Category: Hong Kong
‘Studying in Hong Kong’ brand to boost demand for student housing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief executive pledges to turn Hong Kong into an international hub for postsecondary education, earmarks over 80 hectares of land for university town. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3282557/studying-hong-kong-brand-boost-demand-student-housing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Chief Exec. John Lee urges religious, language and catering support for Muslim visitors
Hong Kong Free Press Chief Executive John Lee has urged Hong Kong’s tourism, food and beverage and taxi sector to provide better religious, language and catering support for Muslim visitors from the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Halal dim sum in Hong Kong. File Photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP. The city’s leader was delivering his third Policy…
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong expands top talent scheme as city seeks to attract ‘high-calibre talent’
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will add 13 mainland Chinese and overseas universities to its Top Talent Pass Scheme, as the city strives to position itself as an “international hub for high-calibre talent.” Hong Kong’s Central district. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The scheme aims to attract people with rich work experience and good academic…
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Multiple-entry visa rules for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar citizens relaxed
Hong Kong Free Press Nationals of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will enjoy relaxed rules when applying for multiple-entry visas for travel or business, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on Wednesday. Immigration Tower. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. As part of a push to foster closer ties with countries in Southeast Asia, the government will…
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong cuts tax on premium liquor amid slump in bar business
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will cut tax on liquor with an import price of over HK$200 to boost tourism and consumption of high-end food and beverages, the city’s leader has announced in the 2024 Policy Address. Bottles of sake in a Hong Kong shop. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The existing 100 per cent…
Read MoreLive: Hong Kong Policy Address 2024
Hong Kong Free Press Chief Executive John Lee is at the legislature setting out priorities for the city, as he delivers the 2024 Policy Address. Stay turned to HKFP for updates and reactions throughout the day. This year’s address comes amid ongoing economic difficulties and weak domestic consumption that have hit many businesses across different sectors in the…
Read MoreHong Kong policy address 2024: what reforms, fixes for economy will John Lee deliver?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Third policy address of John Lee’s five-year term is considered a make-or-break blueprint. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282509/hong-kong-policy-address-2024-what-reforms-fixes-economy-will-john-lee-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature
Hong Kong Free Press One of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy groups, the League of Social Democrats (LSD), rallied outside government headquarters in Admiralty on Wednesday morning, the day of Chief Executive John Lee’s third Policy Address. Members of League of Social Democrats, one of the last remaining pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong, files a…
Read MoreSpirit of Hong Kong Awards: meet the teen giving poor children access to sports
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Owen Ng Yat-san, 15, has been named a finalist for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the youth category. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282382/spirit-hong-kong-awards-meet-teen-giving-poor-children-access-sports?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong consumer watchdog finds ‘shrinkflation’ in city’s supermarket products, urges greater transparency
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has found cases of multiple supermarket products being downsized over the past three and a half years, with some amounting to a de facto price hike. It has urged greater product information transparency against “shrinkflation.” A supermarket in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikicommons. The Consumer Council on Tuesday…
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