Category: Localities
21 students drop out of Hong Kong gov’t mentorship scheme since programme launched last October
Hong Kong Free Press A total of 21 students dropped out of the Hong Kong government’s mentorship scheme for underprivileged youngsters in the first five months after the programme was launched last October, the Legislative Council has been told. Under the “Strive and Rise Programme” almost 3,000 students were matched with mentors and were each…
Read MoreOffice of ex-Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam spends HK$13.5m in first year
Hong Kong Free Press The office of former chief executive Carrie Lam, who oversaw one of the most turbulent periods in Hong Kong’s history, has spent around HK$13.5 million since she ended her term last June. Lam’s office at Pacific Place near the government headquarters in Admiralty incurred non-recurrent spending of around HK$6.55 million in…
Read MorePunishing Hong Kong ice hockey association over anthem blunder would be unreasonable, says player
Hong Kong Free Press Punishing the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association (HKIHA) for a blunder over the national anthem at a recent international match would be unreasonable and detract from the team’s sporting achievements, a player has said. The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China threatened on Monday to suspend the asociation and…
Read MoreMan arrested by Hong Kong national security police for allegedly assisting fraud group linked to ‘extremist gang’
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a man accused of helping a group of fraudsters allegedly linked to “a local extremist gang” – an apparent reference to a self-proclaimed revolutionary organisation called Returning Valiant. The Hong Kong Police Force emblem outside the police headquarters in Wan Chai. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.…
Read MoreLed by China, more countries targeting citizens abroad with abductions, violence, deportations- US study
Hong Kong Free Press A rising number of countries are turning to abductions, violence or deportations against citizens abroad to silence dissent, with China the biggest violator, a US democracy research group said Thursday. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Freedom House in a report identified 854 direct incidents of “transnational repression” carried out by 38 governments…
Read MoreChina deploys warships near Taiwan after US house speaker meets leader Tsai Ing-wen
Hong Kong Free Press China sent warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a “resolute response” to the island’s president meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen held talks with McCarthy in Los Angeles on Wednesday, expressing gratitude afterwards for the meeting that she said showed her island was…
Read MoreDealing with death: Young Hongkonger shares lessons from an unusual career choice
Hong Kong Free Press It’s not the career choice for many in their twenties, but Ming Tai has amassed more than 47,000 followers on his Instagram page, where he shares stories from his work in the funeral industry. While a lot of people might be taken aback at the prospect of working with corpses, it…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron begins China trip with Ukraine, trade on agenda
Hong Kong Free Press By Francesco Fontemaggi French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a visit in which he hopes to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while also forging closer ties with a crucial trade partner. French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands as he disembarks from the presidential…
Read MoreMarch in Hong Kong was ‘unseasonably warm,’ Observatory says
Hong Kong Free Press March in Hong Kong was “unseasonably warm,” the Hong Kong Observatory has said, with the monthly mean temperature almost 2 degrees Celsius warmer than normal. “With the northeast monsoon over southern China generally weaker than normal for most of the time in the month, Marsh 2023 continued to be much warmer…
Read MoreUS House speaker meets Taiwan president despite Beijing’s threats
Hong Kong Free Press US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan’s president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China. The meeting outside Los Angeles comes on what is technically a stopover for President Tsai Ing-wen, after her two-country trip in Latin…
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