Category: Hong Kong
Hairy adventure: how pet-friendly is Hong Kong’s public transport?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. For many owners, taking a ‘family member’ out for trips around the city can be a costly, logistical nightmare, which is why a new bus service comes as a welcome change. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3284891/hairy-adventure-how-pet-friendly-hong-kongs-public-transport?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan cleans up after Typhoon Kong-rey leaves two dead
Hong Kong Free Press Workers cleared fallen trees and shop owners swept up debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed at least two lives. This picture provided by Taiwans Central News Agency (CNA) on October 31, 2024 shows an archway collapsed in Banqiao District,…
Read MoreXi Jinping calls on Macau’s next chief executive to unite sectors as they meet in Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese president lays out hopes for Macau’s next leader, Sam Hou-fai, as he receives appointment letter from Premier Li Qiang in capital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3284885/xi-jinping-calls-macaus-next-chief-executive-unite-sectors-they-meet-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 deaths in Hong Kong suspected to be tied to newly emerging drug ‘space oil’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As authorities move to toughen stance on drug, police reveal number of related arrests have already shot up by 988 per cent this year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284881/3-deaths-hong-kong-suspected-be-tied-newly-emerging-drug-space-oil?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong prison officer attacked by 3 men with knives after leaving work
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pik Uk Prison officer, 50, suffered multiple knife wounds, source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284875/hong-kong-prison-officer-attacked-3-men-knives-after-leaving-work?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEnglish snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan and Hong Kong ‘mutually attracted’, minister says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Labour chief Chris Sun says he understands director of immigration used personal ties to facilitate seven-times world champion’s move to city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3284874/english-snooker-star-ronnie-osullivan-and-hong-kong-mutually-attracted-minister-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 Hongkongers who soaked policemen in Thai Songkran festival jailed for 28 days
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Magistrate rejects defence lawyers’ arguments of event’s joyful atmosphere and probation officers’ finding that men fit for community service. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284859/3-hongkongers-who-soaked-policemen-thai-songkran-festival-jailed-28-days?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkongers who do not want children cite education system, politics, living space as main reasons, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press Hongkongers who do not want children cited the city’s education system and political situation as among the main reasons behind their decision, a survey has found, as the government seeks to raise the fertility rate. According to World Bank data in 2022, each Hong Kong couple had 0.7 children on average,…
Read MoreHong Kong man jailed for 2 years over online comments linked to stabbing of police officer in 2021
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man has been jailed for two years for inciting violence against the police by leaving anonymous comments online following the stabbing of a police officer on the city’s Handover anniversary in 2021. Online forum LIHKG. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Deputy District Judge Amy Chan put Yung Cheong-ming, 25,…
Read MoreHong Kong urged to review migrant labour policy as sectors open to scheme see rising unemployment
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has been urged to consider suspending a migrant worker scheme a year after it was expanded to more job sectors. Six members of the Labour Advisory Board, a non-statutory body that advises authorities on labour issues, urged the labour and welfare chief Chris Sun to introduce a mechanism…
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