Category: Localities
Top Hong Kong court approves gov’t application to appeal acquittal of former Tiananmen vigil activist
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s top court will hear an appeal by the government against an earlier ruling that overturned the conviction of former Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung over an unauthorised commemoration. The Court of Final Appeal approved an application from the Department of Justice to appeal against Chow’s acquittal, saying it agreed…
Read MoreHong Kong operator ‘forced’ to deflate giant duck similar to beloved art installation, after causing a splash
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Owners of rubber duck, which looks similar to well-known one returning to city waters this month, say authorities have told them to remove item for safety reasons. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223387/hong-kong-operator-forced-deflate-giant-duck-similar-beloved-art-installation-after-causing-splash?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More15-metre tree falls on Bentley in Hong Kong shopping district
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driver of Bentley initially trapped in car but later managed to climb out, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223381/15-metre-tree-falls-luxury-car-hong-kong-shopping-district?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to restrict food imports from Japan if nuclear wastewater is released, environment chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will take “rigorous measures” to restrict food imports from Japan if Fukushima’s nuclear wastewater is released into the sea, the city’s Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says. Secretary for the Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan (middle). In an op-ed published on Thursday entitled “If nuclear wastewater is…
Read MoreUS lawmakers slam State Dept. plan to invite Hong Kong’s US-sanctioned John Lee to APEC in San Francisco
Hong Kong Free Press US Democratic and Republican lawmakers have urged Washington not to invite Hong Kong’s sanctioned leader John Lee to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco in November, describing him as a “human rights abuser.” Hong Kong joined the economic grouping in 1991 but Lee has been subject to US…
Read MoreSick baby pug dies after being found stuffed in plastic bags on Hong Kong hillside, animal group outraged owner ‘didn’t want dog dead in house’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lifelong Animal Protection Charity says owner showed up at its centre and told volunteers not to bring animal in and ‘spread disease’ to other dogs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223361/sick-baby-pug-dies-after-being-found-stuffed-plastic-bags-hong-kong-hillside-animal-group-outraged?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong adds 50 more pet-friendly parks
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will increase the number of “Parks for Pets” by 50 next Tuesday, bringing the total number of pet-friendly parks to 170. Hong Kong mongrel Pixel is among the canine companions set to benefit from the inclusive pet park programme. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Rather than providing cordoned-off areas for pets,…
Read MoreHong Kong’s top court allows appeal against decision to acquit Tiananmen vigil group member of incitement
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Justice department’s appeal against Chow Hang-tung’s acquittal approved as case involves points of ‘great and general importance’, three judges say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223358/hong-kongs-top-court-allows-appeal-against-decision-acquit-tiananmen-vigil-group-member-incitement?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFormer Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody over alleged HK$100,000 phone scam on elderly woman
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Wong Chun-yeung, nicknamed Sheep, 28, is accused of pretending to be woman’s son in a phone conversation, claiming he had been arrested and requiring bail money. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223342/former-hong-kong-district-councillor-remanded-custody-over-alleged-hk100000-phone-scam-elderly-woman?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong government should cap contribution to HK$2 transport subsidy scheme for elderly: economists and lawmakers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Call made after labour and welfare minister earlier revealed reimbursement to transport operators snowballing, putting pressure on city’s coffers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223333/hong-kong-government-should-cap-contribution-hk2-transport-subsidy-scheme-elderly-economists-and?utm_source=rss_feed
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