Category: Localities
China says economic recovery will be ‘tortuous’ but Western critics will be ‘proven wrong’
Hong Kong Free Press China said on Wednesday that its economic recovery “will be a bumpy and tortuous process”, but insisted Western critics “will for sure be proven wrong”. The comments come after a raft of recent figures that have stoked concerns over China’s stuttering post-Covid recovery, and after US President Joe Biden said the…
Read MoreTesla crashes into Hong Kong department store, injuring driver and staff member
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Car mounts pavement on Hoi Shing Road in Tsuen Wan soon after 1pm and crashes into ground-floor shop in Skyline Plaza, according to police. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3231261/tesla-crashes-hong-kong-department-store-injuring-driver-and-staff-member?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong newspaper Sky Post to cease print edition next month after 12-year run, as market dwindles for complimentary publications
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese-language newspaper will wrap up print operations on September 15, but continue online coverage. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231254/hong-kong-newspaper-sky-post-cease-print-edition-next-month-after-12-year-run-market-dwindles?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s public Chinese medicine clinics suspend prescriptions of common herb amid contamination fears, after 2 women poisoned
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities sound warning over batch of Radix Aucklandiae, a herb used for abdominal issues, after two women poisoned by suspected contamination of product. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3231251/hong-kongs-public-chinese-medicine-clinics-temporarily-halt-prescriptions-common-herb-over?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s mid-year population rises, buoyed by temporary ‘mobile’ residents, as outflow of locals continues
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s population has risen to 7.5 million, according to provisional mid-year estimates, buoyed by a 64 per cent increase in people who do not live in the city full-time. Meanwhile, immigration statistics for 2023 showed that resident departures outnumbered arrivals by 291,000 until mid-August. People walks in Causeway Bay, Hong…
Read MoreHK$400 from Hong Kong Disneyland to Sha Tin? Undercover police arrest 2 taxi drivers in latest crackdown on overcharging
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pair also detained over soliciting passengers and failing to activate taximeters. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231242/hk400-hong-kong-disneyland-sha-tin-undercover-police-arrest-2-taxi-drivers-latest-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong driver, 21, dies, 4 passengers injured after car slams into road divider
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Firefighters took 1½ hours to cut victim out of wreckage; man later declared dead in hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3231238/hong-kong-driver-21-dies-4-passengers-injured-after-car-slams-road-divider?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong teen, 17, suffers serious head injuries after colliding with another participant at trampoline park
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Incident at Ryze Ultimate Trampoline Park in Quarry Bay involved victim and younger participant, 14, who injured collarbone. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231231/hong-kong-teen-17-suffers-serious-head-injuries-after-colliding-another-participant-trampoline-park?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong will need more than talent schemes to ensure steady population growth, experts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. “If there is no significant improvement to the city’s living conditions, I don’t think the talent schemes will have a major impact on Hong Kong’s birth rate,” says Professor Paul Yip. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3231206/hong-kong-will-need-more-talent-schemes-ensure-steady-population-growth-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFounder of Huobi crypto exchange thought to be tenant of new US$128 million mansion in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Tong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A 11,692 square feet house in Kerry Properties’ Mont Verra project in Beacon Hill has been leased to a person with the same name as Huobi founder Li Lin, public record shows. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3231180/founder-huobi-crypto-exchange-thought-be-tenant-new-us128-million-mansion-hong-kongs-kowloon-tong?utm_source=rss_feed
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