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Trump tariffs would be bad news for Hong Kong’s biggest exports to US: experts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It will be a lose-lose situation if the US president goes ahead with threat of 10 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, experts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3295857/trump-tariffs-would-be-bad-news-hong-kongs-biggest-exports-us-experts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong bakery receives warning after staff clean shelf with floor mop
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Food hygiene authorities issue verbal warning to bakery in Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre after images of incident go viral online. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3295855/hong-kong-bakery-receives-warning-after-staff-clean-shelf-floor-mop?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits to urging US to revoke visas of officials’ children
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prosecutors question Lai about his overseas political connections on 31st day of media owner’s verbal testimony in marathon trial. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3295851/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-admits-urging-us-revoke-visas-officials-children?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong needs total ban on flavoured cigarettes, anti-smoking group says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey finds nearly 90 per cent of young female smokers opt for flavoured cigarettes, which can lead to higher levels of addiction. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3295849/hong-kong-needs-total-ban-flavoured-cigarettes-anti-smoking-group-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s ombudsman urges more legal action over public housing abuse
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Watchdog finds Housing Authority had prosecution rate of 4.2 per cent last year for cases of public flats being misused. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3295836/hong-kongs-ombudsman-urges-more-legal-action-over-public-housing-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLam Cheuk-ting’s position as public figure should not affect sentence for rioting in 2019 Yuen Long attack
Hong Kong Free Press Former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting’s identity as a public figure should not affect his sentence for a rioting conviction relating to a mob attack in Yuen Long in 2019, his lawyer has said in pleading for a shorter jail term for Lam. At the District Court on Wednesday, defence counsel Catherine Wong…
Read MoreWhat’s next for Hong Kong vehicle licence plates after ‘ZZ’ series end?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Under current system, registration marks are allocated to vehicles using prefixes spanning ‘AA’ to ‘ZZ’ in ascending order. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3295819/whats-next-hong-kong-vehicle-licence-plates-after-zz-series-end?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong bus technician remanded over seditious posts, photos on social media
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Li Chun-kit faces count of ‘knowingly publishing publications that had seditious intention’ under Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3295817/hong-kong-bus-technician-remanded-over-seditious-posts-photos-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThailand denies it plans to send 48 Uyghurs held in detention centres back to China
Hong Kong Free Press Thai authorities denied Wednesday there was an immediate plan to send back to China 48 Uyghurs held in the country’s detention centres, after UN experts warned the group could face torture if they return. An immigration detention centre is pictured in Bangkok on January 22, 2025. Photo: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP. The Uyghurs…
Read MoreHong Kong public secondary schools can offer foreign languages from next academic year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Schools may receive a government subsidy of HK$250,000 to offer courses for a two-year period. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3295802/hong-kong-public-secondary-schools-can-offer-foreign-languages-next-academic-year?utm_source=rss_feed
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