Category: Localities
Hong Kong activist, accused of violating Covid mask mandate as 47 democrats trial opened, pleads not guilty
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist accused of violating the Covid mask mandate while rallying outside court in February as the city’s largest national security trial began has pleaded not guilty to the charge. (From right) Dickson Chau and “the Bull” Tsang Kin-shing outside the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on June 14, 2023…
Read MoreUS revises ‘incorrect’ statement on APEC meeting invite for Hong Kong’s sanction-hit leader John Lee
Hong Kong Free Press The US State Department has revised part of a statement sent to Congress, in which it said Washington had planned to invite Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco, Reuters has reported. Lee has been subject to US sanctions since 2020. Last…
Read MoreHong Kong chief justice reprimands judge over copying almost entirety of plaintiff’s arguments in delivering verdict
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Move follows Court of Appeal judgment that criticised Mr Justice Wilson Chan for using more than 98 per cent of plaintiff’s wording in his own ruling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224046/hong-kong-chief-justice-reprimands-judge-over-copying-almost-entirety-plaintiffs-arguments?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 injured in Hong Kong building fire, 50 firefighters and paramedics deployed to battle blaze
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emergency personnel were called shortly before 2.30pm after multiple reports of blaze in Fanling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224042/3-injured-hong-kong-building-fire-50-firefighters-and-paramedics-deployed-battle-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Golf Club welcomes offer of land use for coming events but says course must be kept intact to avoid ‘hiccups’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Club captain Andy Kwok reiterates opposition to proposal to build public housing on section of golf course to be handed back to government, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224033/hong-kong-golf-club-welcomes-offer-land-use-coming-events-says-course-must-be-kept-intact-avoid?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePopular versions of Hong Kong protest song no longer showing on Apple Music
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Search for tune’s Chinese title on music streaming platform only shows Hokkien recording of song. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224034/popular-versions-hong-kong-protest-song-no-longer-showing-apple-music?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop China, US officials hold phone call ahead of planned face-to-face meet
Hong Kong Free Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday for open lines of communication as he spoke with China’s foreign minister, ahead of planned face-to-face discussions in Beijing. Relations between the world’s two largest economies have tanked in recent years over Taiwan, trade and human rights, among a litany of other issues.…
Read MoreHong Kong confident about attracting 6,300 mainland Chinese workers for airport but long commute could be a ‘challenge’, official admits
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong says previous schemes have proved the city’s offers are attractive to mainland jobseekers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3224013/hong-kong-confident-about-attracting-6300-outside-workers-airport-long-commute-could-be-challenge?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security judge receives ‘serious reprimand’ for copying judgement in trademark dispute
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong national security judge has received a “serious reprimand” from the city’s chief justice of the Court of Final Appeal after a trademark dispute case he handled was ordered for retrial over plagiarism. The Court of Appeal, in a judgement last Friday, ordered a trademark dispute overseen by High…
Read MoreHong Kong customs smashes US$91 million money-laundering racket, 23 local men arrested over cash smuggled from Turkey
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investigation finds syndicate carried out 41 deliveries of cash involving US$91 million in total from Turkey to Hong Kong between January and May. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224003/hong-kong-customs-smashes-us91-million-money-laundering-racket-23-local-men-arrested-over-cash?utm_source=rss_feed
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