Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong home affairs chief defends community care units after report suggests teams inflated numbers
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s home affairs minister has said residents were eager to support the work of district-level community care teams, after a report suggested some teams sought to bolster numbers by inviting event participants to pose as volunteers for group photos. A community care team in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.…
Read MoreOutgoing US ambassador to Japan calls China, North Korea and Iran ‘axis of autocrats’
Hong Kong Free Press China, North Korea and Iran are part of an “axis of autocrats” and the United States and its allies are the “thin blue line” protecting democracy, the outgoing US ambassador to Japan said on Friday in a parting shot at Beijing. USA Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. File photo: Iowa Democrats,…
Read MoreHong Kong admits first patient via cross-border ambulance pilot scheme
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Patient, 67, transferred from the University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen Hospital in Futian to Tuen Mun Hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294281/hong-kong-admits-first-patient-cross-border-ambulance-pilot-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong social worker denied legal aid for challenge against gov’t approval of tech hub development
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong social worker has been denied legal aid for a challenge against authorities’ approval of a tech hub development, with the government citing his financial circumstances among other reasons. Eddie Tse in front of Hong Kong’s High Court on November 11, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Eddie Tse told HKFP…
Read MoreCourage in ‘genes’ of Hong Kong disciplined services, but safety first: customs chief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Remarks by Commissioner Chan Tsz-tat come after public debate over whether off-duty officer acted appropriately by intervening in apparent police chase. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3294280/courage-genes-hong-kong-disciplinary-officers-safety-first-customs-chief?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More4 cinemas run by Hong Kong’s Golden Harvest expected to shut down on Saturday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cinema chain has stopped selling tickets from January 11 onwards in those theatres as trend of theatre closures continues in the new year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294256/4-cinemas-run-hong-kongs-golden-harvest-expected-shut-down-saturday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong expands probe after more Cathay passengers on Nepal flights fall ill
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Centre for Health Protection investigating two food poisoning cases involving 36 passengers who arrived from Kathmandu earlier this week. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294266/hong-kong-expands-probe-after-more-cathay-passengers-nepal-flights-fall-ill?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreKenmuddy Town? Hong Kong power firm apologises for botched road markings
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A viral image showed the Chinese name for ‘Kennedy Town’ written wrongly, with the first character in simplified form and the second to mean ‘mud’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294244/kenmuddy-town-hong-kong-power-firm-apologises-botched-road-markings?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina says mpox outbreak ‘effectively handled’ after recording 5 cases of new strain
Hong Kong Free Press China said on Thursday it had recorded five cases of a new mpox strain, but that the “outbreak has been effectively handled”. Mpox is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by animals but can also spread from person to person through close physical contact. Mpox. File photo: US National Institute…
Read MoreTremors felt in Hong Kong as 4.2 magnitude quake hits in sea off Guangdong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory says it received over 10 locally felt reports of minor shaking, with a duration of a few seconds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294218/hongkongers-report-feeling-tremors-earthquake-friday-afternoon?utm_source=rss_feed
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