Category: Localities
Hong Kong man refused to provide breath sample in suspected drink-driving case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man arrested after officers stop car in Wan Chai early Saturday and suspected he had been drinking. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296277/hong-kong-man-refused-provide-breath-sample-suspected-drink-driving-case?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong minister dispels ‘lying flat’ concerns as youth rental flat applications drop
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Applications for public housing among those under 30 have declined by 46 per cent from 16,000 in 2019-20 to 8,600 in 2023-24. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296268/hong-kong-minister-dispels-lying-flat-concerns-youth-rental-flat-applications-drop?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Another Hong Kong flavour gone’: congee shop closing branches after over 70 years
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Diners savour final taste of fish balls, clam sauce and other favourites at Law Fu Kee Congee and Noodle Expert in Central. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296269/another-hong-kong-flavour-gone-congee-shop-closing-branches-after-over-70-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBacklash over Hong Kong lawmaker’s verbal attack a wake-up call, observers say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Joephy Chan’s aggressive stance towards former opposition politician questioned in ‘stable’ climate after 2019 social unrest. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3296267/backlash-over-hong-kong-lawmakers-verbal-attack-wake-call-observers-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Wang Yi and new US top diplomat Marco Rubio clash over Taiwan in first phone call
Hong Kong Free Press By Shaun Tandon US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over Taiwan on Friday, with Donald Trump’s top diplomat denouncing Beijing’s “coercive” moves. Marco Rubio. Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Flickr. Rubio, a longtime China hawk, spoke with Wang for the first time by telephone at…
Read MoreOver 300 mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong lose HK$230 million to scams: Chris Tang
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s security chief says police logged 16 such cases in January alone, amounting to HK$20 million. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296262/over-300-mainland-students-hong-kong-lose-hk230-million-scams-chris-tang?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court order sent to cryptocurrency wallets, setting new precedent
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawyer says this was first time among major common law jurisdictions that a court order was effectively served by way of tokenisation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296250/hong-kong-court-order-sent-cryptocurrency-wallets-setting-new-precedent?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong temperatures to fall on Sunday and reach 11 degrees Celsius next week
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory expects Monday to mark coolest period in coming days, before temperatures rise to 13 degrees on first day of Year of the Snake. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3296256/hong-kong-temperatures-fall-sunday-and-reach-11-degrees-celsius-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKFP Lens: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden marks Year of the Snake, 26 years of snake rescue project
Hong Kong Free Press To celebrate the Year of the Snake, and mark the 26th year of its snake rescue efforts, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden has launched an art and education exhibition “Side by Side in Harmony: Snakes, Nature and Us.” Paul Crow, senior conservation officer (right), and Liz Rose-Jeffreys, projects conservation officer, demonstrate…
Read MoreHongkonger stuck in Thailand to fly home on Monday after scam farm ordeal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Security chief Chris Tang ‘thankful’ to secure return of 29-year-old in time for Lunar New Year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296248/hongkonger-stuck-thailand-fly-home-monday-after-scam-farm-ordeal?utm_source=rss_feed
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