Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s only drinks carton recycler Mil Mill finds new site after land lease with gov’t-backed landlord not renewed
Hong Kong Free Press Mil Mill, the only drinks carton recycler in Hong Kong, has found a new site for its recycling plant after its previous lease was not renewed by its government-backed landlord last year. Beverage carton processing machineries in Mil Mill. Photo: Mil Mill, via Facebook. “After a lot of hard work, Mil…
Read MoreHong Kong bourse operator to cooperate with Beijing Stock Exchange, Ningbo government to attract more start-up listings
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which runs Asia’s third largest stock market, has signed agreements with Beijing Stock Exchange and the government of Ningbo this week to explore ways to make it easier for…
Read MoreChinese spy balloon shot down in February did not gather data over US, Pentagon says
Hong Kong Free Press The Chinese spy balloon shot down by a US fighter jet over the Atlantic in February did not collect intelligence as it flew across the United States, the Pentagon said Thursday. “It’s been our assessment now that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or overflying the United…
Read MoreGlobal recruitment effort by Hong Kong to ease hospital staffing problems shows healthy results with 20 veteran specialists already signed up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Health Authority say 20 specialists from mainland China, Southeast Asia and Europe recruited for short-term roles in public hospitals, with more to follow. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3225994/global-recruitment-effort-hong-kong-ease-hospital-staffing-problems-shows-healthy-results-20-veteran?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFraud in Hong Kong: banks and businesses vow not to collect client data by text in joint effort with authorities to clamp down on phishing scams
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Credit-card issuing banks, businesses sign pledge with Hong Kong Monetary Authority that aims to curb using texts containing hyperlinks with personal information requests. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3225990/fraud-hong-kong-banks-and-businesses-vow-not-collect-client-data-text-joint-effort-authorities-clamp?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Book Fair’s 760 exhibitors urged to abide by national security law as event returns to city on July 19
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organisers say they do not have lists of books that could not be displayed because they trust their exhibitors. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3225979/hong-kong-book-fairs-760-exhibitors-urged-abide-national-security-law-event-returns-city-july-19?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong gov’t slams speculation over lenient penalty for contractor involved in corner-cutting rail scandal
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s government has hit back at criticism of the prosecution’s decision to change the charge against a top construction company involved in the Shatin to Central rail link scandal. Leighton Contractors (Asia) was fined HK$40,000 this week under the amended charge. But a whistleblower’s suggestion that the government was less…
Read MoreHong Kong government to sell only 2 plots of residential land in second quarter of financial year amid weak market sentiment
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 government has defied market expectations by announcing it will sell only two plots of residential land in the second quarter of the financial year – about half the number forecast by some…
Read More8 jailed for up to 45 months for rioting near PolyU during Hong Kong protests in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong court has sentenced eight people for up to 45 months over a riot that took place as intense clashes broke out at a university campus in a nearby district during the 2019 protests and unrest. A protest in Yau Ma Tei on November 18, 2019. Photo: Dylan Hollingsworth/HKFP.…
Read More70 Chinese officials denied entry to Taiwan for tourism expo, island’s Mainland Affairs Council says
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan has rejected applications by Chinese tourism officials to enter the island for an international travel fair next month, authorities said Thursday, citing the current “cross-strait situation” with China. Photo by Belle Co on Pexels.com China views self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory — to be seized one day,…
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