Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$2.3 million worth of shark fins, sea cucumber, Chinese medicine
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Impounded goods include 460kg of dried shark fins, 200kg of dried sea cucumber and 3,300 boxes of Chinese proprietary medicine. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282181/hong-kong-customs-seizes-hk23-million-worth-shark-fins-sea-cucumber-chinese-medicine?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 3 for allegedly trafficking 7kg of heroin worth HK$4.3 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force apprehends one local man and two others from mainland China during raid on warehouse on Kwai Fuk Road in Tsing Yi. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282179/hong-kong-police-arrest-3-allegedly-trafficking-7kg-heroin-worth-hk43-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong authorities probe fatal fall of worker from scaffold at Stamford American School
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say man believed to have fallen from scaffold in work accident at No 25 Man Fuk Road, matching address for international school. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282177/hong-kong-authorities-probe-fatal-fall-worker-scaffold-stamford-american-school?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong authorities to bolster doctor training, help find heart donor for 3-month-old baby
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau says bureau will check on adequacy of training at medical schools, contacted mainland to help save child with heart failure. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3282175/hong-kong-authorities-bolster-doctor-training-help-find-heart-donor-3-month-old-baby?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreStudy judgments from Hong Kong national security cases before criticising: ex-minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former justice minister Elsie Leung also defends wider nation’s rule of law, saying it has made advancements and is still refining itself. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282170/study-judgments-hong-kong-national-security-cases-criticising-ex-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More16,000 Hongkongers with foreign passports approved for multi-entry mainland travel permit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Finance chief shares data as he cites benefits of expanded trade deal with mainland granting special treatment to city’s enterprises, talent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282163/16000-hongkongers-foreign-passports-approved-multi-entry-mainland-travel-permit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong pets welcomed aboard city’s first animal-friendly public bus service
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Service considered breakthrough for commuters with animals as pets are typically prohibited from going on MTR trains, public buses and trams. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3282159/hong-kong-pets-welcomed-abroad-citys-first-animal-friendly-public-bus-service?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJournalists can play a key role in holding Hong Kong’s gov’t to account
Hong Kong Free Press The Stand News verdict, and the reaction to it from the media and the authorities, raise important questions about the profession. What is the role of journalists in Hong Kong and what should it be? These are important questions because the work of journalists can mobilise public opinion, not just reflect…
Read MoreAnalysts welcome China’s fiscal stimulus but warn more detail needed on new measures
Hong Kong Free Press By Peter Catterall and Mary Yang Analysts gave a cautious welcome to China’s announcement Saturday of fresh fiscal stimulus to revive its ailing economy but warned that more details — and specific headline figures — were needed before its effect could be fully assessed. People commute as high rise buildings are…
Read MoreSpirit of Hong Kong Awards: civil engineer helps to rebuild lives with dignity
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. iEnterprise founder Dixon Kwok named as finalist for ‘perseverance’ category in 12th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282139/spirit-hong-kong-awards-civil-engineer-helps-rebuild-lives-dignity?utm_source=rss_feed
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