Category: Localities
Ethnic minority tenants seek inclusivity in Hong Kong ‘luxury’ public housing revamp
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Artist Ahmad Rida Nisar, who grew up at Wah Fu Estate, says its public spaces drive the ‘power of the community’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296792/ethnic-minority-tenants-seek-inclusivity-hong-kong-luxury-public-housing-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCan virtual reality and AI help Hong Kong preserve martial arts, lion dances?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Shue Yan University has created a virtual reality project supplemented with AI to keep key traditions alive. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296801/can-virtual-reality-and-ai-help-hong-kong-preserve-martial-arts-lion-dances?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong contacts relevant authorities after Air Busan plane fire injures 7
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Immigration Department reached out to Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong, consulate-general in Busan and Travel Industry Authority. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3296772/hong-kong-contacts-relevant-authorities-after-air-busan-plane-fire-injures-7?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Do what’s right, don’t be greedy,’ Lunar New Year prophecy tells Hongkongers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rural chief Kenneth Lau drew the No 24 ‘neutral’ stick which read ‘do not do anything wrong during your life or cause trouble because of your greed’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296766/do-whats-right-dont-be-greedy-lunar-new-year-prophecy-tells-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAs a village waits to be swallowed by Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis, once-defiant residents are unsure of their fate
Hong Kong Free Press More than a decade ago, construction on an underground rail link connecting Hong Kong to mainland China began beneath Yau Tam Mei Tsuen, a village in the city’s northern New Territories. For some villagers, it was a warning that their homes would one day be ceded to further development. That day…
Read MoreHong Kong keeps base rate steady at 4.75% as monetary policy takes a breather after 3 cuts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HSBC and other major banks will only announce their interest-rate decisions on Monday, the first working day of the Lunar New Year. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3296756/hong-kong-keeps-base-rate-steady-475-monetary-policy-takes-breather-after-3-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong hotels’ Lunar New Year occupancy rates above 90% but few big spenders
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mainland Chinese guests are staying for shorter periods and continue to prefer cheap local eats, hoteliers say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296732/hong-kong-hotels-lunar-new-year-occupancy-rates-above-90-few-big-spenders?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCalls for more family-friendly policies as first Hong Kong ‘snake baby’ born
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Baby girl weighing 3kg born in Union Hospital to Lee family just as Year of the Snake arrived. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296736/calls-more-family-friendly-policies-first-hong-kong-snake-baby-born?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFears of scam centre kidnaps keep Chinese tourists on edge in Thailand
Hong Kong Free Press By Montira Rungjirajittranon and Sarah Lai Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them. This picture taken on September 10, 2023 shows Chinese tourists dipping lotus bulbs in a water bowl, at the…
Read More3 passengers hurt after vehicle flips over in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Bay
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driver lost control of vehicle, which then hit an eight-metre-long railing and flipped over on Kai Cheung Road. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296726/3-passengers-hurt-after-vehicle-flips-over-hong-kongs-kowloon-bay?utm_source=rss_feed
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