Category: Localities
Hong Kong accountant swindled out of HK$1 million in digital Tether coins in bogus cryptocurrency deal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Detectives are investigating whether fraud syndicate set up a shop in Tsim Sha Tsui to cheat the victim. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227158/hong-kong-accountant-swindled-out-hk1-million-digital-tether-coins-bogus-cryptocurrency-deal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More40,000 Hongkongers attended free Harbour Chill Carnival featuring Cantopop singer Kelly Chen, girl group Otome Syndream
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Carnival kicks off government’s HK$40 million five-weekend programme aimed at lifting city’s spirits. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3227145/40000-hongkongers-attended-free-harbour-chill-carnival-featuring-cantopop-singer-kelly-chen-girl?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong legislature to launch search for new secretary general to replace veteran Kenneth Chen who retires in 2024
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legco secretariat head Kenneth Chen will retire next year after more than a decade in the post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3227141/hong-kong-legislature-launch-search-new-secretary-general-replace-veteran-kenneth-chen-who-retires?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChunks of concrete fall off Hong Kong industrial building, hitting Mercedes-Benz car on road below
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police spokesman says concrete fell off industrial building and hit car below but no one was injured. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227131/chunks-concrete-fall-hong-kong-industrial-building-hitting-mercedes-benz-car-road-below?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese pharma tech giant Wuxi Biologics plans to spin off international business in Hong Kong IPO
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Capital raised from the IPO of Wuxi XDC will go towards building new manufacturing facilities in Singapore, expanding production capacity in China, strategic investments and acquisitions, according to an exchange filing. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3227127/chinese-pharma-tech-giant-wuxi-biologics-plans-spin-international-business-hong-kong-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSending money, food from Hong Kong to wanted overseas activists may ‘support their illegal activities,’ Regina Ip says
Hong Kong Free Press Sending money or food from Hong Kong to eight democrats wanted overseas was akin to “supporting their illegal activities,” Regina Ip, the convenor of government advisory body the Executive Council has said. Regina Ip, the convenor of Executive Council. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. When asked by a TVB news host on…
Read MoreBREAKING: 3 children among 6 killed in attack at kindergarten in southern China
Hong Kong Free Press Six people were killed and one wounded in an attack at a kindergarten in south China’s Guangdong province on Monday, a spokeswoman for the city government said. Lianjiang city is located in southern China’s Guandong province. Photo: Wikicommons. “The victims include one teacher, two parents and three students,” she said. She…
Read MoreHong Kong will face higher food safety risks if Japan releases Fukushima waste water as planned, government adviser warns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Details about scheme to monitor Japanese seafood will be released within next two weeks, Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene chairman says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227125/hong-kong-will-face-higher-food-safety-risks-if-japan-releases-fukushima-waste-water-planned?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBoost for Hong Kong’s biomedical hub ambitions as Chinese University’s biobank gets international certification
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US body grants ISO certification to facility which stores more than 150,000 vials of human biospecimens. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227054/boost-hong-kongs-biomedical-hub-ambitions-chinese-universitys-biobank-gets-international?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePassing district council reforms brings down curtain on Hong Kong’s years of political drama
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. This political detox should be enough for the powers that be to feel more secure about the new electoral system: mechanisms are in place to ensure that this city’s public office holders on all…
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