• 03/15/2025

World Games Series opens in Hong Kong, official praises event for promoting sport

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ceremony welcomes athletes ahead of weekend competitions, as deputy finance minister hails venue that ‘does not cost the government a dime’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282076/world-games-series-opens-hong-kong-official-praises-event-promoting-sport?utm_source=rss_feed

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Cathay Pacific flight from New York to Hong Kong diverted due to geomagnetic storm

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But a meteorological expert plays down concerns about the weather event’s impact over Hong Kong, citing the city’s low latitude. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282069/cathay-pacific-flight-new-york-hong-kong-diverted-due-geomagnetic-storm?utm_source=rss_feed

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Hong Kong logs 164% rise in thefts on inbound flights; HK$4.2 million watch among losses

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say 132 thefts in eight-month period higher than 2023 full-year figure, with passenger losing HK$4.16 million watch in largest case. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282065/hong-kong-logs-164-rise-thefts-inbound-flights-hk42-million-watch-among-losses?utm_source=rss_feed

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Black Monday lesson from 1987? Reform before a financial crisis makes us

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It’s not just market volatility. We need to understand the deep structural forces sometimes beyond any single national regulator’s power. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3281903/black-monday-lesson-1987-reform-financial-crisis-makes-us?utm_source=rss_feed

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Some Hong Kong businesses struggle to find alternatives for single-use plastics as ban looms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Although official data shows 95 per cent of businesses in retail and hospitality had made switch, checks on the ground paint more complicated picture. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3282045/some-hong-kong-businesses-struggle-find-alternatives-single-use-plastics-ban-looms?utm_source=rss_feed

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China expresses ‘grave concern and strong condemnation’ of Israeli attack on UN peacekeeper base in Lebanon

Hong Kong Free Press China on Friday expressed “grave concern and strong condemnation” of Israeli attacks on UN peace operations, after peacekeepers said Israeli forces fired on their headquarters in south Lebanon. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese viallge of Kfar Tibnit on October 11, 2024, amid…

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Hong Kong’s Bethune House puts out call for help

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 Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge is calling for donations to keep its doors open. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282215/hong-kongs-bethune-house-puts-out-call-help?utm_source=rss_feed

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Hong Kong’s MTR measure to ease border congestion criticised for inconveniencing residents

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A lawmaker slams action of terminating northbound trains before reaching border stations, saying more services should be offered instead. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3282042/hong-kongs-mtr-measure-ease-border-congestion-criticised-inconveniencing-residents?utm_source=rss_feed

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It’s been grim for Hongkongers. Lee’s policy address must address that

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After almost four years of adversity, the fragile economy needs support and many remain stressed and sceptical about prospects. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3281917/its-been-grim-hongkongers-lees-policy-address-must-address?utm_source=rss_feed

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Hong Kong to sell second logistics site, sweetens tender terms on market feedback

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The winner is to surrender 20 per cent of the floor space to the government to ensure its financial viability, instead of 30 per cent; plot ratio reduced to lessen cost. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3282005/hong-kong-sell-second-logistics-site-sweetens-tender-terms-market-feedback?utm_source=rss_feed

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