Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong police probe throwing of concrete block that struck customs recruits
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Block hurled over three-metre-high wall and struck two trainees, with source saying police investigating link to recent noise complaints. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282725/hong-kong-police-probe-throwing-concrete-block-struck-injured-customs-officers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong official accused of sexually assaulting underage girl not allowed to travel
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court dismisses request by district councillor Sei Chun-hing, 37, who denies assaulting 11-year-old in 2008 and unlawful sex with her in 2011. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282724/hong-kong-official-accused-sexually-assaulting-underage-girl-not-allowed-travel?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWoman jailed for 17 weeks for using fake papers to get Hong Kong student visa
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawyer says defendant’s mother hired agency to handle application as she wanted her daughter to have a bright future. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282722/mainland-chinese-student-who-used-fake-papers-get-hong-kong-school-jailed-17-weeks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: SMEs should reform and improve, leader John Lee says amid a wave of biz closures
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) should “help themselves” and strive for self-improvement, the city’s leader John Lee has said in response to questions about his Policy Address measures for supporting the local business sector. Lee said during a Wednesday evening TV show that Hong Kong’s economy is facing “a…
Read MoreHong Kong SMEs facing loan hurdles should contact Monetary Authority, John Lee says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief executive says de facto central bank has been tasked with ensuring policies to help SMEs trickle down to financial institutions. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282716/hong-kong-smes-facing-loan-hurdles-should-contact-monetary-authority-john-lee-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 Hongkongers praised for helping stop HK$1 million knifepoint robbery
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say pair who prevented thief from snatching woman’s handbag ‘acted bravely for a righteous cause’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282712/2-hongkongers-praised-helping-stop-hk1-million-knifepoint-robbery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUK’s Keir Starmer urges Hong Kong to release Jimmy Lai ahead of foreign sec. Beijing trip
Hong Kong Free Press UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday called for the jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be freed from prison, as the pro-democracy campaigner faces trial. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. File photo: Simon Dawson /No 10 Downing Street. Starmer told lawmakers in parliament that Lai’s case was “a…
Read More6 Hong Kong policemen jailed over harassment of homeless
Hong Kong Free Press A judge in Hong Kong jailed six policemen on Thursday for harassing homeless people, following a rare criminal conviction of law enforcement in the Chinese financial hub. Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po is where many homeless people live. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Judge Kathie Cheung sentenced the police officers…
Read MoreHong Kong must build up gold trade amid stiff competition, including Singapore: John Lee
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief Executive calls for immediate action to build from ‘low base’, keep up with Singapore’s recent launch of vault with 500-tonne gold depository. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282700/hong-kong-must-regain-strength-gold-trading-centre-game-changer-economy-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Hong Kong’s third medical school to be built in Northern Metropolis
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is set to have a third medical school with the government reserving a site at the upcoming 30,000-hectare Northern Metropolis. Public hospital doctors. File Photo: Supplied. On Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee said during his third Policy Address that the government would set up a task force and invite…
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