Category: Localities
Hong Kong retiree loses nearly HK$7 million in 2 months in online cryptocurrency investment scam
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Victim, 55, realised she had been duped when she tried to borrow money from her daughter to pay ‘surety’ to get back some of her investment. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216901/hong-kong-retiree-loses-nearly-hk7-million-2-months-online-cryptocurrency-investment-scam?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong officials take week to confirm 4 deaths in car accident across border, as legislator calls for more timely updates
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmaker Kingsley Wong Kwok urges officials to make timely announcements to serve as ‘warning effect’ for Hongkongers driving across border for Easter break. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216898/hong-kong-officials-take-week-confirm-4-deaths-car-accident-across-border-legislator-calls-more?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese officials pledge support for Hong Kong’s tech, Web3 ambitions at digital economy summit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mainland Chinese officials have reiterated their aspirations for Hong Kong to become an innovation and technology hub, and for the first time publicly endorsed the city’s ambitions to become a Web3 hub. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3216894/chinese-officials-pledge-support-hong-kongs-tech-web3-ambitions-digital-economy-summit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNumber of wild boar killed by Hong Kong gov’t tripled in a year
Hong Kong Free Press The number of wild boar killed by the Hong Kong government has tripled in a year, after officials launched a scheme to euthanise the animals when they encroach on urban areas. According to figures submitted to the Legislative Council, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department killed 330 wild boar between April…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 2 men accused of soaking officers during Songkran water celebration
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police have arrested two men accused of firing water guns at police officers during Sunday’s Songkran celebration in Kowloon City. Police officers were splashed with water during the Songkran celebrations at Kowloon City on April 9. File Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Kowloon City Chief Inspector Cheung Lok-chuen said the pair,…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: ‘Anti-gov’t’ tendency emerged in unofficial primary election, democrat admits
Hong Kong Free Press A former Hong Kong politician testifying against dozens of fellow democrats during the city’s largest national security case has admitted to a judge that an “anti-government” tendency emerged during the course of organising an unofficial primary election in 2020. Organisers of the primary elections at a press conference on June 9,…
Read MoreHong Kong ferry commuters could face fare hikes of up to 100 per cent, as officials vow ‘prudent’ review of rates
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities are vetting applications by three major ferry operators to raise ticket prices by between 22.2 per cent and 100 per cent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3216872/hong-kong-ferry-commuters-could-face-fare-hikes-100-cent-officials-vow-prudent-review-rates?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong urged to look at Singapore, Macau methods for housing migrant workers; reuse of quarantine centres, cross-border commutes suggested
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Quarantine centres should be used to house large numbers of staff brought in from elsewhere, academic says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216853/hong-kong-urged-look-singapore-and-macau-methods-housing-migrant-staff-reuse-quarantine-centres?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreForget Singapore and Shenzhen – Hong Kong’s only competition in beating the brain drain is its past self
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 policies on talent are confusing, with moves to import workers sitting alongside telling local youth to go elsewhere for career opportunities. Leaders should focus on restoring an environment in which people can…
Read More170,000 Hongkongers receive HK$5,000 voucher handouts after appealing exclusion from scheme over emigration
Hong Kong Free Press Nearly 70 per cent of the 250,000 applicants who were initially rejected from the government’s consumption voucher scheme last year have received HK$5,000 handouts after appealing the decision to exclude them. A sign at a jewellery store stating that consumption vouchers can be used for purchase. File photo: GovHK. In a…
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