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Super-connector brands like Cathay Pacific and Lee Kum Kee are Hong Kong’s superpower
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Trusted and loved companies that tell a piece of the Hong Kong story are vital to the city’s comeback. It’s time to focus on a soft power strategy. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216706/super-connector-brands-cathay-pacific-and-lee-kum-kee-are-hong-kongs-superpower?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers call for use of technology to stop detainees escaping from court in light of latest incident
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 37-year-old suspect is still on the run after swapping his identification band with another detainee. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216784/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-use-technology-stop-detainees-escaping-court-light-latest-incident?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina seeks to regulate AI technology, demands content reflect ‘core socialist values’
Hong Kong Free Press Content produced by generative artificial intelligence services should embody “core socialist values,” China’s cyberspace regulator has said as part of its latest draft measures to regulate AI technology firms. Photo: Pixabay/Pexels.com. In a list of proposed regulations unveiled on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China said the country supported the independent…
Read MoreHong Kong civil servant sentenced to 140 hours of community service for using fake Covid-19 risk-exposure app
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Magistrate rejects immigration assistant Wong Tsz-hin’s claim that he unknowingly used the wrong software. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216781/hong-kong-civil-servant-sentenced-140-hours-community-service-using-fake-covid-19-risk-exposure-app?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan’s ruling party picks vice president William Lai as presidential candidate
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan’s ruling party nominated Vice President William Lai as its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections on Wednesday, choosing a candidate who has been more outspoken on independence than incumbent Tsai Ing-wen. “I am very honoured to have received the DPP’s nomination to take part in the 2024 presidential election and…
Read MoreHong Kong hospitality student handed 21-day suspended sentence over doxxing police officer
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong hospitality student has been handed a 21-day jail term with the sentenced suspended for 12 months after she admitted to contempt of court. Yip Sin-man, a student of hotel and catering management, appeared at the High Court in front of Judge Russell Coleman on Wednesday. She admitted to…
Read MoreHong Kong Bar Association kicks off first visit to Beijing in 5 years with high-powered start
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 18-member group met Shen Chunyao, chairman of the legislative affairs commission of the country’s top legislative body. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216769/hong-kong-bar-association-kicks-first-visit-beijing-5-years-high-powered-start?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong architect cheated out of HK$24.5 million in 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. Between last June and January this year, she transferred the money into designated bank accounts in 65 transactions, a source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216764/hong-kong-architect-cheated-out-hk245-million-cryptocurrency-investment-scam?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTwo ex-members of Hong Kong pro-democracy union group apply to hold public rally on Labour Day
Hong Kong Free Press Two former members of the defunct Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) – once the city’s largest pro-democracy union coalition – have applied for police approval to organise a public demonstration on Labour Day. Labour Day protest on May 1, 2019. File photo: Jennifer Creery/HKFP. Former HKCTU chairperson Joe Wong…
Read More‘Happy Hong Kong’: catering industry chiefs warn government invitation to take part in food fairs may be affected by staff shortage
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Caterers welcome food fairs and gourmet markets designed to boost public morale and encourage spending, but worry over staff. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216725/happy-hong-kong-catering-industry-chiefs-warn-government-invitation-take-part-food-fairs-may-be?utm_source=rss_feed
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