Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong visitor numbers over holidays up 7.5%, but offset by departures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Local businesses continue to complain of lacklustre sales, as number of outbound trips by city residents rises by 10 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293138/hong-kong-visitor-numbers-over-holidays-75-offset-departures?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s air passenger traffic soars to pre-pandemic levels over Christmas
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Transport Mable Chan says the number of flight movements on a single day peaked at about 1,150 during the holiday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293125/hong-kongs-air-passenger-traffic-soars-pre-pandemic-levels-over-christmas?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong taxi driver arrested after 3 die in New Year’s Day crash
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong taxi driver has been arrested after his vehicle collided with another car in the early hours of New Year’s Day, leaving three dead and four others injured. A traffic accident in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025, killed three and injured four others. Photo: Gebe…
Read MoreTackling the problem of subdivided flats a top priority for government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The government is determined to address the needs of Hongkongers living in substandard housing and help them improve their lives. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3292857/tackling-problem-subdivided-flats-top-priority-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s deficit: analysts offer fixes for city’s snowballing debt
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry leaders call for bond issuances, taxes and selling smaller land parcels to tackle debt. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293047/hong-kongs-deficit-analysts-offer-fixes-citys-snowballing-debt?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 arrested at Hong Kong airport over drugs worth HK$9 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Passengers charged with drug trafficking after suspected cocaine and ketamine found in luggage. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293070/3-arrested-hong-kong-airport-over-drugs-worth-hk9-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Hong Kong-US ties will shift under the Trump administration in 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts say human rights will be ‘far less of a concern’ while the city’s financial services could face increased scrutiny from Washington. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3292941/how-hong-kong-us-ties-will-shift-under-trump-administration-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrom regulating Uber to combating space oil, what Hongkongers can expect in 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Regulating subdivided flats, improving taxi services and banning flavoured cigarettes are also on the list of policies expected in 2025. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293061/regulating-uber-combating-space-oil-what-hongkongers-can-expect-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong policeman hurt after being dragged 250 metres by ‘suspicious’ van
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officer on patrol approached van in Cheung Sha Wan after deeming it ‘suspicious’, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293055/hong-kong-policeman-hurt-after-being-dragged-250-metres-suspicious-van?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong group gives government failing grade on efforts to help children
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Children’s Rights Association gives score of 26 out of 100, naming housing as its biggest concern, followed by medical services and education for 2025. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293054/hong-kong-group-gives-government-failing-grade-efforts-help-children?utm_source=rss_feed
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