Category: Localities
What’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
Read MoreHong Kong’s banks gird for leaner times ahead as 9-month profit growth slows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Net interest margin narrowed to 1.5 per cent in the first nine months last year from 1.67 per cent in 2023, according to HKMA data. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3295799/hong-kongs-banks-gird-leaner-times-ahead-9-month-profit-growth-slows-rate-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump warns Chinese imports could see 10% tariffs from February
Hong Kong Free Press US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to hit the European Union with tariffs, adding that a 10 percent duty on Chinese imports could also come as soon as February 1. US President Donald Trump stands in front of supporters, on January 20, 2024. Photo: GOP, via Facebook. Trump, who was speaking…
Read MoreHong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park to host biggest stress test yet on Friday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 63,000 people are expected to take part in drill aimed to assess the sports park’s capacity. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3295785/hong-kongs-kai-tak-host-biggest-capacity-test-yet-friday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Paul Chan vows to bridge climate financing gap after Trump pull-out
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s finance chief also met United Arab Emirates’ minister of state for foreign trade to discuss bilateral cooperation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3295763/hong-kongs-paul-chan-pledges-bridge-climate-financing-after-trump-pullout?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More36-year-old Hong Kong man charged under Article 23 security law over ‘seditious’ online posts
Hong Kong Free Press A 36-year-old man has been charged with sedition under Hong Kong national security legislation over social media posts. The man, who was arrested on Tuesday in Eastern District, will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday afternoon, the government has said in a statement. Social media apps on a…
Read MorePanama’s audit of Hong Kong’s Hutchison aims to counter US canal narrative
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘The [Panama government] needs concrete data to counter this China is controlling the canal narrative,’ insider says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3295755/panamas-audit-hong-kongs-hutchison-aims-counter-us-canal-narrative?utm_source=rss_feed
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