Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong to slap tobacco products with laser labels to root out contraband
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sources say authorities studying updating law to introduce new labelling system, which involves goods being marked with laser. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3292662/hong-kong-slap-tobacco-products-laser-labels-root-out-contraband?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLeasing momentum, lower interest rates unlikely to rescue Hong Kong’s distressed office landlords
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The prices of prime office space in the city’s main business zones declined by more than 46 per cent since October 2018. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3292633/leasing-momentum-lower-interest-rates-unlikely-rescue-hong-kongs-distressed-office-landlords?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong construction worker dies after being struck by falling glass panel
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Labour Department has launched a probe into a fatal industrial accident involving a construction worker who died after being crushed by a falling glass panel. Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. File photo: GovHK. The Labour Department said on Sunday that it was saddened by the death of a 53-year-old…
Read MoreHow Hong Kong hospital engineer tackled ‘mission impossible’ on Covid ward
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Veteran hospital engineer Yuen Pak-leung designed a negative pressure isolation ward that can be built rapidly. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292681/how-hong-kong-hospital-engineer-tackled-mission-impossible-covid-ward?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBankers say Hong Kong’s new tax concessions to boost city’s status as family office hub
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. UBS, JPMorgan and BNP Paribas among key players seeking to attract family offices. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3292069/bankers-say-hong-kongs-new-tax-concessions-boost-citys-status-family-office-hub?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should focus on finding compelling uses for generative AI
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Foundational tech is important but what people need and want will dictate the success or failure of generative AI and the return on investment. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3292505/hong-kong-should-focus-finding-compelling-uses-generative-ai?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 arrested at Hong Kong airport after 30kg of ketamine seized in 2 cases
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three Hong Kong passengers had flown from Frankfurt in Germany and were detained in two separate drug trafficking cases. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3292675/3-arrested-hong-kong-airport-after-30kg-ketamine-seized-2-cases?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More1.1km boardwalk set to open in Hong Kong’s North Point by Lunar New Year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Project built beneath Island Eastern Corridor is part of a HK$6.5 billion harbourfront enhancement programme. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292671/11km-boardwalk-set-open-hong-kongs-north-point-lunar-new-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhat to know about the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea that left at least 177 dead
Hong Kong Free Press A Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok to South Korea with 181 people on board crashed on landing Sunday, leaving all but two people plucked from the wreckage feared dead. Rescue personnel work near the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst…
Read MoreChinese Olympic table tennis champ says never ‘officially informed’ about fines
Hong Kong Free Press Olympic table tennis star Fan Zhendong said Sunday he had never been “officially informed” he would be fined for not competing on the world tour despite officials saying the rules were “consistent, not new”. China’s Fan Zhendong returns the ball during his men’s table tennis singles match in the team gold…
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