Category: Localities
16 Hong Kong top advisers declare ownership of 110 properties and 450 plots of land; 7 affiliated with city’s golf club
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministers, top government advisers declare investments, properties and affiliation with community groups under transparency regulations. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3230565/16-hong-kong-top-advisers-declare-ownership-110-properties-and-450-plots-land-7-affiliated-citys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s government lawyers say court failed to recognise its lack of expertise in national security risks when it refused ban on protest song
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government lawyers say court did not give ‘the greatest weight and deference’ to Chief Executive John Lee when it ruled against a ban on ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3230556/hong-kongs-government-lawyers-say-court-failed-recognise-its-lack-expertise-national-security-risks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMigrant worker groups urge Hong Kong to increase minimum wage for domestic helpers by 27 per cent, amid high living costs and inflation
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body and Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions want monthly wages raised to HK$6,016 and HK$6,228, respectively. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3230548/migrant-worker-groups-urge-hong-kong-increase-minimum-wage-domestic-helpers-27-cent-amid-high-living?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong immigration officials smash alleged HK$5 million cross-border sham marriage syndicate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Man, 29, and girlfriend, 27, arrested in early morning raids on two flats in connection with alleged cross-border sham marriage syndicate https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3230547/hong-kong-immigration-officials-smash-alleged-hk5-million-cross-border-sham-marriage-syndicate?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific records first half-year profit since pandemic as pilots’ union warns of restraints on recovery
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Group has posted its first half-year profit since 2020, with earnings soaring to HK$4.26 billion, as the group’s chair said the figure represented a “rapid rise” after heavy losses during the pandemic. Patrick Healey, chairman of Cathay, thanked the Hong Kong government, shareholders and the public for…
Read MoreAll mitigating factors should be considered for national security sentences, top Hong Kong court
Hong Kong Free Press All mitigating factors should be considered when meting out jail sentences in national security cases, the defence team of a Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has told the city’s top court. Former student Lui Sai-yu arriving at the Court of Final Appeal on August 9, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.…
Read MoreHong Kong Harry Potter-themed cafe told to compensate Warner Bros for copyright infringement
Hong Kong Free Press A Harry Potter themed restaurant in Mong Kok has been ordered to compensate film and entertainment firm Warner Bros after being found guilty of copyright infringement by the High Court, according to several local media reports. 9 3/4 Cafe Photo: 9 3/4 Cafe Facebook. According to case details reported by local…
Read MoreHong Kong scouts spend night on South Korean airport floor before flying home, as parents demand answers over disastrous trip
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Youths forced to return home early from 12-day Scout Jamboree in Busan after organisers cancel event over encroaching Typhoon Khanun. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230519/hong-kong-scouts-spend-night-south-korean-airport-floor-flying-home-parents-demand-answers-over?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong transport operators apply to import 1,600 mainland Chinese minibus and coach drivers as scheme opens
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Labour Importation Scheme for transport sector receives 118 applications in public light bus and coach category. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3230515/hong-kong-transport-operators-apply-import-1600-mainland-chinese-minibus-and-coach-drivers-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFloods kill 7 in China’s Sichuan province, as Beijing officials confirm 33 deaths, 18 still missing after record rains
Hong Kong Free Press Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing’s heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday. China’s capital has been hit by record downpours in recent weeks, damaging infrastructure and deluging swaths of the city’s suburbs and surrounding areas. A local resident rides an electric tricycle along…
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