Category: Localities
Mainlanders 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…
Read MoreWarm, humid weather expected in Hong Kong over Lunar New Year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘There will be a significant change midweek, as a strong easterly airstream will soon replace the monsoon,’ a senior scientific officer says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296544/warm-humid-weather-expected-hong-kong-over-lunar-new-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court orders liquidation of gym chain Physical Fitness, with 1 branch owing over HK$600 million
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong gym chain Physical Fitness has been ordered to wind up after a local court ruled that the company was unable to repay its debt, including more than HK$600 million owed by one branch. People walk by Hong Kong gym chain Physical’s Wan Chai branch on September 9, 2024, days…
Read MoreFamily well-being key to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] A hopeful and resilient future for families emerged from the Asian Family Summit, as over 700 Asian delegates convened in Hong Kong…
Read MoreUS sanctions on Hong Kong judges may ‘result in Beijing taking over trials’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Basic Law Committee member Priscilla Leung says US bill shows American politicians are ‘completely ignorant’ of the national security law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3296507/us-sanctions-hong-kong-judges-may-result-beijing-taking-over-trials?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong developer Hang Lung diversifies amid consumer challenges
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We have to improve ourselves and make sure that our offering is relevant,’ CEO Weber Lo says. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3296491/hong-kong-developer-hang-lung-diversifies-amid-consumer-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Political grandstanding’: Hong Kong slams US lawmakers’ reintroduction of sanctions bill
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have condemned American lawmakers’ reintroduction of a bill urging sanctions on the city’s top officials, judges and prosecutors, calling the move “political grandstanding.” Central Government Offices. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. In a statement on Saturday, the government responded to US Representatives Young Kim and Jim McGovern’s updated Hong Kong…
Read MoreYear 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
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