Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits donating money to overseas groups but denies having agenda
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 goes into witness box for the first time and gives 6½ hours of testimony in his high-profile national security trial. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287441/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-admits-donating-money-overseas-groups-denies-having-agenda?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong government condemns red paint attack at headquarters
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Glass bottle filled with red paint hurled from footbridge at headquarters in Tamar, Admiralty, as authorities vow to pursue offender. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287437/hong-kong-government-condemns-red-paint-attack-headquarters?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong sports bodies have 2 years to fall into line or risk losing funding, officials say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New code of governance sets out three major areas where the city’s National Sports Associations need to improve by 2026. https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3287434/hong-kong-sports-bodies-have-2-years-fall-line-or-risk-losing-funding-officials-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong legal change to make helmets mandatory for cyclists postponed to 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More time needed to study age requirements and practices in other jurisdictions, government says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287422/hong-kong-legal-change-make-helmets-mandatory-cyclists-postponed-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS threatens sanctions: what Hong Kong can expect after the jailing of 45 activists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post reviews how Hong Kong was caught in China-US geopolitical crosshairs and the impact of restrictive measures on the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3287417/us-threatens-sanctions-what-hong-kong-can-expect-after-jailing-45-activists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBridgewater’s Prince buys HK$95 million Hong Kong flat, joining financiers in putting down roots
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bridgewater Associates’ co-CIO Bob Prince paid HK$95 million for a three-bedroom home at St. George’s Mansion in Ho Man Tin on July 23, Land Registry records show. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3287412/bridgewaters-prince-buys-hk95-m-hong-kong-flat-joining-financiers-putting-down-roots?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies using connections to sway US foreign policy as he takes stand in national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai took the stand for the first time in his national security trial on Wednesday, testifying that he had never tried to influence overseas governments’ foreign policy on Hong Kong or China. Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The 76-year-old founder of…
Read MoreHongkongers heading to airport urged to take trains during National Games test event
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organiser for Sunday cycling race says rolling traffic controls to be enforced on North Lantau Highway, with travel times up by 30 minutes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287407/hongkongers-heading-airport-urged-take-trains-during-national-games-test-event?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese man jailed for 20 months in US over plot targeting Falun Gong
Hong Kong Free Press A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States. A street booth set up by the Hong Kong Falun Gong. File photo: xahl dera, via Flickr. John Chen, of Los Angeles,…
Read MoreMother of jailed democrat Hendrick Lui arrested after holding up a banner outside court after son’s sentencing
Hong Kong Free Press Elsa Wu, the mother of jailed pro-democracy figure Hendrick Lui, was arrested after holding a banner outside a Hong Kong court after her son and 44 other democrats were sentenced on Tuesday. Police on Wednesday said that officers found a 60-year-old woman holding a banner and disturbing the public order on…
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