Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong MPF on course for best return in 4 years this year; outlook ‘positive’ for 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. MPF Ratings says ‘members may be tempted to have a US bias in their portfolio, but diversification is important’. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3292289/mpf-course-best-return-4-years-year-positive-outlook-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 held for allegedly smuggling HK$10 million of cocaine, ketamine to Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Customs found alleged drugs hidden in suspects’ bodies, stuffed toys and checked baggage in separate crackdowns over Christmas. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3292306/3-held-allegedly-smuggling-hk10-million-cocaine-ketamine-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMore Hongkongers consider RVs as popularity of road camping on mainland grows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Adopting a Japanese trend, residents are modifying vehicles or buying purpose-built ones for camping trips on mainland they say shatters stereotypes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292264/more-hongkongers-consider-rvs-popularity-road-camping-mainland-grows?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHave Hong Kong’s political appointments become a failed effort to meet discarded objectives?
Hong Kong Free Press Did you notice the odd thing about the two latest appointments to the upper ranks of the government? Both of the women appointed to secretarial posts were career civil servants, who were recruited to the administrative officer ranks in (coincidentally) 1989. Chief Executive John Lee (centre) swears in the new Secretary…
Read MoreUS agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down
Hong Kong Free Press A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican criticism. US Department of State. Photo: US Department of State. The Global Engagement Center, a State Department unit established in 2016, shuttered…
Read MoreOperation Santa Claus: Hong Kong healthcare workers cook-off for charity
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Outdoor celebration hosted by HKSH Medical Group a culmination of a month-long series of fundraising activities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292283/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-healthcare-workers-cook-charity?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMessi mess, Olympics and movies: Here’s what Hongkongers Googled in 2024
Hong Kong Free Press 2024 in Hong Kong saw tens of thousands of Lionel Messi fans disappointed by the footballer’s no-show, a historic medal haul at the Paris Olympics, and homegrown movies that topped box office receipts. Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung shows his gold medal upon his arrival at Hong Kong on August 2,…
Read MoreDoes Hong Kong have a problem with claw machine addiction?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some players spend thousands of dollars on the game in short order, neglect daily tasks and spiral into debt. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292263/does-hong-kong-have-problem-claw-machine-addiction?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Community Chest feels the pinch as cracks in economy, markets hit donations
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HSBC, Cigna are among companies pledging to raise their contributions to social welfare causes next year. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3292241/hong-kongs-community-chest-feels-pinch-cracks-economy-markets-hit-donations?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Long Valley Nature Park opens to public after habitat restoration
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officials cite verdant paddy fields among other features that promote habitat rejuvenation and conservation of endangered species. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292273/hong-kongs-long-valley-nature-park-opens-public-after-habitat-restoration?utm_source=rss_feed
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