Category: Hong Kong
Shady practices in Hong Kong pain relief, ‘bone-manipulating’ centres in spotlight
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Just three convictions due to grey areas in adverts for pain-management services, official says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3284512/shady-practices-hong-kong-pain-relief-bone-manipulating-centres-spotlight?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More7-seater vehicle loses control in Hong Kong’s North Point, hits 2 pedestrians
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One woman found unconscious, while other suffers fractured leg. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3284508/7-seater-vehicle-loses-control-hong-kongs-north-point-hits-2-pedestrians?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong college helps design research device included in national Antarctic expedition
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong College of Technology collaborates with mainland automotive research institute to develop system for piece of equipment dubbed Xuexiao 2. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3284505/hong-kong-college-helps-design-research-device-included-national-antarctic-expedition?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhat can diabetics do to lower risk of developing cancers common in Hong Kong?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. University team finds keeping blood sugar levels below 7 per cent can cut certain cancer risks by 30 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3284503/what-can-diabetics-do-lower-risk-developing-cancers-common-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong conservation officials float sea restriction zones and ban on whale watching
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But conservation representative doubtful over feasibility of proposal to give department power to temporarily block off part of city’s waters. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3284502/hong-kong-conservation-officials-float-sea-restriction-zones-and-ban-whale-watching?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMore 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
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