Category: Hong Kong
8,500 tickets for opening ceremony of Hong Kong’s new sports park gone in 30 minutes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Over 20,000 residents interested in buying tickets told they have to wait for up to two hours when online sales begin at 10am on Friday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299546/8500-tickets-opening-ceremony-hong-kongs-new-sports-park-gone-30-minutes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBudget 2025: is raising taxes the answer to Hong Kong’s ‘structural deficit’?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post breaks down whether Hong Kong is facing a structural deficit and whether taxing top earners can help get the city back on track. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3299502/budget-2025-raising-taxes-answer-hong-kongs-structural-deficit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDriver of empty school bus dies in Hong Kong after crashing into fence
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man loses control of vehicle near police station in Ma On Shan at 6.45am on Friday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299536/driver-empty-school-bus-dies-hong-kong-after-crashing-fence?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLike the US, Hong Kong’s challenge is to balance progressive ideals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As the US roils from a rollback in diversity policies, Hong Kong must beware of overcorrection in its patriotism push. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3299309/us-hong-kongs-challenge-balance-progressive-ideals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCut deficit, create bold budget moves – Paul Chan’s mission impossible?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s government has been urged to push development forward by Beijing, but what does that entail in an era of belt-tightening? https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3299510/cut-deficit-create-bold-budget-moves-paul-chans-mission-impossible?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Democratic Party to set up task force to discuss disbandment steps
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party will set up a special task force to discuss steps to disband, party chair Lo Kin-hei has announced, three decades after the political party was established. Hong Kong’s Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei announces on February 20, 2025, that the pro-democracy party will set up a…
Read MoreHong Kong health authorities apologise after 2 children given wrong vaccines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nurses blamed after children mistakenly given pneumococcal vaccine instead of hepatitis B jabs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3299506/hong-kong-health-authorities-apologise-after-2-children-given-wrong-vaccines?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLeadership of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party backs motion to dissolve
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Party will establish task force to arrange for 400 members to vote on whether to break up and handle legal procedures involved in liquidation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3299501/leadership-hong-kongs-democratic-party-backs-motion-dissolve?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong director Jun Li’s pro-Palestine speech in Berlin sparks German probe
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investigation launched after Li reads out speech by Iranian actor starring in his latest film, calling for free Palestine. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299498/hong-kong-director-jun-lis-pro-palestine-speech-berlin-sparks-german-probe?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMurder accused’s eye contact enough to scare daughter, Hong Kong court hears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Defendant Lau Kai-ping insisted on harsh treatment for his daughter and forced girl’s mother to follow, High Court trial told. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299496/murder-accuseds-eye-contact-enough-scare-daughter-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed
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