Category: Localities
Hong Kong authorities to investigate after 44 camp goers, mostly teens, admitted to hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Group had consumed spaghetti carbonara for dinner at the Jockey Club Duke of Edinburgh Training Camp in Tai Po, according to source. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230213/hong-kong-authorities-investigate-after-44-camp-goers-mostly-teens-admitted-hospital-diarrhoea-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThousands of travel hopefuls vie for 9,800 plane tickets in second round of Hong Kong Airlines giveaway, sparking long wait, error messages
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Travel hopefuls eyeing trips to Bangkok, Sanya, Beijing, Hangzhou, Nagoya, Nanjing and Seoul, in second round of freebies under ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3230201/tens-thousands-travel-hopefuls-vie-9800-plane-tickets-second-round-hong-kong-airlines-giveaway?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNo ‘tit for tat’ moves by Japan if Hong Kong bans food imports over Fukushima water discharge, consul-general says
Hong Kong Free Press Japan will not adopt “tit for tat” measures if Hong Kong imposes bans on its food imports after Fukushima nuclear wastewater is discharged, the country’s consul-general has said. Members of the IAEA taskforce visit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, on June 2, 2023. Photo: TEPCO. Kenichi Okada, who…
Read MoreFlooding, road subsidence from burst water pipe disrupt traffic in Hong Kong Island’s Wong Chuk Hang
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police shut down lanes of Wong Chuk Hang Road into Aberdeen Tunnel, which connects Southern district with busy Wan Chai. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3230191/flooding-road-subsidence-burst-water-pipe-disrupt-traffic-hong-kong-islands-wong-chuk-hang?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAfter Covid placed her in spotlight, scientist behind mRNA vaccines, in Hong Kong for award, voices hope technology can treat other conditions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hungarian-American biochemist Professor Katalin Kariko hopes mRNA science can be used for wound-healing and to prevent or treat other conditions, even cancer. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3230132/after-covid-placed-her-spotlight-scientist-behind-mrna-vaccines-hong-kong-award-voices-hope?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHusband of Hong Kong singing star Coco Lee to apply for inquest into her death amid vile rumours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bruce Rockowitz is expected to press for legal proceedings so the circumstances of Lee’s death can be publicly examined. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230164/husband-hong-kong-singing-star-coco-lee-apply-inquest-her-death-amid-vile-rumours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong employers should not bear costs of Indonesia’s policy change for domestic workers, labour minister says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong employers should not be required to pay thousands of dollars more to hire Indonesian domestic workers, the city’s labour minister has said as he vowed to meet with the Indonesian consul general to express concern over the controversial fee rise. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun. File photo:…
Read MoreHong Kong Airlines flight giveaway opens Monday, with free fares from city to Japan, South Korea, Thailand
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong Airlines will launch its free flight giveaway at 10 am on Monday, with round-trip tickets to destinations in Japan, Indonesia and South Korea available – the latest phase of a campaign aimed at rebooting tourism after the industry was crippled by years of Covid restrictions. A Hong Kong Airlines…
Read MoreWhy the Barbie film’s message should resonate with Hong Kong and the rest of Asia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The film received a cool reception in South Korea, where the presidential election has amplified fear of feminism. While the need for women’s empowerment is openly discussed in Hong Kong, a lawmaker’s comments highlight…
Read MoreSingaporean firm Mirxes enters Hong Kong to tap into growing multi-cancer early-stage screening market in Greater Bay Area
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mirxes, a spin-off of Singapore ’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, will establish a foothold in Hong Kong this year to tap into the vast multi-cancer early-stage screening market in the Greater Bay…
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