Category: Localities
Retirement: some Hong Kong employees dream of it, others dread it. Will introducing a statutory age make a difference?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Less educated Hongkongers with few skills want support to continue working as long as they can. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223312/retirement-some-hong-kong-employees-dream-it-others-dread-it-will-introducing-statutory-age-make?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong may miss goal of building 12,000 public housing flats on Fanling golf course
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities may not be able to meet their initial goal of building 12,000 public housing flats on the Fanling golf course, the city’s development chief has said, as she reaffirmed the government’s intention to build on the site. Fanling golf course. Photo: Wikicommons. Asked whether the government would be…
Read MoreHong Kong to exceed pre-Covid passenger numbers in 2027, but must ‘convince’ airlines to return, global aviation body says in upgraded forecast
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Willie Walsh, head of International Air Transport Association, says revised projection due to faster-than-expected reopening of mainland China’s borders. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223302/hong-kong-exceed-pre-covid-passenger-numbers-2027-must-convince-airlines-return-global-aviation-body?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUK orders China to shut unofficial police stations on British soil, as Beijing denies their existence
Hong Kong Free Press The UK government has ordered China to shut unofficial police stations operating on British soil, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat told parliament on Tuesday. File photo: GovUK. The Foreign Office “told the Chinese Embassy that any functions related to such ‘police service stations’ in the UK are unacceptable and that they must…
Read MoreHong Kong Hospital Authority should double number of biomedical engineers to oversee equipment work, conduct its own facility repairs, expert panel says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Panel suggests authority to use its own engineers to supervise contractors for equipment works, but handle maintenance and repair of buildings internally. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223313/hong-kong-hospital-authority-should-double-number-biomedical-engineers-oversee-equipment-work?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreConstruction work at Hong Kong public housing estate stops as emergency exit at MTR station sinks by 20mm
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Passengers assured rail operations safe and unaffected but measures will be put in place to mitigate problem. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223310/construction-work-hong-kong-public-housing-estate-stops-emergency-exit-mtr-station-sinks-20mm?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong civil service chief appeals to staff to sign up as organ donors and give the gift of life
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung asks 173,000 public sector staff to join organ donor register. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223306/hong-kong-civil-service-chief-appeals-staff-sign-organ-donors-and-give-gift-life?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong unions urge authorities to push back deadlines for construction work during hot days, warn employees are unable to take breaks despite new heat warning system
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Death of worker sparks questions over effectiveness of government’s new three-tier warning system aimed at reducing heatstroke. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223288/hong-kong-unions-urge-authorities-push-deadlines-construction-work-during-hot-days-warn-employees?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong mother accused of murder of 3 young daughters still in psychiatric hospital, court hears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rehman Aamina Ur, 29, charged with killing daughters aged two, four and five, misses court appearance as she is still in Castle Peak Hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223283/hong-kong-mother-accused-murder-three-young-daughters-still-psychiatric-hospital-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTight construction schedules stopping Hong Kong workers from following heatstroke guidelines, union says
Hong Kong Free Press Construction workers at both government and private sites have been unable to properly follow new guidelines for working under extreme heat, a union has said, saying tight schedules prevented proper rest periods. Last Saturday, a construction worker died after being found unconscious while an amber warning was in place. A worker…
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