Category: Localities
Hong Kong police arrest 4 women in crackdown on vice syndicate bringing in mainland Chinese sex workers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Local woman and three visitors from mainland China arrested during police raid on three brothels in a building on Mong Kok’s Nathan Road, force says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229825/hong-kong-police-arrest-4-women-crackdown-vice-syndicate-bringing-mainland-chinese-sex-workers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreForeign forces helped inspire Hong Kong’s mass protests starting 20 years ago, says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press Foreign forces helped fuel a mass protest in Hong Kong back in 2003 as a “trial run” and have continued to threaten national security on several occasions over the past two decades, according to the city’s security chief. The 2012 protests against national education, the 2014 Umbrella Movement, the 2016 Mong…
Read MoreDozens of Hong Kong tourists stuck in Okinawa seek help from city authorities as Typhoon Khanun knocks out power, disrupts flights
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thirty-six residents have contacted Hong Kong’s Immigration Department as of Wednesday night and requested help sourcing transport and accommodation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3229810/dozens-hongkongers-stranded-okinawa-seek-help-city-authorities-typhoon-khanun-knocks-out-power?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers may invoke special powers to probe Chinese University governance under vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lawmakers are examining a bill on reform of Chinese University’s governing council but are now considering investigating issues that have surfaced during their meetings. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3229789/hong-kong-lawmakers-warn-they-could-invoke-special-powers-probe-governance-issues-chinese-university?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTwo airlines, two apologies: why Cathay’s worked but United’s failed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Unlike Cathay Pacific, United Airlines did not promise corrective action, aimed to merely placate and did not properly address the trigger for public displeasure. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3229599/two-airlines-two-apologies-why-cathays-worked-uniteds-failed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFaster than humans? Drones, crawler robot at Hong Kong’s CLP Power cut inspection times from 12 to 1 day
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Robots are capable of examining the facilities in greater detail than humans, engineers say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229764/faster-humans-drones-crawler-robot-hong-kongs-clp-power-cut-inspection-times-12-1-day?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese security ministry attempts to mobilise the masses to fight espionage with new social media account
Hong Kong Free Press The entire Chinese nation should join the country’s anti-espionage campaign, to build a “line of civil defence against espionage,” and to safeguard national security, the Ministry of State Security has said on a newly launched social media account. Since its establishment in 1983, the intelligence and security authority has generally kept…
Read MoreUS raises security, environmental concerns over Chinese reclamation in Manila Bay
Hong Kong Free Press US diplomats have raised security and environmental concerns with the Philippines over the involvement of a Chinese company in a land reclamation project in Manila Bay, a US embassy spokesman said Wednesday. An aerial photo showing the US embassy complex (foreground) and the reclamation site (upper left) off Manila Bay on…
Read MoreHong Kong residents must pay thousands of dollars more to hire domestic helpers from Indonesia as Jakarta enforces new rules
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says Indonesian official to visit city this month to discuss nation’s commitment to implementing rules, which were adopted last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229787/hong-kong-residents-must-pay-thousands-dollars-more-hire-domestic-helpers-indonesia-jakarta-enforces?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreConflict in Taiwan would have ‘disastrous results’ globally, island’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says
Hong Kong Free Press By Dene-Hern Chen and Amber Wang A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would have “disastrous results” for the world, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told AFP in an interview Wednesday, citing the island’s strategic importance for the semiconductor industry and global shipping lanes. Taipei, in Taiwan. Photo: Nicolas Vigier, via Flickr. Wu’s warning…
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