Category: Hong Kong
Global connections, local change: Social Enterprise Summit returns with focus on collaboration
Hong Kong Free Press Social enterprises, which make up 3% of all businesses globally, span nearly all sectors, including arts, healthcare, poverty alleviation and sustainability. By prioritising purpose and impact over profit, these enterprises bridge gaps often left by traditional systems, which can leave vulnerable communities behind. This year’s Social Enterprise Summit, themed “Connecting Global…
Read MoreHong Kong’s MTR Corp won’t use by-laws to force travellers to stand on both sides of escalators
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rail giant prefers ‘promotion and education’ efforts to change travellers’ behaviour, also plans to reduce speed of escalators. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3286021/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-wont-use-laws-force-travellers-stand-both-sides-escalators?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Take actions, don’t be bystanders,’ John Lee urges Hong Kong businesspeople
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader echoes senior Beijing official Xia Baolong’s call on real estate tycoons and business leaders to take ‘concrete actions’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3286017/take-actions-dont-be-bystanders-john-lee-urges-hong-kong-businesspeople?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to issue T1 between 8pm and midnight as Tropical Cyclone Toraji looms
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Weather forecaster will also consider raising No 3 warning signal between Tuesday and Wednesday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3286016/hong-kong-issue-t1-between-8pm-and-midnight-tropical-cyclone-toraji-looms?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t has no plans to discuss reform of jury system, justice minister Paul Lam says
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has no plans to discuss reforming its jury system, which is written into the city’s mini-constitution, the city’s justice minister Paul Lam has said after some pro-establishment political figures called for it to be reconsidered. Talking to TVB on Sunday, Lam said that while the public can…
Read MoreHong Kong, China stocks slide as Beijing policy move disappoints amid tariff worries
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sentiment suffers with prospect of tariffs, slower global growth, rising inflation and potentially fewer Fed rate cuts, say Nomura analysts. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3285996/hong-kong-china-stocks-slide-beijing-policy-move-disappoints-amid-tariff-worries?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong needs credible fertility policies, not baby photos in offices
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A lawmaker’s suggestion that government offices put up photos of babies has gained attention, but there are weightier matters that warrant discussion. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3285847/hong-kong-needs-credible-fertility-policies-not-baby-photos-offices?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy didn’t Hong Kong set stricter rules to wipe out its notorious shoebox flats?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Setting a larger minimum size for subdivided flats would have meant delays in supplying homes to those affected, minister says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3285969/why-didnt-hong-kong-set-stricter-rules-wipe-out-its-notorious-shoebox-flats?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreConstruction worker dies after being crushed by falling cage lift at residential property site
Hong Kong Free Press A worker has died after being crushed by a falling cage lift at a construction site in Tai Wai. It is the third fatal industrial incident Hong Kong has seen in five days. Prince of Wales Hospital. Photo: Chinese University of Hong Kong. The 41-year-old man was believed to have been…
Read MoreHong Kong tycoons should take lead in reinventing city, senior Beijing official says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Today’s world is not yesterday’s world, and Hong Kong cannot rely solely on its traditional advantages by relying on just one trick,’ Xia Baolong says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3285979/hong-kong-tycoons-should-take-lead-reinventing-city-senior-beijing-official-says?utm_source=rss_feed
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