Category: Localities
US commerce secretary to visit China next week for talks
Hong Kong Free Press US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo will visit China next week, Beijing and Washington said Tuesday, adding to a slew of US officials dispatched in recent months to ease tensions between the world’s largest economies. US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo addresses reporters in the White House on April 7, 2021. File…
Read MoreBrothers of wanted self-exiled activist Anna Kwok questioned by Hong Kong national security police – reports
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong national security police have taken away the brothers of wanted activist Anna Kwok for questioning, according to local media outlets citing sources. It is the latest move in authorities’ investigations into eight overseas pro-democracy figures facing arrest warrants and HK$1 million bounties. US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok. Photo: Anna…
Read MoreHong Kong national security police question 2 brothers of wanted activist Anna Kwok, weeks after interviewing parents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says pair taken away by officers as part of investigation into potential contacts of eight wanted activists or their ‘agents’ in the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231916/hong-kong-national-security-police-question-2-brothers-wanted-activist-anna-kwok-weeks-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJapan to release water from stricken Fukushima nuclear plant
Hong Kong Free Press By Natsuko Fukue Japan will release water from the stricken Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday, 12 years after one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters. Storage tanks used for storing treated water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant at Okuma, Fukushima prefecture in Japan. File photo:…
Read MoreLast of 12 Hongkongers caught by China during escape bid handed over to police after 3 years in mainland prison
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man who was arrested by the Chinese authorities in 2020 during a bid to escape to Taiwan by sea has been handed over to Hong Kong police. Tang Kai-yin was facing a charge relating to the 2019 protests when he attempted to flee. Tang Kai-yin was brought to…
Read MoreHong Kong security chief slams ‘artistic creations’ used as guise to endanger national security, does not confirm if Pillar of Shame sculptor is wanted
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Security minister Chris Tang’s letter revealed by Danish artist Jens Galschiot, who created Pillar of Shame marking Tiananmen Square crackdown https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231897/hong-kong-security-chief-slams-artistic-creations-used-guise-endanger-national-security-does-not?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong leader John Lee calls for immediate curbs on Japanese seafood after country announces plans to release Fukushima waste water starting Thursday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City leader Lee condemns Japan for ‘imposing its problems on others irresponsibly’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231886/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-calls-immediate-curbs-japanese-seafood-after-country-announces-plans?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong property fire sale: Eric Chu selling hotel, luxury flats after wife Truong My Lan arrested in Vietnam scandal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Eric Chu has taken losses on a hotel in Tin Hau and a project under construction in Quarry Bay, while the Nexxus Building in Central and luxury houses on The Peak are open to…
Read MoreHongkongers moving into transitional housing to get one-off special allowance of up to HK$11,550, with highest amount for those in New Territories
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sums based on ‘challenges’ faced in different locations, with occupancy rate higher for those in urban areas. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231878/hongkongers-moving-transitional-housing-get-one-special-allowance-hk11550-highest-amount-those-new?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong protests: last member of Taiwan-bound fugitive group caught at sea deported back to city from mainland China after serving jail
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says Tang Kai-yin, who served longer prison sentence on mainland for his role in organising the illegal border-crossing, was handed back to local authorities on Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231873/hong-kong-protests-last-member-taiwan-bound-fugitive-group-caught-sea-deported-back-city-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed
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