Category: Localities
Hong Kong NGO concerned at plan for tighter curbs on some psychiatric patients who seek hospital treatment
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong advocacy group has voiced concern at a plan to allow the detention of some psychiatric patients who voluntarily seek hospital treatment, and monitor them after release under a “conditional discharge” system, saying it may discourage people from seeking help. Castle Peak Hospital. File Photo: Wikicommons. The proposal follows…
Read MoreBlinken, Austin visit Australia on last leg of Pacific blitz
Hong Kong Free Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin visited Australia Friday on the final leg of a Pacific tour designed to reinforce Washington’s standing in the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File photo: Chuck Kennedy/ US State Department, via Flickr. The United States has been ramping…
Read MoreBoar attacks Hong Kong boy, 15, and woman outside MTR station, sparking hunt for wild pig
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. According to police teenage boy was bitten on hand and woman on leg, both were taken to hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229237/boar-attacks-hong-kong-boy-15-and-woman-outside-mtr-station-sparking-hunt-wild-pig?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong authorities’ plan to expand conditional discharge scheme could deter people from seeking help, social worker says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities propose expanding conditional discharge scheme to patients admitted voluntarily but found to have violent tendencies. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3229235/hong-kong-authorities-plan-expand-conditional-discharge-scheme-could-deter-people-seeking-help?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOscar winner Michelle Yeoh marries long-time fiancé Jean Todt in Switzerland, while Hong Kong leader heaps praise on actress during trip to her hometown Malaysia
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Details of wedding revealed by Brazilian racing driver Felipe Massa, who posts invitation card on social media/ https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229231/oscar-winner-michelle-yeoh-marries-long-time-fiance-jean-todt-switzerland-while-hong-kong-leader?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrenchman in Hong Kong dies after ‘extreme sports’ fall from luxury Mid-Levels block
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Victim, 30, was last seen knocking on the window of a penthouse in the block in an apparent attempt to seek help before he lost footing. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229226/frenchman-hong-kong-dies-after-extreme-sports-fall-luxury-mid-levels-block?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Ani-Com 2023: comics, gaming fans form 300-metre queue outside convention centre as annual festival opens
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vendors expect brisk business, noting much larger turnout than in previous years. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229222/hong-kong-ani-com-2023-comics-gaming-fans-form-300-metre-queue-outside-convention-centre-annual?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS should ‘fulfil its responsibility as host’ and let John Lee attend APEC meeting, says Hong Kong gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press The US should “fulfil its duty as the host” and invite Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, the city’s government said on Friday after a report that Washington is set to bar Lee because of previous sanctions against him. The US…
Read MoreHong Kong leader John Lee expected to be banned from Apec meeting by US in move strongly condemned by Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Washington Post cites sources in saying White House has decided not to allow US-sanctioned Lee to attend trade talks in San Francisco. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3229190/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-expected-be-banned-apec-meeting-us-move-strongly-condemned-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong set to cancel all typhoon alerts as Doksuri drifts away
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Typhoon expected to make landfall near Xiamen and Fujian in coming hours, moving inland and weakening gradually. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3229187/hong-kong-set-cancel-all-typhoon-alerts-doksuri-drifts-away?utm_source=rss_feed
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