Category: Localities
Hong Kong property: mortgage loans for homes under construction fall to lowest in 17 years as rising interest rates stifle transactions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The number of new mortgage loans on residential properties in Hong Kong has dropped dramatically this year, new figures show, as rising interest rates and economic uncertainty stifle the property market. https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3229631/hong-kong-property-mortgage-loans-homes-under-construction-fall-lowest-17-years-rising-interest?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘I don’t know what to do’: Facing relocation, residents of Hong Kong low-rental housing estate slam landlord, gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press Residents of Tai Hang Sai Estate in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong’s only privately owned low-rental housing estate, have criticised their landlord and the government for not properly relocating them while the complex undergoes redevelopment. Tai Hang Sai Estate. Photo: Wing1990hk/Wikicommons. Built in 1965, the estate is owned by the Hong…
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Former lawmaker had ‘no intention’ of vetoing gov’t budget, national security trial hears
Hong Kong Free Press Former lawmaker Raymond Chan, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged with conspiring to commit subversion, has told a court that he had “no intention” to veto the government budget as the city’s largest national security trial continued. Raymond Chan outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on July 10, 2023.…
Read MoreHusband of late Hong Kong star Coco Lee defends himself against fan attacks at cremation service
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bruce Rockowitz, husband of late singing star Coco Lee, tells the Post he has ‘100 per cent nothing’ to do with her death. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229649/husband-late-hong-kong-star-coco-lee-defends-himself-against-fan-attacks-cremation-service?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 visitors arrested in Hong Kong after elderly man lured to flat for massage allegedly has credit card stolen
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 34, approached elderly man in Sham Shui Po, offering him massage services in nearby subdivided flat and later allegedly stole his credit card. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229644/2-visitors-arrested-hong-kong-after-elderly-man-lured-flat-massage-allegedly-has-credit-card-stolen?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMore than 600 Hongkongers fell victim to investment scams in July, as police warn of fraudsters offering AI-backed stocks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says police handled 1,222 reports of investment scams between January and May, with July figure more than double past monthly average. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229622/more-600-hongkongers-fell-victim-investment-scams-july-police-warn-fraudsters-offering-ai-backed?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNumber of registered Hong Kong voters falls for second year in a row as District Council election confirmed for Dec. 10
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong has close to 83,000 fewer registered voters in 2023, according to provisional figures announced by the government on Tuesday, making it the second consecutive year the number of voters in the city had fallen. According to the Registration and Electoral Office (REO), there are currently 4.33 million registered voters…
Read MoreFormer Hong Kong leader CY Leung hits out at Chinese University head, claims value of ‘million-dollar bonus’ hidden from council chairman
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese University chairman was not aware of the ‘million-dollar’ amount paid to vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan as a bonus, says ex-chief executive Leung Chun-ying. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3229619/former-hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-hits-out-chinese-university-head-claims-value-million-dollar-bonus?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRainstorms in northern China leave at least 20 dead, 19 missing
Hong Kong Free Press By Jing Xuan Teng At least 20 people were killed and 19 were missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing and surrounding provinces, state media said Tuesday, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighbourhoods with mud. A man watches a collapsed bridge on the Dashihe River after heavy rains in…
Read MoreHong Kong taxi drivers urged to report suspected terrorism tip-offs
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong taxi drivers have been urged by the counter-terrorism unit of the police to report any suspicious persons, objects or activities they may encounter while driving around the city. Hong Kong taxi. File Photo: Kyle Lam/ HKFP. In a statement on Tuesday, police called the taxi sector – with over…
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