Category: Hong Kong
More than 1,200 criminal cases of domestic abuse handled by Hong Kong police in 2023, highest since 2019
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police handled more than 1,200 criminal cases of domestic violence in 2023, the highest number since 2019, official data submitted to the legislature has shown. The number of child protection cases managed by social welfare authorities also reached a five-year high last year. Children in Hong Kong. Photo: GovHK.…
Read MoreElderly activist who displayed banners at Hong Kong’s Lion Rock did not breach law as act was impermanent, lawyer says
Hong Kong Free Press An elderly activist who took banners to a Hong Kong park did not breach the law because his act of displaying them was not permanent, his lawyer has argued. Elderly activist Chan Ki-kau outside the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on October 30, 2024. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. Chan Ki-kau, 78, appeared at…
Read MoreHong Kong woman denied bail after allegedly damaging 55 National Day banners and posters
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong woman has been denied bail after allegedly damaging 55 National Day banners and posters put up by two pro-establishment parties across Tsuen Wan. Lam Ho-yan, a 64-year-old retiree, appeared before Magistrate Ivy Chui at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday. She has faces eight charges of criminal damage…
Read MoreSuper Typhoon Kong-rey: airlines in Hong Kong cancel at least 24 flights
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cathay Pacific, its budget arm HK Express and Greater Bay Airlines cancel Taiwan flights as typhoon approaches island. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3284488/super-typhoon-kong-rey-airlines-hong-kong-cancel-least-24-flights?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 Hong Kong surfers at red-flagged beach could be prosecuted, security chief says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two people were illegally surfing off Big Wave Bay on October 25, when a red flag was hoisted on beach, Chris Tang says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284470/2-hong-kong-surfers-red-flagged-beach-could-be-prosecuted-security-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong vandals strike 73 vehicles at 2 car parks in suspected triad attack
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police probe possible link between red paint splashed on 61 cars in Sheung Shui and damage to windows of another 12 nearby. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284460/hong-kong-vandals-strike-73-vehicles-2-car-parks-suspected-triad-attack?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3-stage redevelopment of Instagram-famous Choi Hung Estate to begin in 2028, end in 2043
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘The start date for the redevelopment aligns with the completion of the Mei Tung Estate in the same area,’ insider says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3284452/3-stage-redevelopment-instagram-famous-choi-hung-estate-begin-2028-end-2043?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing lodges complaint with WTO after EU imposes extra taxes on Chinese-made electric cars
Hong Kong Free Press By Peter Catterall with Raziye Akkoc in Brussels Beijing said Wednesday it had lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars. BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai,…
Read MoreIndonesian helper found dead in Hong Kong waterfall had affair with arrested man: source
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says helper had become ‘emotionally agitated’ and ‘suddenly jumped off waterfall’, while man fled the scene without calling police. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284443/indonesian-helper-found-dead-hong-kong-waterfall-had-affair-arrested-man-source?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong rejects proposal to set up mechanism to fund private museums
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But culture deputy secretary says the government keep supporting private museums through promotions and favourable land policies. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3284439/hong-kong-rejects-proposal-set-mechanism-fund-private-museums?utm_source=rss_feed
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