Category: Localities
Hong Kong florists cut prices as buyers sniff out Lunar New Year fair deals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vendors at Victoria Park fair are eager to clear stock by offering steep discounts before the Lunar New Year fair closes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296627/hong-kong-florists-cut-prices-buyers-sniff-out-lunar-new-year-fair-deals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAssets of new Hong Kong ministers revealed nearly 2 months after starting roles
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Culture minister Rosanna Law owns flat for leasing purposes, while transport chief Mable Chan has home and parking space. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3296621/assets-new-hong-kong-ministers-revealed-nearly-2-months-after-starting-roles?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTycoon Richard Li to sell HKEJ publisher to PCCW for US$9 million in asset reshuffle
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. PCCW to pay 0.69 times revenue for the unprofitable publishing firm, versus 0.64 times average of industry peers. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3296618/tycoon-richard-li-sell-hkej-publisher-pccw-us9-million-asset-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s December mortgages shrink 21.1% as high rates drive homebuyers to sidelines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mortgages shrank by 21.1 per cent last month to 6,306 applications from November, according to a statement by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3296617/hong-kongs-december-mortgages-shrink-211-high-rates-drive-homebuyers-sidelines?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSuicide suspected in case of man’s body found near Hong Kong Disneyland
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say body is of 31-year-old mainland Chinese man, while lake where burnt body discovered to reopen on Wednesday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296586/body-found-near-hong-kong-disneyland-belongs-mainland-chinese-man?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police mobile app assists 130 distressed hikers in its first year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘HKSOS’ app has garnered around 120,000 downloads since launch last January, aiding in 53 cases. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296576/hong-kong-police-mobile-app-assists-130-distressed-hikers-its-first-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Let’s talk about something else’: China’s AI chatbot DeepSeek answers questions on Hong Kong, Tiananmen crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek’s answers about the Hong Kong protests in 2019, Taiwan’s status and other topics echo Beijing’s party line, questions asked by HKFP found. Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI assistant. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Released outside China earlier this month, DeepSeek has become the most downloaded free app on Google’s…
Read MoreForeign judge to join top court panel for gov’t appeal of ex-lawmaker acquitted over disclosing ICAC probe into officer
Hong Kong Free Press A foreign judge will sit on the panel for jailed ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting’s hearing at the top court next month, in which the government is seeking to overturn his acquittal over disclosing the identity of an officer investigated for his role in the Yuen Long mob attack in 2019. Judge James…
Read MoreXi Jinping strikes bullish tone in speech to mark Lunar New Year as China struggles to secure economic recovery
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a bullish tone during a speech on Monday ahead of Lunar New Year, after acknowledging “complex and severe situations” in recent months. Xi addressed the gathering of top Communist Party officials as China gears up for its biggest public holiday, which this year runs from January…
Read MoreHong Kong to ‘innovate, reform and seek development’ in Year of Snake: John Lee
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Snakes are ‘nimble and agile’, and stand for ‘prosperity and wealth’ in Chinese culture, he says in Lunar New Year message. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3296566/hong-kong-innovate-reform-and-seek-development-year-snake-john-lee?utm_source=rss_feed
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