Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s construction sector seeks to bring in 3,910 workers under labour import scheme to offset shortfall
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Number of construction workers accounts for nearly one-third of 12,000 spaces available under city’s scheme to tackle labour shortage. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231336/hong-kongs-construction-sector-seeks-bring-3910-workers-under-labour-import-scheme-offset-shortfall?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong prepares for arrival of 4,500 passengers aboard Spectrum of the Seas, authorities vow transport chaos will be averted
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Passengers will disembark in batches, while two special bus routes will operate on Saturday and taxis will receive better updates about demand, authorities explain. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231328/hong-kong-prepares-arrival-4500-passengers-aboard-spectrum-seas-authorities-vow-transport-chaos-will?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong YouTubers charged with trespassing into abandoned Lantau correctional facilities
Hong Kong Free Press Two Hong Kong YouTubers have been charged with trespassing into two abandoned correctional facilities on Lantau Island. Hong Kong YouTubers Kate Lam and Tam Wai-kin. Screenshot: KATE林樂儀, via YouTube. Kate Lam, 26 and Tam Wai-kin, 27 appeared at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. They stand accused of trespassing into properties…
Read MoreHong Kong Food Expo: milk tea truffles and prize of 500 cans of abalone among lures exhibitors hope will drum up business
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Operators are predicting up to 20 per cent boost in business over last year’s fair following end of pandemic restrictions. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3231317/hong-kong-style-milk-tea-truffles-and-prize-500-cans-abalone-among-lures-exhibitors-hope-will-drum?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong brings back largest annual Hungry Ghost Festival event after 3-year pause, introduces AI-chatbot to draw younger crowd
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organisers announce first Yu Lan Cultural Festival since end of pandemic as city’s Chiu Chow community prepares to mark traditional period for appeasing spirits. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231315/hungry-ghost-festival-hong-kong-brings-back-largest-annual-event-after-3-year-hiatus-introduces-ai?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWithdraw property cooling measures to stabilise market, Hong Kong rural body tells leader John Lee
Hong Kong Free Press A powerful Hong Kong rural group has called on the government to stabilise the property market by scrapping “spicy measures,” as representatives met Chief Executive John Lee to submit recommendations for the leader’s second Policy Address later this year. Lawmaker Kenneth Lau. Photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. Speaking to reporters in Cantonese after…
Read MoreFree Hong Kong newspaper Sky Post to axe print edition next month in response to ‘market development’
Hong Kong Free Press Sky Post, one of Hong Kong’s free Chinese-language newspapers, will stop its printed version next month as it focuses on its online version. Website of Sky Post. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. Sky Post made the announcement in a Facebook post in Chinese on Wednesday. “Thank you readers for all your support, watching…
Read MoreHong Kong man praised deadly shopping centre stabbings in online posts, called for ‘random and bloody violence’ on residents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rex Lee, 34, pleaded guilty at West Kowloon Court to two counts of incitement to wound for provocative messages he published on Facebook. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231308/hong-kong-man-praised-deadly-shopping-centre-stabbings-online-posts-called-random-and-bloody?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to offer 100,000 discounted tickets, reveals nearly HK$293 million in dividends paid to government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tickets cover 34 destinations, including Kaohsiung, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Sydney and Chicago, for travel between January and June next year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3231306/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-offer-100000-discounted-tickets-reveals-nearly-hk293-million-dividends?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing slams UK over visa fast track for Hong Kong’s BN(O) holders, calls on London to stop ‘staging hypocrisy shows’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. UK says BN(O) holders can now pay an extra £500, on top of existing application fees, to get a visa decision within five working days. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3231294/beijing-slams-uk-over-visa-fast-track-hong-kongs-bno-holders-calls-london-stop-staging-hypocrisy?utm_source=rss_feed
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