Category: Hong Kong
Ex-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…
Read MoreHong Kong court to hear Chow Hang-tung’s challenge against female prisoners’ attire
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Detainee Chow Hang-tung’s filing argues rule that forces female prisoners to perennially wear trousers in the daytime compromises their health. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3277914/hong-kong-court-hear-chow-hang-tungs-challenge-against-female-prisoners-attire?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More23-nation coalition ‘concerned’ over sedition conviction of 2 Hong Kong Stand News editors
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Media Freedom Coalition says editors’ guilty verdict falls against a wider backdrop of increased media self-censorship. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3277905/23-nation-coalition-concerned-over-sedition-conviction-2-hong-kong-stand-news-editors?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong will be ‘superconnector’ in region, John Lee tells youth business summit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader stresses strong ties with Taiwan, while Kuomintang vice-chairman Sean Lien expresses ‘confidence’ in people of Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3277904/hong-kong-will-be-superconnector-region-john-lee-tells-youth-business-summit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSam Hou-fai becomes sole candidate for Macau’s top job after securing 383 nominations
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Macau’s former top judge will run uncontested in the leadership poll, set for October 13. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3277897/sam-hou-fai-becomes-sole-candidate-macaus-top-job-after-securing-383-nominations?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSheung Wan tenement building fire leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
Hong Kong Free Press An elderly woman has died in a tenement building fire in Sheung Wan that also left three others injured. Police received reports about a fire at 9 Gough Street in Sheung Wan at around 10 pm on September 9, 2024. Photo: Bigmack Mack, via Facebook. Police received reports about a fire…
Read MoreHong Kong must update ‘backward’ laws on prepaid deals after Physical gym fiasco: politicians
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmaker Doreen Kong cites figures by Consumer Council, which received 7,700 complaints amounting to HK$200 million over past three years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3277888/hong-kong-must-update-backward-laws-prepaid-deals-after-physical-gym-fiasco-politicians?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAssessment key to combating greenwashing, Nobel winner says at Hong Kong philanthropy forum
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Professor Michael Spence says impact measurement must be conducted by a ‘reasonably objective’ third party. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3277872/assessment-key-combating-greenwashing-nobel-winner-says-hong-kong-philanthropy-forum?utm_source=rss_feed
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