Category: Localities
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
Read MoreRefugees 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
Read More1 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
Read MoreContractor 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
Read MoreHong 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
Read MoreHong 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…
Read MoreHong Kong artist laments ‘unreasonable’ sacking by McDonald’s
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Luke Ching, former part-time janitor at a branch in Fortune Plaza Arcade in Tai Po has difficulty filing complaint without formal contract. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296449/hong-kong-artist-laments-unreasonable-sacking-mcdonalds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Extremely unlikely’: China rejects CIA claim that Covid-19 ‘more likely’ came from lab leak
Hong Kong Free Press China said Monday it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission. Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. File photo: NIAID-RML. “The conclusion that a laboratory leak…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Physical gym chain gets wind-up order from court
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Firm owes 374 employees more than HK$70 million in unpaid salaries, court hears. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296445/hong-kongs-physical-gym-chain-gets-wind-order-court?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAnnual Lunar New Year night parade in Hong Kong to feature 9 floats, 28 groups
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Tourism Board offers preview of show, which includes participants from Jockey Club, Disneyland and Cathay Pacific, among others. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296415/annual-lunar-new-year-night-parade-hong-kong-feature-9-floats-28-groups?utm_source=rss_feed
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