Category: Localities
Hong Kong weighs seafood safety certification for restaurants amid fears over Japan’s Fukushima waste water discharge
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry representatives call for more public education to clear doubts, while environment minister repeats assurance imports will be safe under measures in place. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231983/hong-kong-weighs-seafood-safety-certification-restaurants-amid-fears-over-japans-fukushima-waste?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOnly a third of Hongkongers who recently moved to UK found full-time jobs, despite most being highly educated, survey reveals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Significant’ number of migrants may have had to switch from professional or managerial roles to primary industry or elementary work, survey author says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231956/only-third-hongkongers-who-recently-moved-uk-found-full-time-jobs-despite-most-being-highly-educated?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong developers line up home sales at heavy discounts to clear unsold stock, fearful of further price cuts in a watchful market
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some of Hong Kong’s biggest developers have lined up sales of residential projects with revised price lists, using CK Asset’s Coast Line as a benchmark to attract cautious buyers. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3231938/hong-kong-developers-line-home-sales-heavy-discounts-clear-unsold-stock-fearful-further-price-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTo win over global talent, Hong Kong must show its freedoms aren’t lost
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While concerns about Covid-19 and social unrest have largely eased, negative reports persist about the city’s freedoms and judicial independence. Rather than wait for a return to the good old days, officials must work…
Read MoreHong Kong grants contracts to designated bag suppliers for upcoming waste-charging scheme
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department has granted contracts to four companies that will supply designated bags for rubbish disposal as part of an upcoming government scheme that will see residents charged for waste. The new rubbish bags. File photo: GovHK. The four contractors are Chun Hing Plastic Packaging Manufactory Limited, Enviro-Sense…
Read MoreUS hits China on ‘forced assimilation’ of Tibetan children; Beijing denounces ‘smears’
Hong Kong Free Press The United States said Tuesday it was imposing visa sanctions on Chinese officials pursuing “forced assimilation” of children in Tibet, where UN experts say one million children have been separated from their families. In the latest of a series of US moves on Beijing despite a resumption of high-level dialogue, Secretary…
Read MoreAmerican companies leaving Hong Kong? Top US envoy in city Gregory May says firms staying put, but concerns over national security law persist
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consul General Gregory May says city remains important place to building mutual understanding in US-China relations, given its ‘relative freedom’ and wealth of analysts. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3231959/american-companies-leaving-hong-kong-top-us-envoy-city-gregory-may-says-firms-staying-put-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s stock market has room to grow as city marks 30 years of H-share listings
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 stock market has plenty of room to grow as the market capitalisation is a fraction of China’s gross domestic product, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan. https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3231947/hong-kongs-stock-market-has-room-grow-city-marks-30-years-h-share-listings?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 Hong Kong primary schools to merge from next year as shrinking student population takes toll on education sector
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. North Point Government Primary School (Cloud View Road) in Wan Chai will cease operating Primary One to Primary Four classes from next year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231951/2-hong-kong-primary-schools-merge-next-year-shrinking-student-population-takes-toll-education-sector?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong schools question how they can ensure would-be teachers will ‘consciously safeguard national security’ after bureau circular
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Education Bureau circular reminds schools, as employers, to adopt stringent selection process to guard against ‘improper persons’ being given jobs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3231931/hong-kong-schools-question-how-they-can-ensure-would-be-teachers-will-consciously-safeguard-national?utm_source=rss_feed
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