Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong Policy Address 2024: What to look out for in this year’s speech
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s leader John Lee will deliver the third Policy Address of his term on Wednesday, with the focus set to shift from national security to reviving the economy and improving health services and housing – including a clampdown on the city’s notorious subdivided flats. A man looks at the Hong…
Read MoreVoting starts for Macau leadership election as ex-judge Sam Hou-fai runs uncontested
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sam is set to become the first Macau chief executive to be born in mainland China and also the first to be fluent in Portuguese. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282151/voting-starts-macau-leadership-election-ex-judge-sam-hou-fai-runs-uncontested?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to fire up IT fund to lure more co-investors for start-ups
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. One option available is for government to stop investing in start-ups directly and put money instead into venture capital funds, copying mainland approach. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3282113/hong-kong-fire-it-fund-lure-more-co-investors-start-ups?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong paraglider hits and injures hiker in botched landing, helicopter rescue needed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say paraglider lost control and hit hiker on lawn of Ngong Ping; pair taken to hospital with leg, neck and head injuries. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282133/hong-kong-paraglider-hits-and-injures-hiker-botched-landing-helicopter-rescue-needed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNearly 600,000 Hongkongers cross border on day 1 of Chung Yeung Festival break
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Number of residents travelling out of the city jumps almost 30 per cent compared with the same time last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3282132/nearly-600000-hongkongers-cross-border-day-1-chung-yeung-festival-break?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs Sam Hou-fai the man for Macau’s top job? Pundits weigh ex-judge’s strengths, weaknesses
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former Court of Final Appeal president has support from legal sector heavyweights, but questions remain about line-up for ministerial team. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3282109/sam-hou-fai-man-macaus-top-job-pundits-weigh-ex-judges-strengths-weaknesses?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTargets in plain sight? How Hongkongers can avoid falling prey to theft on planes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post learns why direction your bag faces in overhead compartment can offer protection, among other advice, amid spike in on-board thefts. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3282129/targets-plain-sight-how-hongkongers-can-avoid-falling-prey-theft-planes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGeomagnetic storms pose little risk to planes, Hong Kong pilots say after Cathay flight diverted
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cathay Pacific flight from New York to Hong Kong had been diverted on Wednesday due to the space weather event. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3282125/geomagnetic-storms-pose-little-risk-planes-hong-kong-pilots-say-after-cathay-flight-diverted?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSun Hung Kai’s Cullinan Sky sees another weekend of brisk sales on rate cut and stock rally
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Quantitative easing and a slew of economic stimulus measures from Beijing have increased buyer confidence, agents say. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3282120/sun-hung-kais-cullinan-sky-sees-another-weekend-brisk-sales-rate-cut-and-stock-rally?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElderly passenger handcuffed, escorted off Cathay flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man had been warned of his disruptive behaviour but did not comply, carrier says adding no passengers or staff were injured in incident. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3282115/elderly-passenger-handcuffed-escorted-cathay-flight-disruptive-behaviour-carrier?utm_source=rss_feed
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