Category: Localities
Repeated gov’t appeals against LGBTQ court rulings raise doubts about evidence-based policy making
Hong Kong Free Press Executive Council convenor and Legislative Council member Regina Ip recently asked Secretary for Justice Paul Lam questions that highlighted the government’s repeated loss of court cases focusing on the recognition of same-sex marriage. Ip asked why the government “insisted on lodging appeals despite considering that the cases would have a low…
Read MoreHong Kong issues cold weather warning as temperatures dip as low as 8 degrees
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Social Welfare Department urges families to take care of elderly relatives after Hong Kong Observatory sends out warning at around 11am. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296313/hong-kong-issues-cold-weather-warning-temperatures-dip-low-8-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTravel peaks in China as millions head home for Lunar New Year, with journeys expected to hit record highs
Hong Kong Free Press Train stations and airports across China saw the biggest peak in travellers on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year, as millions of people returned home to spend the holidays with their families in an annual migration that is expected to be a record. People board a train at Shenyang railway…
Read More5 years after Covid, why can’t Hong Kong produce home-grown vaccines?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Home-grown vaccines stuck at animal trials need hefty funding to move to next stage of tests on humans. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296310/5-years-after-covid-why-cant-hong-kong-produce-home-grown-vaccines?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 men in hospital after Porsche crashes into lobby of Hong Kong building
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two men injured after driver, aged 72, ploughs through lobby of Grand Austin residential complex in Yau Ma Tei on Sunday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296311/2-men-hospital-after-porsche-crashes-lobby-hong-kong-building?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreInstead of receiving compensation for a work injury, one Hong Kong labourer ended up on the streets
Hong Kong Free Press Cheung’s life has turned upside down since he survived a serious injury at work almost two years ago. He lost his health, then his savings, his family, and eventually his home. All the while, he has not received the compensation he is entitled to under Hong Kong’s labour law. A Hong…
Read MoreHongkonger puts Lunar New Year on hold to run one of world’s hardest trail races
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kimmy Leung is back for a fourth time to try to beat the 60-hour clock in the Hong Kong Four Trail Ultra Challenge. https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3296288/hongkonger-puts-lunar-new-year-hold-run-one-worlds-hardest-trail-races?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVision for Hong Kong’s airport city must rise above buzzwords
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. If the airport city can show Hong Kong’s strength and resilience instead of putting style over substance, it will be a point of pride for the city. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3295811/vision-hong-kongs-airport-city-must-rise-above-buzzwords?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOnce almost abandoned, remote village of Kuk Po benefits from Hong Kong gov’t tourism push
Hong Kong Free Press By Holmes Chan and Yan Zhao Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions and reed fields offer a respite from the city’s famously frenetic pace. A band plays at the old school house in the 300-year-old seaside village of Kuk Po, in…
Read MoreWill Hong Kong do better when next big public health crisis hits?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts confident history will not repeat itself if another pandemic strikes but say more must to be done to strengthen public confidence and healthcare services. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296291/will-hong-kong-do-better-when-next-big-public-health-crisis-hits?utm_source=rss_feed
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