Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities urge marathon runners to keep warm before, during race
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief manager of Hospital Authority calls for precautions ahead of Sunday event, while Observatory forecasts a cold weekend with possible ice. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297707/hong-kong-authorities-urge-marathon-runners-keep-warm-during-race?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Quite concerning’: Gov’t social worker resignations surged in the past 5 years, 6 times the number pre-2020
Hong Kong Free Press Government social worker resignations have surged over the past five years – nearly six times the number recorded between 2015 and 2019 – HKFP has learned. Social Welfare Department. Photo: GovHK. A total of 367 social workers resigned in the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, the Social Welfare Department told…
Read MoreAre costs rising in Hong Kong? Inflation stays low but households say differently
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hongkongers bitten by higher prices have taken to shopping across the border or exchanging used items. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297619/are-costs-rising-hong-kong-inflation-stays-low-households-say-differently?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong media regulator loses bid to appeal to top court over RTHK satire that ‘insulted’ police
Hong Kong Free Press The Communications Authority has lost a bid to challenge a ruling at the top court, after a lower court ruled that the government-funded broadcaster RTHK had not breached its code with a satirical show about the police. The Court of Appeal on Thursday denied an application by the watchdog to take…
Read MoreHongkong Post to continue to refuse items bound for US
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Refusal comes despite country making U-turn on earlier position of suspending incoming parcels from city and mainland China. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3297683/hongkong-post-continue-refuse-items-bound-us?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong urges US to ‘rectify’ new Trump tariffs, considers World Trade Organization complaint
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have urged the US to “rectify” the imposition of additional tariffs on the city’s goods, saying the new policy targeting Chinese exports ignored Hong Kong’s status as a separate customs territory. A container terminal in Hong Kong. File photo: GovHK. In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the…
Read MoreHusband of late Barbie ‘Big S’ Hsu vows to protect children from ‘the wicked’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. South Korean rapper Koo Jun-yup also vows to give his share of Taiwanese actress’ estate to his mother-in-law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297682/husband-late-barbie-big-s-hsu-vows-protect-children-wicked?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Ocean Park halts sale of luxury watch after alligator-strap outcry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Theme park apologises after launching HK$36,000 panda-themed luxury watch the previous day. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297679/hong-kongs-ocean-park-halts-sale-luxury-watch-after-alligator-strap-outcry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIELTS candidates from mainland China can no longer take paper test in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organisers of English-language exam implement new rule to avoid ‘fraudulent test-day activity’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3297671/ielts-candidates-mainland-china-can-no-longer-take-paper-test-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreKowloon Walled City action movie sets record for Hong Kong film in Japan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In earns 100 million yen since its release, making it highest-grossing local film in Japan in five years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297672/kowloon-walled-city-action-movie-sets-record-hong-kong-film-japan?utm_source=rss_feed
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