Category: Localities
In Pictures: Songkran celebrations return to Hong Kong’s ‘Little Thailand’ after three-year break
Hong Kong Free Press Hundreds of people gathered at South Wall Road in Kowloon City on Sunday for Songkran celebrations after a three-year hiatus. Hoards of children and adults with water guns and buckets splashed water on Sunday afternoon, after a Buddha bathing ceremony took place earlier that day as part of the Thai new…
Read MoreCredit card fraud victims may have to foot bill in ‘serious negligence’ cases, Hong Kong lawmaker warns as HK$500,000 debt hangs over victim
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Edward Leung says he has been assisting three victims who were told ‘serious negligence’ on their behalf invalidated their claims for reimbursement. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216592/credit-card-fraud-victims-may-have-foot-bill-serious-negligence-cases-hong-kong-lawmaker-warns?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVeteran actor Richard Ng, who rose to fame in 1970s Hong Kong comedies, dies at age 83
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ng made a name for himself on television show The Hui Brothers and later starred in The Pilferers’ Progress, directed by John Woo. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216566/veteran-actor-richard-ng-who-rose-fame-1970s-hong-kong-comedies-dies-age-83?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLow pressure area unlikely to trigger Hong Kong’s first typhoon of year this week, Observatory says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Forecaster expects low pressure area to enter South China Sea later this week, but it should weaken as it passes through Philippines. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216544/low-pressure-area-unlikely-trigger-hong-kongs-1st-typhoon-year-later-week-observatory-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOff-duty Hong Kong policeman arrested after colleagues catch him allegedly stealing phone from drunk woman
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Patrol officers said to have spotted colleague, 56, targeting woman who had passed out on street. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216540/duty-hong-kong-policeman-arrested-after-colleagues-catch-him-allegedly-stealing-phone-drunk-woman?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAspiring ethnic minority medical students in Hong Kong face many hurdles, marginalisation among them
Hong Kong Free Press By Maggie Holmes Kaushiki Chaturvedi spent a Saturday morning in late March inspecting human body parts in a dissection lab. “It was kind of gory, but it didn’t smell that bad,” she said. Secondary school students attend a two-day medical school immersion programme in Hong Kong, in March. 2023. Photo: Asian…
Read MoreChina jails two prominent human rights lawyers for over ten years
Hong Kong Free Press Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men’s wives said Monday. Chinese civil right lawyers Xu Zhiyong (left) and Ding Jiaxi (right). File photo: Yaxue Cao, via…
Read MoreDine in or fly out? Sluggish Easter for Hong Kong’s eateries as most travel overseas, outflow dwarfs tourist arrivals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Catering sector still clawing way back to pre-pandemic levels, with mainland customers not playing big role over long weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216536/dine-or-fly-out-sluggish-easter-hong-kongs-eateries-most-travel-overseas-outflow-dwarfs-tourist?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest man in karate uniform who allegedly chased domestic helper with knife
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to police, man reportedly suffers from mental health problems and does not know helper. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216530/hong-kong-police-hunting-man-karate-gear-knife-who-reportedly-chased-domestic-helper?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina rehearses ‘sealing off’ Taiwan, US deploys naval destroyer
Hong Kong Free Press By Matthew Walsh with Jack Moore in Matsu, Taiwan China simulated “sealing off” Taiwan during a third day of wargames around the self-ruled island on Monday, as the United States deployed a naval destroyer into Beijing-claimed waters in a show of force. This handout photo from Taiwans Ministry of National Defense…
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