Category: Hong Kong
Why did US Postal Service stop accepting Hong Kong parcels, what’s the latest?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post unpacks the parcels saga and explains options available to consumers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297874/why-did-us-postal-service-stop-accepting-hong-kong-parcels-whats-latest?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong 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…
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