Category: Localities
Hong Kong heatwave prompts calls for cooler prisons, but lawmakers draw line at air conditioning for inmates
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ex-lawmaker Emily Lau cites climate change in calling for change, prison authorities say they have added fans, started improving ventilation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231644/hong-kong-heatwave-prompts-calls-cooler-prisons-lawmakers-draw-line-air-conditioning-inmates?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAlarm bells rung over Hong Kong students’ gambling habits by counselling service
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey finds more than 40 per cent of postsecondary students have gambled, some up to HK$5,000 over a three-month period. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231661/alarm-bells-rung-over-hong-kong-students-gambling-habits-counselling-service?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 Hong Kong workers die in ‘darkest day’ for construction industry
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three construction workers die in space of only eight hours in string of incidents in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231654/3-hong-kong-workers-die-darkest-day-construction-industry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong home of sister-in-law of wanted activist Nathan Law targeted in second police raid on family members in space of weeks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. National security police detain wanted activist Nathan Law’s sister-in-law for questioning after home raided on Saturday afternoon. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231649/hong-kong-home-sister-law-wanted-activist-nathan-law-targeted-second-police-raid-family-members?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFewer Hongkongers applying to buy subsidised flats could be sign of healthier market, possibly a ‘good thing’, housing minister says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho brushes off drop in applications for flats under Home Ownership Scheme, calling it an adjustment from an ‘abnormal situation’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231641/fewer-hongkongers-applying-buy-subsidised-flats-could-be-sign-healthier-market-possibly-good-thing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow has Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub landed in financial woes? The big picture behind price cuts, real estate rejigs and a 2025 deadline
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. West Kowloon Cultural District Authority has sounded the alarm over finances, as it expects original HK$21.6 billion government fund to run out in March 2025 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231639/how-has-hong-kongs-west-kowloon-arts-hub-landed-financial-woes-big-picture-behind-price-cuts-real?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Ex-district councillor says his views on vetoing gov’t funding differed from his party
Hong Kong Free Press An ex-Hong Kong district councillor standing trial in the city’s largest national security case has said that his views on voting down government funding differed from his political party. Lee Yue-shun, one of the 47 democrats in Hong Kong’s largest national security case, outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on…
Read MoreUnderperforming civil servants in Hong Kong to be sacked ‘in a few months’ rather than current 2 years under new mechanism
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. We hope to signal that we will seriously deal with colleagues whose work performance is not up to standard, says Secretary for the Civil Service. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3231638/underperforming-civil-servants-hong-kong-be-sacked-few-months-rather-current-2-years-under-new?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSmooth Hong Kong arrival for cruise ship as passengers use new transport set-up; tourism chief expects terminal operators to share costs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Spectrum of the Seas docks at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal at 7am, with additional bus routes and line of taxis awaiting visitors eager to discover the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231634/smooth-hong-kong-arrival-cruise-ship-passengers-use-new-transport-set-tourism-chief-expects-terminal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s soaring elderly suicides spark calls to help isolated older men who are most at risk
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More targeted efforts to cut suicide rate in older men needed, as they stay away from community activities, avoid seeking help. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231617/hong-kongs-soaring-elderly-suicides-spark-calls-help-isolated-older-men-who-are-most-risk?utm_source=rss_feed
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