Category: Localities
Suicide 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
Read MoreChina’s DeepSeek AI sends ‘wake-up call’ to Silicon Valley, says US President Donald Trump
Hong Kong Free Press Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a “wake-up call” for Silicon Valley. Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI assistant. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Last week’s release of the…
Read MoreMainlanders make 419,072 trips to Hong Kong ahead of Lunar New Year ‘golden week’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hongkongers, meanwhile, embarked on 1.2 million outbound trips over the same period between Saturday and Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296559/mainlanders-make-419072-trips-hong-kong-ahead-lunar-new-year-golden-week?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong fashion trade show urged to ‘celebrate Year of the Snake’ by banning snakeskin
Hong Kong Free Press An animal rights organisation has called for snakeskin to be banned from a Hong Kong fashion trade show ahead of the Year of the Snake. A person holds a hammer above a snake’s head. Photo: PETA Asia. In a statement last Friday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said…
Read MoreHang Seng Bank fined for HK$66.4 million over misconduct in selling investment products
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong regulators have imposed a HK$66.4 million fine on Hang Seng Bank for misconduct related to how it sold investment products between 2014 and 2023. Hang Seng Bank in Central. File photo: Wikimedia Commons. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on Monday “reprimanded” Hang Sang Bank for what it described as…
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