Category: Localities
Hong 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…
Read MoreGov’t given second chance to ban ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong court granted the government permission on Wednesday to lodge another attempt to ban an anthem that emerged from 2019 pro-democracy protests, after rejecting the bid last month. “Glory to Hong Kong” performed in 2019. File Photo: Chau Ho Man/United Social Press. Officials in June requested an injunction to…
Read MoreHong Kong sector leaders back extended hours for malls, call for more consumption vouchers to convince shoppers night is young
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government in talks with industry to extend hours at shopping centres to 11pm, but critics say more is needed, such as vouchers and late-night public transport. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3232036/hong-kong-sector-leaders-back-extended-hours-malls-call-more-consumption-vouchers-convince-shoppers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePart of Hong Kong’s Fanling golf course to open to public once government takes back land next month
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung says public can access pet park, walking trail on 32-hectare land after government takes it back on September 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3232030/portion-hong-kongs-fanling-golf-course-open-public-once-city-reclaims-land-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court gives go-ahead for government’s appeal bid against rejected ban on protest song often mistaken for national anthem
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government lawyers earlier applied for review, citing perceived failure to afford ‘greatest weight and deference’ to city leader’s decision. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232026/hong-kong-court-gives-go-ahead-governments-appeal-bid-against-rejected-ban-protest-song-often?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMore than 230 Hongkongers scammed through online shopping, travel or hotel deals in single week in August, police reveal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say losses by victims in this period totalled HK$210,000, with biggest case involving HK$50,000. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232025/more-230-hongkongers-scammed-through-online-shopping-travel-or-hotel-deals-single-week-august-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 8 suspected triad members over weekend nightclub brawl
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post learns fight broke out between 10 men, suspected of being members of 14K and Sun Yee On triad groups, over weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232007/hong-kong-police-arrest-8-suspected-triad-members-over-weekend-nightclub-brawl?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man, 30, investigated over drugs delivery in Repulse Bay after arrest uncovers HK$400,000 worth of narcotics in van
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Haul includes 2kg of what appeared to be cannabis, 16 boxes of suspected cannabis-infused candy and 38 bottles of suspected hemp oil. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3232005/hong-kong-man-30-investigated-over-drugs-delivery-repulse-bay-after-arrest-uncovers-hk400000-worth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to ban Japanese seafood imports from 10 regions this Thurs over nuclear wastewater release
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong is to impose an indefinite ban on seafood imports from 10 Japanese prefectures starting on Thursday as the Fukushima power plant discharges treated waste waster into the sea. The “precautionary measure” is to make sure all seafood imports to Hong Kong are safe, Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse…
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