Category: Hong Kong
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
Read MoreCathay 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
Read MoreHong 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
Read MoreBlack 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
Read MoreSome 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
Read MoreChina 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…
Read MoreHong 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
Read MoreHong 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
Read MoreIt’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
Read MoreHong 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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