Category: Hong Kong
Tap Hong Kong’s fundraising potential, Paul Chan tells Indonesian business elites
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Finance chief calls on companies to take advantage of city’s capital markets, but one business lobby group warns that firms are unclear why they should. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293964/tap-hong-kongs-fundraising-potential-paul-chan-tells-indonesian-business-elites?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJump in Hong Kong dog poisoning cases sparks calls for stricter animal laws
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Group following up on suspected poisoning cases says number of dogs killed rose from five in 2023 to at least 49 last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293962/jump-hong-kong-dog-poisoning-cases-sparks-calls-stricter-animal-laws?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Impossible task’: Hong Kong’s top judge raises questions over whether Tiananmen vigil activists given fair trial
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s top judge has questioned whether a rule that allowed certain information to be kept from three Tiananmen vigil activists throughout their national security trial made a fair hearing an “impossible task.” Chow Hang-tung, former leader of the group that organised Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigils, was escorted to Court of…
Read MoreHong Kong will not restrict city emigrants from public health services: minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmakers suggest restricting access of Hong Kong identity card holders who have moved overseas to public medical services. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293943/hong-kong-will-not-restrict-city-emigrants-public-health-services-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong urged to tune into ‘concert economy’ as shows attract 4 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Big pop concerts held in 2023 and 2024 attracted over 4.2 million spectators, including more than 1.5 million visitors, tourism minister says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293938/hong-kong-urged-tune-concert-economy-shows-attract-4-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGuangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team, kicked out of professional leagues over debt
Hong Kong Free Press Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country’s professional leagues because of “heavy historical debt”, the club say. Fans cheer for their team during the Chinese Super League football match between Guangzhou FC and Guangzhou City in Guangzhou in China’s southern…
Read MoreHong Kong judge slams Jimmy Lai’s self-proclaimed stance as ‘political prisoner’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court rejects Lai’s claims of ‘persecution’, while former media boss insists Hongkongers no longer enjoyed freedoms as before. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293934/hong-kong-judge-slams-jimmy-lais-self-proclaimed-stance-political-prisoner?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWest Kowloon arts hub plans to raise funds with residential development
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District has said it planned to build some 2,000 residential flats, the sale of which would help fund the cash-strapped arts hub. A render of the residential blocks proposed to be built at the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: WKCDA. In a document submitted to the…
Read MoreHong Kong to begin handing out HK$3,000 rewards for identifying public housing abuse
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents will have to provide their names and be interviewed, Housing Authority says, as it steps up efforts to tackle misuse of public rental flats. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293924/hong-kong-begin-handing-out-hk3000-rewards-identifying-public-housing-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMemorial held for Hong Kong motorcyclist killed in controversial crash
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rider, 27, died last week after off-duty customs officer tried to stop his alleged escape from police, with bike crashing into roadside pole and tree. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293916/memorial-held-hong-kong-motorcyclist-killed-controversial-crash?utm_source=rss_feed
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