in favour of prioritising local renewable energy, survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey by Greenpeace Hong Kong and Baptist University shows most respondents oppose importing electricity from mainland China. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3286298/about-90-hongkongers-favour-prioritising-local-renewable-energy-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong hits out after UK official meets Jimmy Lai son
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministry’s office in Hong Kong lashes out after meeting between British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Sebastien Lai in London last week. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3286296/chinese-foreign-ministrys-arm-hong-kong-hits-out-after-uk-official-meets-jimmy-lai-son?utm_source=rss_feed
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