Category: Localities
Western countries decry Hong Kong’s nat. sec. arrest warrants, as leader John Lee defends law’s extraterritorial reach
Hong Kong Free Press Western countries have decried the national security arrest warrants issued for eight overseas Hong Kong activists, as Chief Executive John Lee and pro-establishment parties voiced support for the police’s move. The wanted posters for eight pro-democracy activists wanted by the national security police. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The comments came after the…
Read MoreHong Kong scientists flex technological ‘mussels’ as they unveil new way to check radiation levels in marine areas
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Modified gel-filled containers originally designed to check heavy metal concentrations in marine areas revealed as Japan prepares to dump radioactive water in Pacific. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3226518/hong-kong-scientists-flex-technological-mussels-they-unveil-new-way-check-radiation-levels-marine?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi appeals against sedition charges, court hears colonial-era law falls short of global standards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Senior counsel Philip Dykes, Tam’s lawyer, also argues legislation from 1938 lacks objective set of criteria for outlawing offensive speech or action. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226521/hong-kong-opposition-activist-tam-tak-chi-appeals-against-sedition-charges-court-hears-colonial-era?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s top diplomat urges South Korea, Japan to know their ‘roots,’ reject Western influences
Hong Kong Free Press China’s top diplomat has called on South Korea and Japan to know their “roots” and reject Western influences, in racially charged comments to officials from Seoul and Tokyo. Wang Yi at United Nations General Assembly. File photo: UN News. Speaking at a trilateral forum in the eastern city of Qingdao on…
Read MoreHong Kong’s most wanted: a look at police bounties offered for some of the city’s notorious crimes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From the ‘king of thieves’ to a ‘devil cop’, high-profile cases in the city over the decades have sparked rewards of up to HK$2 million from the force for the arrest of suspects. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226484/hong-kongs-most-wanted-look-police-bounties-offered-some-citys-notorious-crimes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Xi and Russia’s Putin to address Shanghai alliance, with Iran to join
Hong Kong Free Press Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are set to address the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation alliance on Tuesday, with Iran expected to expand the Asian grouping. Russian President Vladimir Putin. File photo: Wikicommons. Putin will be addressing his first summit since a short-lived mutiny last month after the head of the Wagner mercenary…
Read MoreThey will ‘live in fear’: Hong Kong’s John Lee invites ‘anyone’ to help police arrest wanted overseas democrats
Hong Kong Free Press “Anyone,” including friends and family members, can receive the bounty for facilitating the arrests of the eight democrats wanted by the national security police, Chief Executive John Lee has said. Authorities will use all lawful means and try their best to apprehend those wanted, even if it meant going “to the…
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: John Lee says HK$1 million police bounties for 8 wanted persons will send world ‘strong message’ suspects to be hunted for a lifetime
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief executive calls for those, including relatives of suspects, with information on activists to come forward, vowing they will be rewarded. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3226465/hong-kong-national-security-law-john-lee-says-hk1-million-bounties-8-wanted-persons-will-send-world?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: who are the 8 targeted with HK$1 million bounties? Calls for sanctions, links to 2019 protests among alleged offences
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nearly all have urged sanctions on city, while most linked to 2019 social unrest and online calls for activism before and after leaving, according to police. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3226444/hong-kong-national-security-law-who-are-8-targeted-hk1-million-bounties-calls-sanctions-links-2019?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong office rents and rental values expected to decline further amid uncertainties about global, Chinese economies, analysts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s office rents and rateable values are expected to fall amid high vacancies, new supply, uncertainties around the global economy and downsizing by firms, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3226425/hong-kong-office-rents-and-rental-values-expected-decline-further-amid-uncertainties-about-global?utm_source=rss_feed
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