Category: Hong Kong
‘They are not alone’: The Hongkongers who give up their free time to visit prisoners they have never met in person
Hong Kong Free Press Jennyfer Camarillo spent Christmas Day the same way she has spent most Christmas Days for the past decade – at a prison. But she is not an inmate, nor does she work for Hong Kong’s correctional services. Jennyfer is a domestic worker from the Philippines who gives up her free time…
Read MoreChinese sculptor’s Donald Trump as Buddha statues go viral, again, ahead of inauguration
Hong Kong Free Press By Sam Davies Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman’s workshop in rural China the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation. A sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at artist Hong Jinshi’s workshop in Xiamen, in southeastern…
Read MoreGrowing number of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority residents visit Shenzhen, beyond
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Multiple-entry permit and easy checkpoint clearance draw more to the mainland to shop, eat and explore. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3295339/growing-number-hong-kongs-ethnic-minority-residents-visit-shenzhen-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s new Kai Tak Stadium rocking as 18,000 fans watch trial concert
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 1½-hour ‘Four in Love’ charity concert was the first non-sports trial event at the new venue. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3295337/hong-kongs-new-kai-tak-stadium-rocking-18000-fans-watch-trial-concert?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More4,000 visitors expected for festival at once-abandoned Hong Kong hakka village
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Countryside Harvest Festival: Kuk Po ‘Sound-Sight-Taste Fusion’ Tour will run for two consecutive weekends. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3295335/4000-visitors-expected-festival-once-abandoned-hong-kong-hakka-village?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s ‘high tolerance’ of diverse views key to city’s success: minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Justice minister Paul Lam says press freedom and free flow of information are essential to city’s global financial hub status. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3295334/hong-kongs-high-tolerance-diverse-views-key-citys-success-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreStargazers can expect to see rare comet appear in Hong Kong skies
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Space Museum says Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) will gradually pass by Earth after coming to its closest point on Tuesday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3295329/stargazers-can-expect-see-rare-comet-appear-hong-kong-skies?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMore Hong Kong police patrols at ‘Lan Kwai Fong of Gen Z’ as teen crime rises
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say there has been an uptick in violent crimes involving teenagers in Kwun Tong district since the fourth quarter. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3295323/more-hong-kong-police-patrols-lan-kwai-fong-gen-z-teen-crime-rises?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘More sad than shocked’: Tiktok content creators contemplate a future without the app ahead of ban
Hong Kong Free Press “I almost, like, don’t know how to define myself without TikTok,” content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities’ scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app. TikTok. File photo: Solen Feyissa, via Flickr. After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld…
Read MoreFirst-time homebuyers snap up Tuen Mun flats amid easing uncertainty around Trump policy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Early Light had sold more than half of the 280 flats on offer at The Reserve in New Territories by Saturday afternoon. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3295317/first-time-homebuyers-snap-tuen-mun-flats-amid-easing-uncertainty-around-trump-policy?utm_source=rss_feed
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