Category: Localities
Hong Kong police use drone to find missing elderly man trapped on hillside without food or water since Sunday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lau Choi-hing, 73, was found by police who studied surveillance camera footage and his Octopus card records to narrow down search area. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3230607/hong-kong-police-use-drone-find-missing-elderly-man-trapped-hillside-without-food-or-water-sunday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong issues amber rainstorm alert, warns ‘widespread’ heavy showers expected in coming hours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Forecaster says trough of low pressure will bring heavy showers and squally thunderstorms. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3230606/hong-kong-issues-amber-rainstorm-alert-warns-widespread-heavy-showers-expected-coming-hours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong leader should outweigh courts in national security matters, gov’t says after protest song ban rejected
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s chief executive – not the city’s courts – should have the “greatest weight” in national security matters, the government has said as it seeks to challenge the High Court’s refusal to ban the pro-democracy song Glory to Hong Kong. Glory to Hong Kong. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. In a court…
Read MoreHong Kong taxi industry rep and government adviser demand stronger action against overcharging cabbies, but disagree on effectiveness of proposed penalty system
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry rep Ho Chi-keung argues penalty points system will duplicate existing punishments and put pressure on law-abiding drivers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3230601/hong-kong-taxi-industry-rep-and-government-adviser-demand-stronger-action-against-overcharging?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBREAKING: National security police arrest 6 linked to 2019 protester relief fund – reports
Hong Kong Free Press Six people linked to a defunct fund set up to help protesters during the 2019 anti-extradition bill unrest have been arrested by national security police, local media have reported citing sources. Bobo Yip Po-lam. Photo: Karen Cheung/HKFP. A person with knowledge of the matter confirmed that pro-democracy activist Bobo Yip was…
Read MoreBeijing accuses US of disrupting global supply chains with new policy to restrict investment in China tech
Hong Kong Free Press Beijing on Thursday vowed to “safeguard” its interests against a new US policy to restrict investment in Chinese technology, accusing Washington of disrupting global supply chains. File photo: Pixabay. US President Joe Biden hours earlier announced an executive order directing the Treasury Department to restrict certain US investments in China in…
Read MoreChinese University of Hong Kong head Rocky Tuan out of sight, but at the centre of storm over council reforms
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some say it’s time for controversial vice-chancellor to go, but lawmakers deny targeting him personally. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3230513/chinese-university-hong-kong-head-rocky-tuan-out-sight-centre-storm-over-council-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS President Joe Biden moves to restrict US investment in China tech
Hong Kong Free Press By Aurélia End President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to restrict US investment in Chinese technology during a multi-state tour of the Southwest to tout his push to revive American manufacturing after decades of decline. US President Joe Biden on July 15, 2022. Photo: The White House, via Flickr. The executive…
Read MoreProsecution’s reading of UN treaty ‘too narrow,’ court hears in elderly ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ busker case
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong magistrate has called into question whether the prosecution’s reading of a United Nations (UN) treaty granting Hongkongers the right to engage in “cultural activities” was too restrictive. Magistrate Amy Chan made those remarks as the prosecution, which accused an elderly man of playing a popular protest song in public without…
Read More‘No price war’: Hong Kong developers brush aside fears of a property crash even as CK Asset offers new Kowloon flats at 15 pc discount
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Developer dismisses claims of price war as experts say seven-year-low prices for Kowloon flats are not a dire omen for the market. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3230555/no-price-war-hong-kong-developers-brush-aside-fears-property-crash-even-ck-asset-offers-new-kowloon?utm_source=rss_feed
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