Category: Hong Kong
Business chambers hail longer 5-year mainland China travel visa for Hong Kong expats
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Foreign employees at overseas companies registered in Hong Kong eligible for multi-entry visas for cross-border travel that is valid for five years, up from current two. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282805/business-chambers-hail-longer-5-year-mainland-china-travel-visa-hong-kong-expats?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Owners of substandard subdivided housing units may face prison after grace period
Hong Kong Free Press Owners of substandard subdivided units may face imprisonment following the end of a 1-2 month grace period, the Hong Kong government has said. It comes after authorities introduced a new policy to eradicate the city’s low-quality cubicle homes in the 2024 Policy Address. All owners of subdivided units have been called…
Read MoreElderly man poisoned by Hong Kong-born doctor tells UK court he went ‘to hell and back’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Patrick O’Hara developed flesh-eating disease that required part of his arm to be amputated after Dr Thomas Kwan injected him with pesticide in dispute over will. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282808/elderly-man-poisoned-hong-kong-born-doctor-tells-uk-court-he-went-hell-and-back?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong public housing supply to set pace of clampdown on landlords of subpar flats
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deputy financial secretary says timeline for enforcement action under proposed subdivided housing rules to be subject to public rental flat supply. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282804/hong-kong-public-housing-supply-set-pace-clampdown-landlords-subpar-flats?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Mirror accident: city did not have standards for suspension wires, court hears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Workers from principal contractor on trial for fraud, with six overhanging screens allegedly listed as weighing 3,600lbs when actual weight was 9,852.5lbs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282803/hong-kong-government-did-not-have-standards-suspension-wires-court-hears-trial-over-mirror-concert?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow does Hong Kong’s liquor tax cut work and why are some finding it hard to swallow?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Drinkers with a taste for pricier spirits will benefit most from new framework, but health concerns are also top of mind. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282797/how-does-hong-kongs-liquor-tax-cut-work-and-why-are-some-finding-it-hard-swallow?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong bound for top of IPO charts with listing reforms, outgoing SFC chair says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In a farewell media briefing, Tim Lui also says he is grateful to see the SFC owning its own permanent office space. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3282784/hong-kong-bound-top-ipo-charts-listing-reforms-outgoing-sfc-chair-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee hopeful city will soon reap rewards of coming Beijing policies
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Expansion of ‘one-trip-per-week’ visa to cover more mainland cities among moves chief executive has asked Beijing to consider. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282781/hong-kongs-john-lee-hopeful-city-will-soon-reap-rewards-coming-beijing-policies?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-pastor of Hong Kong children’s home who assaulted 6 young men jailed for 6 years and 6 months
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Jackson Choi Kin-hang, 51, pleads guilty to 24 charges, including repeated sexual assaults against victims he had met as boys at children’s home. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282780/ex-pastor-hong-kong-childrens-home-who-assaulted-6-young-men-jailed-6-years-and-6-months?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mortgage tweak creates ‘positive expectation’ in property market: Paul Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts agree the change will spur buying, but caution a full recovery may take ‘years’ given a glut of new-home inventory. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3282774/hong-kong-mortgage-tweak-creates-positive-expectation-property-market-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed
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