Category: Localities
Tricked into trafficking? Hong Kong drug mules face uphill fight to prove innocence, with most spending years in prison before release
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. NGO helping suspected drug couriers say most spend years behind bars before proving their innocence. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228156/tricked-trafficking-hong-kong-drug-mules-face-uphill-fight-prove-innocence-most-spending-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExcessive agency fees costing some Hong Kong migrant domestic workers over HK$19,000, union says
Hong Kong Free Press Migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong who complained of being overcharged by agents faced an average fee of over HK$19,000, a union federation has found. The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) handled 57 cases related to workers being overcharged by agencies since last year, where the average…
Read MoreBeijing appoints Dong Jingwei as Hong Kong national security commissioner
Hong Kong Free Press Beijing on Tuesday appointed a commissioner to oversee its national security apparatus in Hong Kong, which was first set up three years ago under a sweeping law designed to quell dissent. Hong Kong’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in Causeway Bay. File photo: Rachel Wong/HKFP. China’s State Council announced in a…
Read MoreUS bill that could close Hong Kong’s trade offices advances in Senate; gov’t slams ‘gross interference’
Hong Kong Free Press A draft bill that could shut down Hong Kong’s economic and trade offices in the US was approved by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs last Thursday, bringing it closer to becoming law. The action was strongly condemned by the Hong Kong government and the city’s commerce chief. Hong Kong’s commerce…
Read MoreDeputy minister in mainland China’s counter-espionage services new national security chief in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mainland counter-espionage veteran appointed to head Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228157/deputy-minister-mainland-chinas-counter-espionage-services-new-national-security-chief-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Book Fair vendor predicts visitor numbers will rebound to 1 million, in line with pre-coronavirus figures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Book fair vendors work flat out to set up on Tuesday to make up for lost time caused by Typhoon Talim. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228150/hong-kong-book-fair-vendor-predicts-visitor-numbers-will-rebound-1-million-line-pre-coronavirus?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Glory to Hong Kong’ ban will not impact journalistic work if injunction passes
Hong Kong Free Press Journalists will be allowed to report on matters related to 2019 protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong if the government’s bid to ban unlawful acts relating to the song is successful, according to the city’s largest journalist group. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA)…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Democrats gaining legislative majority ‘realistic’ had Beijing not intervened outside Basic Law, ex-journalist says
Hong Kong Free Press It would have been realistic for the democrats to have gained a majority in the Legislative Council had Beijing not intervened with methods outside of the Basic Law, a defendant has testified at a landmark national security trial. Gwyneth Ho. File Photo: Gwyneth Ho, via Facebook. Gwyneth Ho, a former journalist…
Read More‘Strange’: media experts criticise Hong Kong proposal to waive impartiality rule for national security law programmes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shows promoting national education, identity and security law are subject to rule governing impartiality, which requires differing viewpoints. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228144/strange-media-experts-criticise-hong-kong-proposal-waive-impartiality-rule-national-security-law?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong watchdog finds bacteria in Japanese wet wipes product exceeds mainland Chinese safety limit by 500 times
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council tests 20 different types of wet wipes available on market, urges residents to avoid those with high bacteria count. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228141/hong-kong-watchdog-finds-bacteria-japanese-wet-wipes-product-exceeds-mainland-chinese-safety-limit?utm_source=rss_feed
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