Category: Hong Kong
Live: Hong Kong Policy Address 2024
Hong Kong Free Press Chief Executive John Lee is at the legislature setting out priorities for the city, as he delivers the 2024 Policy Address. Stay turned to HKFP for updates and reactions throughout the day. This year’s address comes amid ongoing economic difficulties and weak domestic consumption that have hit many businesses across different sectors in the…
Read MoreHong Kong policy address 2024: what reforms, fixes for economy will John Lee deliver?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Third policy address of John Lee’s five-year term is considered a make-or-break blueprint. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282509/hong-kong-policy-address-2024-what-reforms-fixes-economy-will-john-lee-deliver?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Policy Address 2024: Activists urge democracy, free press and enhanced worker rights outside legislature
Hong Kong Free Press One of Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy groups, the League of Social Democrats (LSD), rallied outside government headquarters in Admiralty on Wednesday morning, the day of Chief Executive John Lee’s third Policy Address. Members of League of Social Democrats, one of the last remaining pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong, files a…
Read MoreSpirit of Hong Kong Awards: meet the teen giving poor children access to sports
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Owen Ng Yat-san, 15, has been named a finalist for this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards in the youth category. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282382/spirit-hong-kong-awards-meet-teen-giving-poor-children-access-sports?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong consumer watchdog finds ‘shrinkflation’ in city’s supermarket products, urges greater transparency
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has found cases of multiple supermarket products being downsized over the past three and a half years, with some amounting to a de facto price hike. It has urged greater product information transparency against “shrinkflation.” A supermarket in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikicommons. The Consumer Council on Tuesday…
Read MoreHongkongers aged under 40 to find easier path to buying a home in policy address
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Improving residents’ living conditions is expected to be a major focus of Chief Executive John Lee’s third policy address. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282507/hongkongers-aged-under-40-find-easier-path-buying-home-policy-address?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Hong Kong can ensure its youth are truly heard
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Young people’s mistrust of the government must be addressed with initiatives that facilitate collaboration and dialogue. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3282390/how-hong-kong-can-ensure-its-youth-are-truly-heard?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRetired officers can rejoin Hong Kong police as part-timers under scheme to tackle staff crunch
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Part-time officers will conduct street patrols, or work in the reporting centre or as drivers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282506/retired-officers-can-rejoin-hong-kong-police-part-timers-under-scheme-tackle-staff-crunch?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkongers look to the skies for ‘once-in-80,000-year’ sighting of passing comet
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was first discovered in images taken early last year, with budding astronomers across region hoping to catch a glimpse. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3282505/hongkongers-look-skies-once-80000-year-sighting-passing-comet?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOctopus records HK$100 million worth of transactions by tourists over National Day break
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. E-payment service provider also says number of active users of ‘tourist mobile Octopus’ during break tripled compared with last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282502/octopus-records-hk100-million-worth-transactions-tourists-over-national-day-break?utm_source=rss_feed
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