Category: Localities
Hong Kong driver arrested in Japan over collision with tanker truck, leaving 1 woman injured
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Japanese media says 37-year-old Hongkonger travelling with four family members before crashing into tanker truck at intersection in Hokkaido. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232444/hong-kong-driver-arrested-japan-over-collision-tanker-truck-leaving-1-woman-injured?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreForeign Influence Part 3: Around the world in a day with Hong Kong’s street names
Hong Kong Free Press Part of a series on Hong Kong’s historic place names. Hong Kong’s street names offer a glimpse into its rich history as a former British colony on Chinese soil and a global trading hub. They tell a compelling story about its past and its connections to the wider world, showing that…
Read MoreWanted in Hong Kong, self-exiled activists in Britain decry ‘harassment’
Hong Kong Free Press A heightened fear for their safety, increased worry for their families, and a desperate search for international support — this is what dominates everyday life for two activists in Britain who are among Hong Kong’s most wanted. Last month, Hong Kong police announced bounties of HK$1 million (US$128,000) on eight democratic…
Read MoreBefore they land at Hong Kong’s Palace Museum, here’s a look at China’s Sanxingdui relics, among the biggest finds of the 20th century
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New museum in Sichuan boasts 600 artefacts on display for first time from ancient site formerly home to mysterious civilisation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231859/they-land-hong-kongs-palace-museum-heres-look-chinas-sanxingdui-relics-among-biggest-finds-20th?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan reports wave of Chinese phone harassment after Fukushima discharge
Hong Kong Free Press Tokyo has urged Beijing to “ensure the safety of Japanese residents in China” after a wave of telephone harassment targeting businesses in Japan sparked by the controversial discharge of Fukushima wastewater. Wastewater is released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Photo: TEPCO. While Japan insists the…
Read MoreChina’s Xi Jinping stresses ‘hard-won social stability’ in rare Xinjiang visit
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Xinjiang on Saturday, state media reported, calling on officials to conserve “hard-won social stability” in a troubled region where Beijing is accused of severe human rights abuses. Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa in August 2023.…
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t removes decade-old graffiti over security law concerns, as new artwork appears
Hong Kong Free Press Graffiti outside a Central restaurant showing two labourers with yellow construction helmets has been painted over by the government following complaints that the image “may violate” the 2020 national security law. The artwork represented the eatery’s frequent customers and was at least a decade old, the owner has said. By Friday,…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 11 suspects in crackdown on syndicate that laundered HK$124 million through 52 bank accounts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investigators also seize HK$800,000 in cash, bank documents, chequebooks, cash counting machines and mobile phones. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232419/hong-kong-police-arrest-11-suspects-crackdown-syndicate-laundered-hk124-million-through-52-bank?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong slams US for ‘demonising’ city’s national security agency after country accuses authorities of harassing wanted activists’ families
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US State Department earlier accused authorities of ongoing harassment of family members of five wanted activists and jailed opposition figure Joshua Wong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3232417/hong-kong-slams-us-demonising-citys-national-security-agency-after-country-accuses-authorities?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkongers snap up cheaper new homes in weekend home sale bonanza that saw 223 flats on offer
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Most of the new units on Saturday came from Villa Garda III in Tseung Kwan O, which sold 73 of the 138 put up for sale. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3232405/hongkongers-snap-cheaper-new-homes-weekend-home-sale-bonanza-saw-223-flats-offer?utm_source=rss_feed
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