Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong cinema scores 2 box office hits in 2024, but outlook still uncertain
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Last Dance and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In were huge successes, but overall industry revenue declined as theatres closed down. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292827/hong-kong-cinema-scores-2-box-office-hits-2024-outlook-still-uncertain?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Hong Kong’s MTR controllers keep 5 million daily commuters on track
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rail giant opens up its control room to media and talks about daily life of controllers and a taboo dim sum dish no one dares to eat. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3292800/how-hong-kongs-mtr-controllers-keep-5-million-daily-commuters-track?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong names new customs chief as current head retires
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deputy commissioner Chan Tsz-tat takes over from Louise Ho, the first woman to lead one of the city’s disciplined services. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292832/hong-kong-names-new-customs-chief-current-head-retires?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOperation Santa Claus: Hong Kong children with autism go on picnic in Nina Park
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Our members and their families thoroughly enjoyed the day out with the volunteers,’ programme manager Kenneth Chan says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292824/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-children-autism-go-picnic-nina-park?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS Treasury says was targeted by China state-sponsored cyberattack
Hong Kong Free Press The US Treasury Department said Monday that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach resulting in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP. Photo: woodleywonderworks, via Flickr. The incident happened earlier this month, when the actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service…
Read MoreIs building new attractions the way forward for Hong Kong’s tourism sector?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry leaders welcome government’s latest tourism development blueprint, but call for creation of more infrastructure to host events. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292802/building-new-attractions-way-forward-hong-kongs-tourism-sector?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong seeks to raise tourism sector’s GDP contribution to 5% as 5-year development blueprint unveiled
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has unveiled a five-year development blueprint for the city’s tourism industry, with the goal of boosting its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) to around 5 cent by 2029. Hong Kong will implement 133 measures in the next five years to develop tourism products and projects…
Read MoreHong Kong authorities appeal against court ruling on golf course flats
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court this month overturned approval for 12,000 public housing flats on golf course. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292799/hong-kong-authorities-appeal-against-court-ruling-golf-course-flats?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBird strikes in Hong Kong unlikely to cause plane crashes, experts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A bird strike has emerged as a possible cause for Jeju Air plane crash-landing in Korea and killing 179 people. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3292793/bird-strikes-hong-kong-unlikely-cause-plane-crashes-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong earmarks Sha Tin site for self-financing institution’s campus expansion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 1,210 square metre plot is currently a public car park near the former campus owned by the operator of the city’s first Catholic university. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3292790/hong-kong-earmarks-sha-tin-site-self-financing-institutions-campus-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed
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