Category: Localities
Hong Kong student at university in Japan granted bail on social media sedition charge
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court told Yuen Ching-ting posted 22 seditious statements on social media, 20 of them while she was abroad. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224358/hong-kong-student-university-japan-granted-bail-social-media-sedition-charge?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKFP wins prestigious SOPA award for opinion piece on Hong Kong press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong Free Press opinion piece won an honourable mention at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) awards on Thursday night. Yuen Chan’s op-ed about media freedom in Hong Kong competed in the Excellence in Opinion Writing: Regional category. Photo: HKFP. Published on Press Freedom Day last year,…
Read MoreXi meets ‘American friend’ Bill Gates in Beijing as billionaire’s foundation vows US$50mn for China to fight disease
Hong Kong Free Press President Xi Jinping told his “old friend” Bill Gates on Friday that China had always placed its hopes in the American people, after the Microsoft co-founder’s foundation pledged US$50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. File photo: Wikicommons. Gates — one of the world’s richest…
Read MoreHong Kong hospital says ‘not protocol’ to check valve involved in baby’s death, chief insists ‘we’re not finding an excuse’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hospital stops short of admitting human error in tragedy, but says guidelines have been updated and equipment contractor asked to review design. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3224312/hong-kong-hospital-says-not-protocol-check-valve-involved-babys-death-facility-chief-insists-were?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific reveals changes to pilots’ pay in third gesture appearing to address staff concerns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Pilots’ productivity pay will be calculated on either hours they are rostered or actual hours they fly, whichever is higher. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3224304/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-reveals-changes-pilots-pay-third-gesture-appearing-address-staff-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK$22 million in endangered species items, from shark fins to live star tortoises, seized in operation against wildlife smuggling
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Items confiscated in joint operation by customs and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department include dried shark fins and live star tortoises. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224299/hk22-million-endangered-species-items-shark-fins-live-star-tortoises-seized-operation-against?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More45 airguns seized from Hong Kong flat, man arrested over hoax call wasting police resources
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers last weekend rushed to a mall after a caller claimed men were seen carrying handguns in a case that turned out to be fake. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224293/45-airguns-seized-hong-kong-flat-man-arrested-over-hoax-call-wasting-police-resources?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: Beijing, city authorities warn EU politicians to cease ‘publicity stunts clamouring for sanctions’ against John Lee
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Condemnation is a response to European Parliament adopting resolution on ‘alarmingly deteriorating’ situation in city, particularly on Jimmy Lai case. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3224290/hong-kong-national-security-law-beijing-city-authorities-warn-eu-politicians-cease-publicity-stunts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing and Hong Kong hit out at US report criticising city’s anti-human-trafficking bid despite improved rating
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Annual Trafficking in Persons Report by US State Department cites national security law in claiming civil groups are muted in engaging with authorities on such matters. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3224284/beijing-and-hong-kong-hit-out-us-report-criticising-citys-anti-human-trafficking-bid-despite?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong cleaner injured after metal gate collapses at sports centre
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong cleaner was injured on Thursday night after a metal gate collapsed at a government-managed sports facility in Tsuen Wan. A private vehicle parked nearby was also damaged. Tsuen Wan West Sports Centre. File photo: Wikimedia Commons. In a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, the Leisure…
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