Category: Localities
Tropical cyclone Saola forecast to enter within 800 km of Hong Kong on Wed, Observatory says
Hong Kong Free Press Tropical cyclone Saola is forecast to enter within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong on Wednesday, the Hong Kong Observatory has said. “Depending on the size of circulation of Saola and its distance from the Pearl River Estuary, the Observatory will assess the need for issuing Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals in the…
Read MoreSmart helmets, wristbands for construction workers among Hong Kong Housing Society’s new tracking system aimed at improving safety
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New technology tracks location, body temperature, heart rate and blood pressure of workers on construction sites. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232608/smart-helmets-wristbands-construction-workers-among-hong-kong-housing-societys-new-tracking-system?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSearch for missing Hong Kong hiker set to enter sixth day as rescuers find glove in country park
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ning Kwok-leung, 57, went hiking in Ma On Shan Country Park on Wednesday and last called his family on Saturday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232613/search-missing-hong-kong-hiker-set-enter-sixth-day-rescuers-find-glove-bush-country-park?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew Hong Kong housing director against ‘rashly’ raising minimum age to 65 for exempting public flat tenants from having to declare assets
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New Director of Housing Rosanna Law addresses suggestion to increase age threshold for households spared from income and asset assessment from 60 to 65. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232596/new-hong-kong-housing-director-against-rashly-raising-minimum-age-65-exempting-public-flat-tenants?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong teacher will not be prosecuted over fabricated child abuse allegations at special needs school, given insufficient evidence
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prosecutors decide to drop case against Tong Yat-man, who had accused her colleagues of abuse in anonymous letter she sent to parents using alias. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232587/hong-kong-teacher-will-not-be-prosecuted-over-fabricated-child-abuse-allegations-special-needs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Democrats’ landmark national security trial adjourned to November for closing arguments
Hong Kong Free Press The landmark national security trial relating to 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures has been adjourned to November for the prosecution and defence to prepare closing arguments. It came after the last defendant completed testifying in the case surrounding an unofficial legislative primary poll held in 2020. The names of the 47…
Read MoreHong Kong Cantonese-language advocacy group closes after national security police raid founder’s home
Hong Kong Free Press A Cantonese-language advocacy group has ceased operations after its founder said his home had been raided by Hong Kong national security police over a fictional piece of writing that was submitted to a competition organised by the group. Andrew Chan, founder and convenor of Societas Linguistica Hongkongensis (SLHK), wrote on Facebook…
Read MoreChild sex abuse investigation launched at Hong Kong tutorial centre after owner charged with indecent assaults on 2 boys
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tutorial centre owner, 43, appears in court charged with indecent assaults on two young brothers; police to check if other students were victims. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232585/child-sex-abuse-investigation-launched-hong-kong-tutorial-centre-after-owner-charged-indecent?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should cut stamp duty, relax listing rules to reinvigorate sluggish stock market, say brokers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong should follow mainland China’s lead in cutting the stamp duty payable when shares change hands to boost low market turnover, according to brokers and analysts, who also called for a relaxation of…
Read MoreFounder disbands Cantonese-language advocacy group in Hong Kong after national security police visit father, warn about essay posted online
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Andrew Chan, chairman of Societas Linguistica Hongkongensis, says five officers from National Security Department raided his father’s flat last week. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232578/founder-disbands-cantonese-language-advocacy-group-hong-kong-after-national-security-police-visit?utm_source=rss_feed
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