Localities – Page 114 – Prologue Journal

Year of the Snake: ANZ expects Hong Kong’s economy to benefit from capital flow, rate cut

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s economy is likely to grow between 2.5 and 3 per cent, ANZ chief economist Raymond Yeung says. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3296348/year-snake-anz-expects-hong-kongs-economy-benefit-capital-flow-rate-cut?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong man, 29, lured to Southeast Asian ‘scam farm’ returns home

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Security official will remain in Bangkok to continue efforts to rescue 10 other residents stranded in similar fraud centres in region. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296509/hong-kong-man-29-lured-southeast-asian-scam-farm-returns-home?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong patient finds gauze in scrotum 2 months after operation

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hospital Authority reveals case in which surgeon left gauze in patient during testicle removal operation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296505/hong-kong-patient-finds-gauze-scrotum-2-months-after-operation?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong top talent scheme applications fall 20% as candidates warned

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Immigration Department approved around 140,000 applications across all its talent schemes last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296502/hong-kong-top-talent-scheme-applications-fall-20-candidates-warned?utm_source=rss_feed

Hongkongers depart for Lunar New Year, but analysts upbeat on economy

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More than 800,000 Hongkongers have already left two days before Lunar New Year break, with fewer than 400,000 visitors arriving. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296499/hongkongers-depart-lunar-new-year-analysts-upbeat-economy?utm_source=rss_feed

Refugees in Hong Kong face ‘worst-case scenario’ after US, Canada policy shifts

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Social worker says conditions dire for refugees with President Trump’s suspension of US refugee programme, Ottawa’s tightening of rules. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296495/refugees-hong-kong-face-worst-case-scenario-after-us-canada-policy-shift?utm_source=rss_feed

1 in 3 Hongkongers do not know ‘space oil’ health risks, drug survey finds

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Usually packaged in e-cigarette capsules and containing anaesthetic etomidate, substance has been gaining popularity among young people. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296496/1-3-hongkongers-do-not-know-space-oil-health-risks-drug-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed

Contractor temporarily barred from bidding on Hong Kong public works

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Death of worker in industrial accident prompts Development Bureau to order independent safety audit and improvement action plan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296494/contractor-temporarily-barred-bidding-hong-kong-public-works?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reports fifth-best annual return despite fourth-quarter loss

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The fund’s return fell 3 per cent in 2024 to HK$219 billion (US$28 billion) due mainly to a loss of HK$20.1 billion in the fourth quarter. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3296466/hong-kongs-exchange-fund-reports-fifth-best-annual-return-despite-fourth-quarter-loss?utm_source=rss_feed

Hong Kong artist Luke Ching fired by McDonald’s after calling for mealtime pay to be reinstated

Hong Kong Free Press McDonald’s has fired Hong Kong activist-artist Luke Ching, who called for the fast food giant to reinstate paying workers for their meal breaks, accusing him of leaking its internal operations. Ching’s termination was effective starting Monday, according to a letter from MHK Restaurants, which operates Hong Kong’s McDonald’s branches, which was…