Category: Hong Kong
875kg of drugs worth HK$349 million seized at Hong Kong airport last year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amount marks a 244 per cent increase from before the Covid-19 outbreak six years ago. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293495/875kg-drugs-worth-hk349-million-seized-hong-kong-airport-last-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong enjoys ‘greater investor appeal’ amid Swiss sanctions on Russia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Treasury minister says city more likely to entice investors to set up family offices after Switzerland’s neutral image called into question. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293500/hong-kong-enjoys-greater-investor-appeal-amid-swiss-sanctions-russia?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow creative therapies help bereaved Hongkongers process unspoken grief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Success of movie The Last Dance has thrust into spotlight how residents process death of loved ones, with one NGO project manager warning painful feelings often get suppressed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293492/how-creative-therapies-help-bereaved-hongkongers-process-unspoken-grief?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMan dies after collapsing on Hong Kong escalator, injuring woman during fall
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man with history of medical problems collapses in Sha Tin and falls onto woman behind him, with pair rushed to hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293494/man-dies-after-collapse-hong-kong-escalator-injures-woman-during-fall?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGovernment will minimise strain on Hongkongers despite need to spend less: Paul Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Finance chief says government will prioritise public projects, manage impact on residents despite pressure to cut spending. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3293489/government-will-minimise-strain-hongkongers-despite-need-spend-less-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong authorities on standby after resident crashes car into eatery in Japan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Owner of soba shop in Shizuoka prefecture says he thought he was ‘hit by a rocket’ when Hong Kong tourist drove car through entrance. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293488/hong-kong-authorities-standby-after-resident-crashes-car-eatery-japan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMainland Chinese will remain bulk of tourists to Hong Kong in next 5 years: minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But Rosanna Law confident that number of foreign travellers will continue to rise, citing 30 per cent year-on-year increase over Christmas. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293485/mainland-chinese-will-remain-bulk-tourists-hong-kong-next-5-years-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 31 who used deepfakes to scam victims in Singapore, Malaysia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police smash local syndicate who recruited young people to defraud victims of over HK$34 million in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293476/hong-kong-police-arrest-31-who-used-deepfakes-scam-victims-singapore-malaysia?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese scientist names new spider species after ‘King of Mandopop’ Jay Chou songs
Hong Kong Free Press A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular “Mandopop” musician Jay Chou. Jay Chou albums. File photo: Gene Wang via Flickr. Mi Xiaoqi, a professor at Tongren University in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, listed the newly discovered arachnids in a paper published in the academic journal…
Read MoreHong Kong building with falling concrete failed 2020 inspection notice
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Development Bureau says new offence under review in which damage to life or property could lead to HK$300,000 fine and a year’s imprisonment. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293472/hong-kong-building-falling-concrete-fails-2020-inspection-notice?utm_source=rss_feed
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