Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong health authorities record 122 flu deaths in 4 weeks, urge residents to get vaccinated
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) has urged the public to get flu jabs as it recorded 122 related deaths in the first four weeks of the influenza season which began in early January. During the period concerned, the CHP recorded 199 adult intensive care unit admissions, including 122 flu-related…
Read MoreBarbie ‘Big S’ Hsu’s family to bring ashes back to Taiwan on Thursday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hsu, 48, reportedly also suffered flu symptoms during family trip in Japan before she succumbed to pneumonia. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297312/barbie-big-s-hsus-family-bring-ashes-back-taiwan-thursday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFlu jab inquiries, bookings rise in Hong Kong after death of Barbie Hsu
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Doctors say more people visiting clinics after news of actress’ death from pneumonia, triggered by flu which she contracted in Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297316/flu-jab-inquiries-bookings-rise-hong-kong-after-death-barbie-hsu?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBlackpink’s Jisoo to hold fan meeting in Hong Kong as part of Asia tour
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. K-pop singer also says her ‘Lights, Love, Action’ tour to cover other Asian cities such as Manila, Bangkok, Tokyo, Macau, Taipei and Hanoi. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297297/blackpinks-jisoo-stop-hong-kong-part-asia-tour?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s CY Leung, Centaline founder clash over housing supply projections
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Agency head Shih Wing-ching says Leung’s criticism involving his firm amounts to ‘personal attack’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297292/hong-kongs-cy-leung-centaline-founder-clash-over-housing-supply-projections?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains ‘severe’ controls – report
Hong Kong Free Press China has eased travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains “severe restrictions” on those seeking to go abroad or visit family in Xinjiang, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Monday. This photo taken on July 19, 2023, shows a policeman standing in front of a propaganda billboard that reads: “National unity…
Read MoreHong Kong property sales slip to 4-month low as tariffs, interest-rate path unnerved buyers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deals involving residential and commercial properties and parking spaces fell in January as buyers braced for geopolitical tensions, slower rate cuts. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3297285/hong-kong-property-sales-slip-4-month-low-tariffs-interest-rate-path-unnerved-buyers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBREAKING: China says to impose 10% tariff on imports of crude oil, other goods from US
Hong Kong Free Press China said Tuesday it would slap 10 percent tariffs on imports from the US of crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement vehicles and pickup trucks. File photo: GovHK. The move comes after Washington announced 10 percent levies on Chinese imports, which Beijing’s finance ministry said “seriously violates World Trade Organization rules”. More…
Read MoreOrganisers of Hong Kong’s Cristiano Ronaldo museum confirm ticket sale date
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Announcement confirms earlier report from Post on plans to open CR7 Life Museum celebrating Portuguese superstar’s footballing career. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297280/organisers-hong-kongs-cristiano-ronaldo-museum-confirm-ticket-sale-date?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCab-hailing platform HKTaxi to shut down on April 1 as users asked to switch to Uber app
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong cab-hailing platform HKTaxi has announced it will cease operations in April, asking riders to switch to the Uber app, its parent company. Hong Kong cab-hailing platform HKTaxi announced it would shut down on April 1, 2025. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. In a notice issued on its app on Monday, HKTaxi…
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