Category: Localities
Loyal Hong Kong shoppers forgo Shenzhen, channel hometown pride to support local businesses
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287290/loyal-hong-kong-shoppers-forgo-shenzhen-channel-hometown-pride-support-local-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: 45 activists jailed for 4 to 10 years over plot to overthrow government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former legal scholar and ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai receives 10-year prison term. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287288/hong-kong-47-45-activists-jailed-4-10-years-over-plot-overthrow-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s mega-events in first half of next year expected to attract 840,000 tourists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. List of 93 mega-events revealed for first six months, with showcase of French impressionist masters and Coldplay’s concerts among them. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287285/hong-kongs-mega-events-first-half-next-year-expected-attract-840000-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Li Ka-shing says research vital to economy, donates ‘game-changing’ cancer device
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Famed tycoon gives Chinese University of Hong Kong a US$3 million machine that can remove cancerous tumours with ultrasound waves. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287282/hong-kongs-li-ka-shing-says-research-vital-economy-donates-game-changing-cancer-device?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: when will jailed activists in landmark national security trial be released?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Claudia Mo among four set to be released in six months, after spending nearly four years in custody, but others still face years behind bars. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3287276/hong-kong-47-when-will-jailed-activists-landmark-national-security-trial-be-released?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: court rules subversion scheme as severe as violent attack against government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Threat of unofficial ‘primary’ election justifies stiff sentences on 45 former politicians and activists, three High Court judges say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287261/hong-kong-47-court-rules-subversion-scheme-severe-violent-attack-against-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHSBC, Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres join forces on Hong Kong sustainable aviation fuel push
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deal eliminates emissions equal to 10,000 round-trip flights between Hong Kong and London, lender says. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3287260/hsbc-cathay-pacific-ecoceres-join-forces-hong-kong-sustainable-aviation-fuel-push?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Gov’t to consider appealing for longer sentences as Taiwan, overseas groups condemn case
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government will consider whether to appeal for longer sentences of certain democrats jailed on Tuesday in the city’s largest national security case. Convicted of conspiring to commit subversion, 45 former legislators, ex-district councillors, and activists received jail sentences ranging from four years and two months to 10 years,…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: crowds throng court as family, supporters bid farewell to jailed opposition figures
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Those who made it into packed public gallery said their goodbyes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287256/hong-kong-47-crowds-throng-court-family-supporters-bid-farewell-jailed-opposition-figures?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNearly 94% of Hong Kong children in inadequate housing have spinal issues, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press More than 90 per cent of children living in inadequate housing have experienced spinal health issues, an anti-poverty NGO has found, as it called for families with children to be prioritised in the queue for public housing. The Society for Community Organization said that children living in subdivided housing suffered under…
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