Category: Localities
Hong Kong woman, 65, falls to her death while picking lychees from tree
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Friend calls emergency services after finding victim unconscious next to tree in Sha Tau Kok. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223794/hong-kong-woman-65-falls-her-death-while-picking-lychees-tree?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAll puffed up: deflated rubber duck returns to Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour after two-day break
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tourists and local fans snap shots of reunited duo, calling it a ‘pleasant surprise’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223793/all-puffed-deflated-rubber-duck-returns-hong-kongs-victoria-harbour-after-two-day-break?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong risks losing out on ‘HK$548 million in economic benefits’ from golf event if it builds housing on city’s oldest course
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Aramco Team Series championship director says building on part of city’s oldest course could make site less attractive for future events. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223788/hong-kong-risks-losing-out-hk548-million-economic-benefits-golf-event-if-it-builds-housing-citys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s shortage of healthcare professionals not related to patient’s attack on women in shopping centre, says official
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Acting secretary for health Dr Libby Lee says it’s not essential to follow international recommendations because local situation must be considered. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223783/hong-kongs-shortage-healthcare-professionals-not-related-patients-attack-women-shopping-centre-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court postpones hearing over government’s bid to ban ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. High Court delays case until July 21 to allow anyone wishing to defend tune a chance to prepare for litigation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223779/hong-kong-court-postpones-hearing-over-governments-bid-ban-glory-hong-kong-protest-song?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court adjourns hearing of gov’t application to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance has adjourned a hearing about whether to grant an injunction banning pro-democracy protest song Glory to Hong Kong. Judge Wilson Chan on Monday adjourned a hearing dealing with an application from the government for an interim injunction on the song until July 21. This photo…
Read More3 film festival movies feature ‘black images and muted sound,’ after Hong Kong gov’t censors demand cuts
Hong Kong Free Press Filmmakers who had movies shown at a local festival replaced censored scenes with “black images and muted sound,” according to organisers, after government censors demanded certain scenes be cut. Fresh Wave Film Festival 2023. Photo: Fresh Wave Film Festival. Three films that were shown at the Fresh Wave International Film Festival…
Read MoreHong Kong police search for vandals attacking Shenzhen-based electric vehicles maker’s premises around the city
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspects poured red paint on windows and entrances of showrooms and service centre. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223766/hong-kong-police-search-vandals-attacking-shenzhen-based-electric-vehicles-makers-premises-around?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘A mammoth undertaking’: road map for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject could be ready within this year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Development Bureau announces creation of Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office to liaise with various government bodies during planning effort. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223765/mammoth-undertaking-road-map-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-megaproject-could-be-ready-within-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should be ‘very sensitive’ when drafting local security law to safeguard nat’l security, justice sec. says
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government should expedite the legislation of the city’s own security law, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has said, adding that “some achievement should be made within this year, otherwise no later than next year.” The Secretary for Justice met the vice governor Wang Zhizhong of the Guangdong Provincial…
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