Category: Localities
Hong Kong economic growth slowed to 2.5% in 2024
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s economic growth slowed to 2.5 percent in 2024, the city’s government said Monday, adding that the outlook for the year ahead was dimmed by “heightened uncertainties”. Finance chief Paul Chan officiates on the first day of trading after the Lunar New Year break on February, 3, 2025. Photo: Kyle…
Read MoreHong Kong economy grows by 2.5% in 2024, in line with forecasts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Advance figures also show gross domestic product grew by 2.4 per cent year on year in the fourth quarter. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297174/hong-kong-economy-grows-25-2024-line-forecasts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan’s actress Barbie Hsu of ‘Meteor Garden’ fame dies at 48
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, who was hugely popular across Asia for her leading role in the 2001 television drama “Meteor Garden”, has died from a respiratory illness, local media reported Monday. She was 48. Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu. File photo: Screenshot, via Instagram hsushiyuan. Hsu passed away after developing pneumonia during…
Read MoreFour Trails: 11 runners conquer Hong Kong’s gruelling ultramarathon featured in hit documentary
Hong Kong Free Press Eleven trail runners have completed an endurance race spanning all of Hong Kong’s four major hiking routes, the ultramarathon organisers said. Nepali runner Nugo Yamanath Limbu at the green mailbox finish line of the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge, on Saturday, February 1, 2025. Photo: HK Four Trails Ultra Challenge,…
Read MoreGreenpeace calls for reusable cup system at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Group urges government to spend HK$10 million on system after finding main stadium alone may generate 1.2 million disposable items in a year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297154/greenpeace-calls-reusable-cup-system-hong-kongs-kai-tak-sports-park?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFinancial reserves ‘can help Hong Kong public universities weather funding cuts’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmaker Lau Chi-pang also says percentages of any planned funding cuts by government should be same for all public universities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3297146/financial-reserves-can-help-hong-kong-public-universities-weather-funding-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Gold corridor’: Hong Kong bullion bourse’s leader sees city as belt-and-road hub
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HKGX chairman forecasts rising gold prices and trading volume in the Year of the Snake. https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3297136/gold-corridor-hong-kong-bullion-bourses-leader-sees-city-belt-and-road-hub?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More1 in 5 gov’t social workers say they may quit within 5 years amid work challenges and management issues, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press Around one in five social workers at the government’s Social Welfare Department say they may quit within the next five years, citing immense challenges at work and management problems, a survey has found. Social Welfare Department. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The General Union of Social Workers in Social Welfare Department (GUSWSD) surveyed…
Read MoreEx-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung jailed for 2 years, 10 months in fraud case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judge Ernest Lin also sentences former lawmaker’s son, Ricky Chim, to three years and one month in prison for back-door deal nearly a decade ago. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297123/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-chim-pui-chung-jailed-2-years-10-months-fraud-case?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwanese actress ‘Big S’ Barbie Hsu dies from pneumonia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Actress, 48, who gained popularity for starring role in TV drama Meteor Garden, contracted flu while travelling in Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297119/taiwanese-actress-big-s-barbie-hsu-famous-hong-kong-dies-pneumonia?utm_source=rss_feed
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