Category: Localities
Hong Kong taxi driver dies, 4 passengers injured in Causeway Bay car crash
Hong Kong Free Press A taxi driver died and his four passengers were injured after their cab crashed into a crane vehicle on Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay on Tuesday night. The taxi driver, aged 60, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday. The four injured passengers included a 43-year-old man, two women aged…
Read MoreHong Kong to issue T1 signal on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Doksuri nears city, soaring temperatures expected
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mercury expected to hit 35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with hot weather to persist on Thursday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228931/hong-kong-issue-t1-signal-wednesday-super-typhoon-doksuri-nears-city-soaring-temperatures-expected?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Qin scrubbed from foreign ministry website after dramatic removal
Hong Kong Free Press By Oliver Hotham China offered no explanation for the sacking of foreign minister Qin Gang on Wednesday, while scrubbing mentions of him from a government website. Qin — who has not been seen in public for over a month — was removed from office by Beijing’s top lawmaking body on Tuesday…
Read MoreLiving in perpetual fear: why discharged psychiatric patients in Hong Kong walk on eggshells and say the system of letting them out needs to be reformed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 1,300 people with mental health disorders have been given conditional discharges from psychiatric care facilities, but many patients do not know what actions will get them readmitted, experts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228858/unfair-system-how-threat-readmission-psychiatric-care-leaves-hong-kong-mental-health-patients-living?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong tourism desperately needs a boost in the changed post-Covid landscape
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shopping is out of fashion – most holidaymakers are more eco-minded and adventurous. Promoting the city as an arts and culture hub, and offering more recreational activities, could recapture tourists. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3228763/hong-kong-tourism-desperately-needs-boost-changed-post-covid-landscape?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong and Singapore sign agreements to boost cooperation and trade during Lee’s visit
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong and Singapore have signed seven agreements on improving cooperation and trade during Chief Executive John Lee’s visit to the city-state. The memoranda of understanding (MoU), signed at a business dinner in Singapore on Monday evening, cover trade, financial services, fintech, innovation and technology, and research collaboration. John Lee (left)…
Read MorePropeller wounds on whale spark calls for Hong Kong public to stay away from mammal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Photo taken on Saturday by a member of the public shows at least two wounds on the whale’s back. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228916/propeller-wounds-whale-spark-calls-hong-kong-public-stay-away-mammal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Book Fair records 990,000 visitors this year, marking return to pre-pandemic levels
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Trade and Development Council says attendees spent HK$872 on average at joint event comprising book fair, Sports and Leisure Expo and World of Snacks. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228911/hong-kong-book-fair-records-990000-visitors-year-marking-return-pre-pandemic-levels?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreXi Jinping sends personal letter to Hong Kong pupils, encourages them to learn country’s history and develop national pride
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Country’s paramount leader replies to letter from Form Four pupils at North Point’s Pui Kiu Middle School. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3228910/chinese-president-xi-jinping-sends-personal-letter-hong-kong-pupils-encourages-them-learn-countrys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCall to adjust compensation policy for Hong Kong homeowners affected by urban renewal projects brushed aside by development chief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says the government does not want to see the issue hampering Urban Renewal Authority’s ability to carry out its projects. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228908/call-adjust-compensation-policy-hong-kong-homeowners-affected-urban-renewal-projects-brushed-aside?utm_source=rss_feed
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