Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 11 for allegedly conducting fraud scheme for early MPF withdrawals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspects used fake documents to help more than 800 residents take out funds amounting to HK$145 million. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3283938/hong-kong-police-arrest-11-allegedly-conducting-fraud-scheme-early-mpf-withdrawals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSwimming World Cup: Hong Kong swimmers battle mouldy hotel, transport chaos in South Korea
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The substandard facilities led World Aquatics to move the 11 swimmers it invited – including Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey – to another hotel. https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3283931/swimming-world-cup-hong-kong-swimmers-battle-mouldy-hotel-transport-chaos-south-korea?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong sees 3 multimillion-dollar home sales in a week as well-heeled buyers return
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two big deals recorded in Mid-Levels, another one on the books in Happy Valley. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3283870/hong-kong-sees-3-multimillion-dollar-home-sales-week-well-heeled-buyers-return?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More8 social workers suspended over protest-related convictions by Hong Kong’s restructured licensing body
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s new social work licensing body has suspended 11 social workers of their qualifications for up to three years, including eight with convictions related to the protests in 2019. Social Workers Registration Board. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. According to the Social Workers Registration Board’s notices published in the South China…
Read MoreEconomy to be on agenda when Chinese officials meet in November, as markets await stimulus details
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese leaders will convene a key political meeting early next month, state media reported Friday, as observers watch for more details on a stimulus plan to support the country’s wavering economy. The world’s second-largest economy has struggled to fully recover from the pandemic, with growth being dragged down by a persistent…
Read MoreNo ‘hard’ deadline for second phase of Hong Kong’s disposable plastics ban, environment chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will not set a “hard deadline” for the second phase of its disposable plastics ban, having learned from the resistance to a proposed waste tax, the city’s minister for the environment has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan was speaking in Cantonese on a Commercial Radio program…
Read MoreHong Kong property: Sun Hung Kai, Wheelock and CK Asset submit bids for Sha Tin plot
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Site STTL 625, which has an area of 5,652 square metres, can support a total of 570 units. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3283899/hong-kong-property-sun-hung-kai-wheelock-and-ck-asset-submit-bids-sha-tin-plot?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t to train community care teams to promote awareness of national security, official says
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government will train community care team members to help raise national security awareness in their respective districts, the city’s home and youth affairs minister has said. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The initiative, first mentioned in the 2023 Policy Address, aimed…
Read MoreEx-nursing student at top Hong Kong hospital remanded for alleged theft of over HK$100,000
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leung Ho-fung, 27, also stands accused of stealing credit cards and an iPhone 15 at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital in Happy Valley. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3283895/ex-nursing-student-top-hong-kong-hospital-remanded-alleged-theft-over-hk100000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHot off the press: HKFP launches fundraising hot sauce – ‘Spicy Questions’
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP is not afraid to ask spicy questions – that’s why we’ve launched a new fundraising hot sauce: HKFP Spicy Questions. Ingredients: Green mango, Thai chili pepper, red pepper, cranberry, roasted garlic, water, balsamic vinegar, rosemary, parsley, black pepper lemon juice, thyme, salt, garlic salt, star anise. Use by Aug 2025.…
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