Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong in talks to relax age limit for horse racing in tourism drive, culture chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is considering relaxing the age limit for attending horse races following calls from the city’s leader to develop “horse racing tourism,” the culture chief has said. Happy Valley racecourse. File Photo: Jockey Club. Secretary for Culture, Sports, and Tourism Kevin Yeung on Monday told an RTHK programme that the…
Read More51 Hong Kong civil servants fired in last financial year, exceeding average over previous 5 years
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government dismissed 51 civil servants in the financial year of 2023-24, which exceeded the yearly average from the past five years, an official document has revealed. Hong Kong government workers. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A total of 1,072 members of the civil service were penalised with formal disciplinary…
Read MoreHong Kong to cover up to 40,000 yuan in medical bills for some elderly in mainland care homes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Under pilot scheme, government will pay up to 10,000 yuan in medical consultation fees and 30,000 for hospital expenses for some care-home residents. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3283252/hong-kong-cover-40000-yuan-medical-bills-some-elderly-mainland-care-homes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s HK Express fleet to reach 40 planes as airline lines up cut-price fares
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. CEO Jeannette Mao Jie-qiong says Cathay’s budget arm to launch fly pass from HK$88 on Tuesday to celebrate company’s 11th anniversary. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3283246/hong-kongs-hk-express-fleet-reach-40-planes-airline-lines-cut-price-fares?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong civil servants to get 3 days of childcare leave for each child aged under 3
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A human resource expert says the measure will pave the way for the private sector to follow suit. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3283238/hong-kong-civil-servants-get-3-days-childcare-leave-each-child-aged-under-3?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong hospital body executive, husband lose appeal against shoplifting conviction
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hospital Authority chief manager Vivien Chuang and orthopaedist Chiu Ming-yu earlier convicted of stealing food from AEON store in 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3283237/hong-kong-hospital-body-executive-husband-lose-appeal-against-shoplifting-conviction?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina ‘shocked’ after consulate in Myanmar’s Mandalay attacked with explosive device
Hong Kong Free Press China said Monday it had lodged a protest with Myanmar authorities after Beijing’s consulate in the city of Mandalay was attacked with an explosive device. “China expresses its deep shock at the attack and sternly condemns it,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said of the incident that occurred Friday. A general…
Read MoreChina’s cuts two key interest rates to historic lows in latest move to help ailing economy
Hong Kong Free Press By Peter Catterall China’s central bank on Monday said it had cut two key interest rates to historic lows, in the latest move by Beijing to boost sluggish spending and kickstart the world’s second-largest economy. Workers use a gondola as they work on a high-rise building in Beijing on October 19,…
Read MoreEx-Hong Kong dim sum chef jailed for 17 years for repeatedly assaulting, raping daughter
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judge says defendant did not show any signs of remorse during trial, calls his acts ‘beastly’ and ‘devoid of conscience’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3283197/ex-hong-kong-dim-sum-chef-jailed-17-years-repeatedly-assaulting-raping-daughter?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police deploy heavily-armed team to guard cash delivery van that crashed on flyover
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Van collided head-on with taxi driving against traffic in Kwai Chung, leaving one cab passenger injured, a source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3283190/hong-kong-police-deploy-heavily-armed-team-guard-cash-delivery-van-crashed-flyover?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More