Category: Localities
Hong 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
Read MoreDeputy head of official Hong Kong think tank withdraws signature from 1,400-name petition urging lawmakers to reject bill overhauling Chinese University governing body
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In a statement late on Thursday, Chief Executive’s Policy Unit says deputy head Nicholas Kwan has voluntarily withdrawn his signature from petition. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3229167/deputy-head-official-hong-kong-think-tank-withdraws-signature-1400-name-petition-urging-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS bars Hong Kong’s sanction-hit John Lee from APEC meeting in San Francisco – report
Hong Kong Free Press Washington will bar Chief Executive John Lee from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum meeting in the US this November, along with ten other Hong Kong officials, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Lee is still under US sanctions. Chief Executive John Lee at a press conference on April 25,…
Read More‘Not taking the risk’: Hong Kong tour boat operators halt whale-watching tours after gov’t warnings
Hong Kong Free Press Boat tour operators are not willing to risk breaking the law by continuing to hold whale-watching tours, after Hongkongers were urged on Wednesday to stop approaching the injured animal spotted in Sai Kung. Propeller wounds on the back of the whale spotted in Sai Kung. Photo: Sunny Tong. “[U]pon sighting of…
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