Category: Localities
Hong Kong doctor urges residents to become organ donors as number of kidney transplants performed this year drops to 19
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. There are more than 3,000 waiting for transplants, with 80 per cent being kidney patients. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3229359/hong-kong-doctor-urges-residents-become-organ-donors-number-kidney-transplants-performed-year-drops?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s elderly suicides reach record-high, prompting calls for more healthcare staff and measures to keep younger people in city for support
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emigration wave has led to families leaving their elderly relatives behind, which adds to their loneliness, suicide prevention group says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229358/hong-kongs-elderly-suicides-reach-record-high-prompting-calls-more-healthcare-staff-and-measures?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTolls at Hong Kong’s cross-harbour tunnels will change on Wednesday but it will not ease congestion, transport commissioner says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Commissioner for Transport Rosanna Law says phase two of plan will improve traffic. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3229356/tolls-hong-kongs-cross-harbour-tunnels-will-change-wednesday-it-will-not-ease-congestion-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Barbenheimer’ craze has Hong Kong film fans dressing up to watch summer blockbusters back-to-back
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Social media hype, viral memes about Hollywood films Barbie and Oppenheimer spark a fun phenomenon https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229339/barbenheimer-craze-has-hong-kong-film-fans-dressing-watch-summer-blockbusters-back-back?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong this week: John Lee’s Asean trip, protest song ruling and whale-watching warning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at Chief Executive John Lee’s visit to Asean countries to drum up business, the High Court’s dismissal of a government request to ban the promotion…
Read MoreHong Kong marine experts spot changes in feeding pattern of injured Bryde’s whale, raise concerns over attention on animal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mammal feeding for shorter periods of time and taking longer breaks between meals, scientific officer Compass Chan says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3229289/its-raising-concerns-hong-kong-marine-experts-detect-changes-feeding-behaviour-injured-brydes-whale?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District CEO on a mission to beat money woes, says arts hub was ‘jumping on one leg’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cost-cutting helped trim losses to HK$718 million in March, but arts hub is not out of the woods yet https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3229188/hong-kongs-west-kowloon-cultural-district-ceo-mission-beat-money-woes-says-arts-hub-was-jumping-one?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExplainer: Two decades on, Hong Kong’s homegrown security law – Article 23 – is back in the spotlight
Hong Kong Free Press It was shelved for some 20 years after sparking mass protests and the resignation of a top official. But the Basic Law’s Article 23 – which requires Hong Kong to introduce a homegrown security law – was back in the spotlight in 2020 when Beijing imposed its own national security legislation…
Read More1,500 sign petition opposing planned changes to CUHK council, with organiser citing threat to academic freedom
Hong Kong Free Press More than 1,500 people have signed a petition to oppose a bill which would reduce the influence of staff and academics in the running of one of Hong Kong’s top universities, with one of the organisers saying the change would damage academic freedom. Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: CUHK. The…
Read MoreAs culture and finance intersect, a chance to invest in music royalties and support Cantopop
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Platforms like Musicow in South Korea have found a way to tap K-pop fans, financing original works and creating a new retail investor product. Hong Kong’s finance and creative industries can learn from this.…
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