Category: Localities
Hong Kong national security police arrest one more man over alleged conspiracy to fund self-exiled activists
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong national security police have detained one more man in connection with an alleged conspiracy to collude with foreign forces by providing financial support to self-exiled activists. Hong Kong Police Force. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. A 24-year-old man was arrested at the Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday morning on…
Read MoreJPMorgan and HSBC are top workplace choices for business students while Hong Kong government is first pick for engineering students, survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong universities’ business and commerce students have voted JPMorgan and HSBC the top two employers for the second straight year, while those studying for engineering and natural sciences picked the city’s government for…
Read MoreHong Kong cuts directly elected District Council seats as overhaul unanimously approved
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s “patriots-only” legislature has unanimously passed the government’s proposal to overhaul District Council elections. The decision to pass the bill on Thursday, which reduced the number of democratically elected seats and re-introduced government-appointed members to local-level advisory bodies, was praised by top government officials including the chief executive and chief…
Read MoreUS Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in China as US seeks to stabilise ties
Hong Kong Free Press By Beiyi Seow US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off a visit aimed at improving communication and stabilising the tense relationship between the world’s two largest economies. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during a signing ceremony for the Indonesia Infrastructure and Finance Compact, at the…
Read MoreHong Kong police hunt gang of robbers who smashed glass display cases at Tsim Sha Tsui store and fled with watches
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three or four robbers carrying knives and hammer break glass of display counters and flee in Honda. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226768/hong-kong-police-hunt-gang-robbers-who-smashed-glass-display-cases-tsim-sha-tsui-store-and-fled?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Bar Association and Law Society acknowledge complaints against members on police wanted list and vow to investigate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Law Society confirms receiving complaint against member for allegedly violating national security law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3226767/hong-kongs-bar-association-and-law-society-acknowledge-complaints-against-members-police-wanted-list?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security police ‘arrest another ex-member of Demosisto’ for alleged fundraising activities to support wanted activist Nathan Law
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities earlier arrested ex-Demosisto leader Ivan Lam and three former members. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226751/hong-kong-national-security-police-arrest-another-ex-member-demosisto-alleged-fund-raising?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong ‘Professor Devil’ dating coach sentenced to community service for overcharging clients who paid HK$540,000 for courses
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chau Pak-yin, who offered courses sharing tips for single men on how to flirt with women, vows to ask trial magistrate to review his verdict. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226748/hong-kong-professor-devil-dating-coach-sentenced-community-service-overcharging-clients-who-paid?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Golf Club applies for UNESCO recognition in bid to block public housing plan
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong Golf Club has applied for a UNESCO heritage conservation award for its Fanling golf course in a bid to block a government plan to build public housing on a nine-hectare plot of the site. The news came as the city’s development minister reaffirmed the government’s plan to build subsidised…
Read MoreHong Kong’s legislature unanimously passes bill to revamp district councils, reducing directly elected seats to 19 per cent
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. District councils will comprise 470 members, with proportion of directly elected representatives reduced from nearly 95 per cent to 19 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3226734/hong-kongs-legislature-unanimously-passes-bill-revamp-district-councils-reducing-directly-elected?utm_source=rss_feed
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