Category: Localities
Hong Kong Housing Society asked to take over project for 1,940 starter homes after another public land tender fails
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lands Department says sole tender submitted for Tsuen Wan pilot project was rejected as reserve price was not met. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232090/hong-kong-housing-society-asked-take-over-project-1940-starter-homes-after-another-public-land?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police investigate death of woman, 85, found with cut wounds and lying near an axe after dispute with neighbour, who also died later
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says axe was found in a nearby corridor, after dispute between woman and her neighbour, who was later found hanging inside his flat. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232079/hong-kong-police-investigate-death-woman-85-found-cut-wounds-and-lying-near-axe-after-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police record 29 per cent rise in child abuse cases, as return to school campuses brings incidents to light
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police vow to ramp up investigative manpower by up to 40 per cent in preparation for potential rise in child abuse cases after introduction of mandatory reporting legislation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232078/hong-kong-police-record-29-cent-rise-child-abuse-cases-return-school-campuses-brings-incidents-light?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLast of 12 Hong Kong residents sent back by Beijing after failed bid to flee city to Taiwan in wake of 2019 protests appears in District Court
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tang Kai-yin appears in court charged with conspiracy to commit arson and possession of illegal articles linked to 2019 social unrest. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232075/last-12-hong-kong-residents-sent-back-beijing-after-failed-bid-flee-city-taiwan-wake-2019-protests?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLosses at Hong Kong’s TVB widen to HK$406.7 million in first half of the year, as revenue from e-commerce drops amid post-pandemic slowdown
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. First-half losses at TVB increase by 81 per cent compared with same period in 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232069/losses-hong-kongs-tvb-widen-hk4067-million-first-half-year-revenue-e-commerce-drops-amid-post?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Democrats ‘lacked willpower’ in the past, ex-Hospital Authority union chief tells court
Hong Kong Free Press The former chairperson of a pro-democracy medics’ union has said that democrats “lacked willpower” in the past and were prone to making concessions to the government, while testifying in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial. Winnie Yu, the ex-chairperson of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance. Photo: Winnie Yu, via Facebook. Wearing…
Read MoreHong Kong 2019 protester who went on the run after court appearance evaded capture for 17 months, court hears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fung Ching-wah, 24, expected to be sentenced in September for rioting during 2019 disturbances and perverting the course of justice. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232068/hong-kong-2019-protester-who-went-run-after-court-appearance-evaded-capture-17-months-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Paul Chan brushes aside concerns of public funding drain by Lantau Tomorrow, Northern Metropolis megaprojects
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s finance chief describes mega-reclamation projects in northern New Territories, waters off Lantau Island as key to economic growth, housing supply boost. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232065/hong-kongs-paul-chan-brushes-aside-concerns-over-fiscal-viability-lantau-tomorrow-northern?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong fugitive protester who allegedly hid out for 2 years pleads guilty to 2019 protest charges
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong protester who allegedly hid in safehouses for two years to dodge a protest-related criminal charge has pleaded guilty to rioting and perversion of justice. Fung Ching-wah, who has been in remand for over a year, appeared before Deputy District Judge Pang Leung-ting at the West Kowloon Law Courts…
Read MoreHong Kong retake part of Fanling golf course next month; pet park and walking trail will open to public
Hong Kong Free Press The authorities will take back a 32-hectare section of the Fanling golf course on September 1, opening part of the facilities to the public – including a pet park walking trail. Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. File photo: WikiMedia In all, the Hong Kong Golf Club course covers 172 hectares…
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