Category: Localities
New Hong Kong Bar Association chair vows to cultivate more talent for country
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Corporate law expert Jose-Antonio Maurellet, elected uncontested at annual general meeting, wants more overseas judges to join city’s top court. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296032/new-hong-kong-bar-association-chair-vows-cultivate-more-talent-country?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 13 who sold non-existent tickets to Andy Lau concerts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Highest individual loss was HK$640,000 for purchase of 544 tickets to Lau’s shows. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296026/hong-kong-police-arrest-13-who-sold-non-existent-tickets-andy-lau-concerts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai admits underestimating US lobbying efforts to penalise Hong Kong officials
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former media boss initially told court he felt the US human rights bill targeting Hong Kong was ‘more academic than substance’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296016/jimmy-lai-admits-underestimating-us-lobbying-efforts-penalise-hong-kong-officials?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDevelopers worried over risks in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis project
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities urged to bring forward infrastructure work to ensure sites’ development potential is met, reducing uncertainties for investors. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296009/developers-worried-over-risks-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-project?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePolice arrest 21 linked to syndicate over luring domestic workers to open bank accounts, launder over HK$70 million
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police have arrested 21 people allegedly linked to a syndicate led by gang members who recruited domestic workers to launder more than HK$70 million via virtual bank accounts. Hong Kong police arrest 21 people on January 21 and January 22, 2024, in a crackdown on a criminal group that…
Read More‘We fought for it for decades’: Hundreds wed as Thailand’s same-sex marriage law takes effect
Hong Kong Free Press By Watsamon Tri-yasakda Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so. Thai actors Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree (left) and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool gesture after registering their same-sex marriage at…
Read MoreTech to help Hong Kong ‘save every penny’ on building Northern Metropolis Highway
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Proposed 23km highway is expected to connect Tin Shui Wai, San Tin, Kwu Tung and New Territories North New Town. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3295999/tech-help-hong-kong-save-every-penny-building-northern-metropolis-highway?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina lodges ‘solemn representations’ with Afghanistan after mine worker killed in attack
Hong Kong Free Press China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Chinese flag. File photo: Will Clayton, via Flickr. “The Chinese side urgently lodged solemn representations with the Afghan side, demanding that (they)…
Read More2 Hongkongers arrested in Bangkok over fatal knife attack in Yuen Long
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pair wanted over assault on two men near Hi Yip Factory Building. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3295984/2-hongkongers-arrested-bangkok-over-fatal-knife-attack-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s MTR Corp must ‘compress’ construction costs: transport chief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mable Chan lays out three priorities for railway operator, including raising non-fare revenue and diversifying financing sources. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3295983/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-must-compress-construction-costs-transport-chief?utm_source=rss_feed
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