Category: Localities
Hong Kong restaurants struggle as residents travel and mainland Chinese tourists stay home for Easter weekend
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Catering industry will experience a 20 per cent drop in business between Friday and Monday compared with pre-Covid levels, federation boss says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216305/hong-kong-restaurants-struggle-residents-travel-and-mainland-chinese-tourists-stay-home-over-easter?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThousands in Hong Kong queue up for cross-border shuttle to visit Macau in hopes of spending Easter long weekend in casino hub
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. By 9pm on Friday, 61,688 people had left city using Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge checkpoint, a three-year high. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216300/thousands-hong-kong-queue-cross-border-shuttle-visit-macau-hopes-spending-easter-long-weekend-casino?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrance’s Macron in Guangzhou on final day of China trip
Hong Kong Free Press By Francesco Fontemaggi French President Emmanuel Macron was greeted by a huge crowd at a university in southern China as he neared the end of a three-day state visit in which he has repeatedly pushed his counterpart Xi Jinping to help end the Ukraine conflict. Macron, who landed in the capital Beijing on…
Read MoreChildren’s wards at Hong Kong hospitals overwhelmed amid flu surge, paediatrician warns after death of second patient under age of 18
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. University of Hong Kong’s Dr Patrick Ip attributes influx in patients to late arrival of flu season this year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216287/childrens-wards-hong-kong-hospitals-overwhelmed-amid-flu-surge-paediatrician-warns-after-death?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘We gave it our all … nobody is talking about that’: Hong Kong men’s hockey team bemoans anthem blunder, fears for future if funding cut
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘If our own government does not even support us, the sport will die out,’ says 20-year-old player. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3216235/we-gave-it-our-all-nobody-talking-about-hong-kong-mens-hockey-team-bemoans-anthem-blunder-fears?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWho was ‘affected’ by Hong Kong’s national security law? More than 30 of us, Mr Lam
Hong Kong Free Press I understand why Hong Kong officials feel the need to respond to every adverse or critical report or comment from overseas bodies on their doings. Silence may be misinterpreted as indicating agreement. Or at least indifference. We do, though, need to be more aware of the perils of this approach, especially…
Read MoreRise of the robots … in dining and retail: Hong Kong’s restaurants, shops turn to technology to beat manpower crunch
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Technology is raising efficiency, cutting costs and making up for lack of workers in catering and retail industries. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3216187/rise-robots-dining-and-retail-hong-kongs-restaurants-shops-turn-technology-beat-manpower-crunch?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei launches new London show
Hong Kong Free Press China feels it has the “right to redefine the global world order”, Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei told AFP on Wednesday ahead of the opening in London of his first design-focused exhibition. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei takes pictures with his phone as he poses in front of his art pieces displayed…
Read MoreHow Hong Kong can play a role in preventing AI Armageddon
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Regulatory oversight of increasingly powerful AI technology is urgently needed, and Hong Kong, with its world-class universities and trusted regulatory infrastructure, can be a global leader. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216079/how-hong-kong-can-play-role-preventing-ai-armageddon?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s art week success shows city’s triumphant return as a culture hub
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Judging from the appetite and feedback from participants, a bright future awaits the local arts scene and Hong Kong’s ambitions to be an international cultural centre. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216086/hong-kongs-art-week-success-shows-citys-triumphant-return-culture-hub?utm_source=rss_feed
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