Category: Localities
Wycombe Abbey School Heads discuss what makes a Wycombe Abbey education so special
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Wycombe Abbey School Hong Kong recently welcomed Mrs Jo Duncan, Headmistress of Wycombe Abbey UK, to its Hong Kong campus to talk…
Read MoreHong Kong woman stabbed by stranger in pedestrian underpass near railway station
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Victim on her way home when attacked in a pedestrian tunnel connected to Choi Hung MTR station exit C in Wong Tai Sin. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223451/hong-kong-woman-stabbed-stranger-pedestrian-underpass-near-railway-station?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More9 to 5: not a way to make a living as Hong Kong workplace poll finds majority of staff do not want to return to office after working from home
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. 60 per cent of city staff do not want to return to their desks after Covid-19 home working, a higher rate than Singapore, UK and US. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223445/9-5-not-way-make-living-hong-kong-workplace-poll-finds-many-staff-do-not-want-return-office-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong vows to tighten curbs on Japanese food imports if radioactive waste water discharged into sea near Fukushima
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Environment minister Tse Chin-wan urges country to refrain from releasing radioactive waste water into sea before international community reaches consensus. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223443/hong-kong-vows-tighten-curbs-japanese-food-imports-if-radioactive-waste-water-discharged-sea-near?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Four democrats seek to throw out subversion charge
Hong Kong Free Press Lawyers for four Hong Kong pro-democracy figures in a landmark national security trial have asked judges to dismiss a subversion charge, saying the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence to build a case against their clients under the security law. The names of the 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures charged with…
Read MoreWhat next for controversial plan to build public housing on exclusive Hong Kong golf course?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Golf Club getting backing by society heavyweights in bid to save course but others point to long wait for public housing and consensus reached earlier on proposal. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3223435/what-next-controversial-plan-build-public-housing-exclusive-hong-kong-golf-course?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing calls on US to let Hong Kong leader John Lee attend San Francisco Apec meeting in November
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing’s foreign ministry says Lee should not be prevented from attending San Francisco event in November. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3223426/beijing-calls-us-let-hong-kong-leader-john-lee-attend-san-francisco-apec-meeting-november?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMourners at Hong Kong mosque pay respects to 3 girls allegedly murdered by mum
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tight-knit community takes part in 20-minute prayer before girls’ bodies sent to Chai Wan Muslim Cemetery. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223422/mourners-hong-kong-mosque-pay-respects-3-girls-allegedly-murdered-mum-afternoon-burial?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s defence zone
Hong Kong Free Press More than 30 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan’s air defence zone over the course of about six hours, the island’s defence ministry said Thursday, a sharp ramp-up in single-day incursions by China’s military. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has vowed to take it one day — by force if…
Read MoreWhy can’t Hongkongers resist illegal home improvements?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The phenomenon claims everyone from government officials to New Territories villagers. While keeping safety paramount, it may be time to update building regulations to offer room for creativity. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223298/why-cant-hongkongers-resist-illegal-home-improvements?utm_source=rss_feed
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