Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s economic recovery under threat from Trump tariffs: business leaders
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Business leaders and lawmakers also warn that move by US likely to increase pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises in the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297893/hong-kongs-economic-recovery-under-threat-trump-tariffs-business-leaders?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to record coldest winter day on Sunday as temperatures hit 9 degrees
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory also says Sunday’s weather will be dry, with humidity to reach as low as 35 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297886/hong-kong-record-coldest-winter-day-sunday-temperatures-hit-9-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security police charge man with perverting course of justice
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man, aged 26, also faces a charge of ‘doing an act or series of acts tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297885/hong-kong-national-security-police-charge-man-perverting-course-justice?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOffer multiple-entry Hong Kong visas to tourists in Beijing, Shanghai: lawmaker
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legislator Perry Yiu calls for expansion of city’s multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen residents to attract more overnight visitors. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297881/offer-multiple-entry-hong-kong-visas-tourists-beijing-shanghai-lawmaker?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong ‘blue-collar artist’ Luke Ching calls for ‘new employment relationship’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After being sacked by McDonald’s, labour rights activist tells Post there must be more ‘sensible’ discussions on working-class employment. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297839/hong-kong-blue-collar-artist-luke-ching-calls-new-employment-relationship?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police probe death of labourer who reported feeling ill at work
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Construction worker, aged 40, was confirmed dead at Tuen Mun Hospital after reporting feeling unwell at work site in Castle Peak. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297875/hong-kong-police-probe-death-labourer-who-reported-feeling-ill-work?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s HK$2 JoyYou transport discount might need a tweak – but it has worthwhile benefits
Hong Kong Free Press Who knew that Hong Kong grows premium coffee beans? A hike last year up to Lai Chi Wo, a historic Hakka village in the northeastern New Territories, gave me the opportunity to try some. It’s not cheap at HK$78 a cup, and is best served with a sticky rice dumpling with…
Read More‘I’ve been there too’: Former street sleepers return to serve the community
Hong Kong Free Press After working more than 40 years as a professional chef, Chan Fai-ming now finds joy in cooking for free. His “clientele” is a group of homeless people in Hong Kong. He understands how it feels to live without a home, Chan said, because he was a street sleeper himself. Former chef…
Read MoreUS to temporarily allow duty-free relief for small parcels from China and Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press The United States will temporarily allow small parcels from China to enter under a duty-free exemption, a White House order said Friday, postponing a rule that sparked fears of trade disruptions. Donald Trump. File Photo: White House. President Donald Trump unveiled fresh tariffs on China last weekend, including an additional 10…
Read MoreHow The Flame fires up Hong Kong fans with Cantopop hits in big busking gigs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As The Flame’s popularity grows, the band is facing challenges navigating logistics and regulatory restrictions. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297851/how-flame-fires-hong-kong-fans-cantopop-hits-big-busking-gigs?utm_source=rss_feed
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