Category: Hong Kong
Salary freeze for Hong Kong civil servants to tackle budget deficit, former minister suggests
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s former secretary for transport and housing Anthony Cheung has called for a pay freeze for public servants to reduce the city’s huge budget deficit. In an opinion piece published by Ming Pao on Tuesday, Cheung suggested that the government should freeze civil service salaries, instead of adopting a “one-size-fits-all…
Read MoreHong Kong sets post-pandemic record with 4.7 million visitors in January
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tourism minister Rosanna Law says Lunar New Year ‘golden week’ holiday has been a great start to 2025. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297365/hong-kong-sets-post-pandemic-record-47-million-visitors-january?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium to officially open on March 1
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 50,000 people join trial event, with stadium’s retractable roof open for first time to test noise levels. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297349/hong-kongs-kai-tak-stadium-officially-open-march-1?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAir Busan bans power banks in lockers after fire on Hong Kong-bound aircraft
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong expert says expansion of measure to other airlines will depend on further risk assessments by trade groups and carriers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3297362/air-busan-bans-power-banks-lockers-after-fire-hong-kong-bound-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should refer to past pay cuts for officials amid deficit: ex-minister
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Anthony Cheung urges lawmakers and top officials to ‘proactively show their readiness to go through the difficult times with ordinary people’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297359/hong-kong-should-refer-past-pay-cuts-officials-amid-deficit-ex-minister?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Scam farm’ victim, 31, set to return to Hong Kong on Tuesday evening
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman was found on the Myanmese side of border near Thailand’s Tak province on Sunday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297345/scam-farm-victim-31-set-return-hong-kong-tuesday-evening?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai rejects claim he used Hong Kong activist to lobby West for sanctions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former media boss says he suggested paralegal Wayland Chan meet a House of Lords member and a Hong Kong ‘freedom fighter’ in UK. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297347/jimmy-lai-rejects-claim-he-used-hong-kong-activist-lobby-west-sanctions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJudges tell Jimmy Lai to ‘contain’ his emotions after tycoon’s fiery remarks in nat. security trial
Hong Kong Free Press Three Hong Kong judges overseeing the national security trial of Jimmy Lai have asked the jailed media tycoon to calm down and restrict himself to answering questions after he issued a fiery criticism against prosecutors in the witness box. Jimmy Lai in 2020. File photo: HKFP. High Court Judge Esther Toh…
Read More71 Hong Kong teachers disqualified in 2024 over criminal offences and misconduct, Education Bureau says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Education Bureau (EDB) has disqualified 71 teachers last year – the highest number since 2018 – with some cases involving criminal offences like child abuse and “serious professional misconduct.” Education Bureau. Photo: GovHK. The number of teachers who lost their licences in 2024 was 1.5 times higher than in…
Read MorePop culture fest ComplexCon to return in March with Metro Boomin, Zico in line-up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Festival to be held at AsiaWorld-Expo will be expanded compared with last year, with more halls for merchandise sales and bigger concert venue. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297341/pop-culture-fest-complexcon-return-march-metro-boomin-zico-line?utm_source=rss_feed
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