Category: Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong head to update council this month on hiring of senior management jobs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Resolution from HKU governing body says Xiang Zhang must submit update on hiring process, as some positions still vacant or temporally filled. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3277951/university-hong-kong-head-update-council-month-hiring-senior-management-jobs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOver half of Hongkongers do not believe gov’t officials ‘care much’ about what they think, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press More than half of Hong Kong people believe government officials do not “care much” about what they think, a university survey has found. Civil servants photographed at the Central Government Officers. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong released the…
Read MoreBritish director of Hong Kong hotel chain lauds new travel permit for foreign nationals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Simon Manning, managing director of Nina Hospitality, uses e-channel to smoothly cross border to mainland China and calls for expansion of policy. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3277949/british-director-hong-kong-hotel-chain-lauds-new-travel-permit-foreign-nationals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Jockey Club forms philanthropy commission with 9 other Asian charity foundations
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 10 founding members from Hong Kong, mainland China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, India and Japan to address Asia’s development challenges. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3277946/hong-kong-jockey-club-forms-new-commission-nine-other-asian-charity-foundations?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMigrant workers seek mainland police help over firings, docked wages in Hong Kong: union
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A union official says the Hospital Authority project’s subcontractor is expected to cross the border to explain to police. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3277937/migrant-workers-seek-mainland-police-help-over-firings-docked-wages-hong-kong-union?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong sells one of its biggest ‘Silver Bonds’ at lower coupon before US Fed’s rate cut
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The ninth round of bonds for senior savers offers a lower yield than 2023’s offering days before a widely expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3277930/hong-kong-offers-us64-billion-silver-bonds-4-coupon-inflation-bites?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS military warns Beijing against ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves
Hong Kong Free Press A senior US military official warned his Chinese counterpart against Beijing’s “dangerous” moves in the South China Sea during the first talks of their kind between the commanders. China Coast Guard. Photo: China Coast Guard. Washington and Beijing remain at odds on issues from trade to the status of self-ruled Taiwan…
Read MoreEx-football club owner Carson Yeung warned of jail time in Hong Kong over unpaid debt
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prosecutors have given the former Birmingham City club boss a month to sort his finances after he missed a payment for his HK$338 million debt. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3277916/ex-football-club-owner-carson-yeung-warned-jail-time-hong-kong-over-unpaid-debt?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDeadly Hong Kong flat fire possibly broke out after television burst into flames
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Television was provided to the 86-year-old woman who died in the fire by a welfare organisation years ago, Post learns. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3277920/deadly-hong-kong-flat-fire-possibly-broke-out-after-television-burst-flames?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina issues lifetime football bans to 43 over gambling, match-fixing after 2-year probe
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese football on Tuesday banned 43 people for life over alleged gambling and match-fixing, including three former China internationals and South Korean player Son Jun-ho, state news agency Xinhua said. Chinese football player Wu Lei. Photo: X, via Chinese Football Association Beijing has in recent years deepened a crackdown on corruption…
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