Category: Localities
Hong Kong leader John Lee praises ‘fair and just’ judiciary after top court quashes journalist’s conviction over vehicle registry search
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief Executive John Lee pledges review to improve search procedures for car registration database after top court ruling on Bao Choy’s case. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223095/hong-kong-leader-john-lee-praises-fair-and-just-judiciary-after-top-court-quashes-journalists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBus driver trapped, passengers stranded in Hong Kong tunnel after double-decker collides with mobile crane
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two of three lanes at Tai Lam Tunnel closed, causing heavy congestion. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223085/bus-driver-trapped-passengers-stranded-hong-kong-tunnel-after-double-decker-collides-mobile-crane?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong leader condemns ‘shameless’ culprits behind fake organ donor withdrawals, likens alleged acts to ‘discord, havoc’ sowed in 2019 protests
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. John Lee’s strongly worded remarks come after arrests of suspects alleged to have accessed government system to cancel registrations of donors. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223084/hong-kong-leader-condemns-shameless-culprits-behind-fake-organ-donor-withdrawals-likens-alleged-acts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song to be banned? Government files court injunction against promoting tune
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. High Court asked to restrain ‘broadcasting, performing, printing, publishing, selling, offering for sale, distributing, disseminating, displaying or reproducing song in any way’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223081/glory-hong-kong-protest-song-be-banned-government-files-court-injunction-against-promoting-tune?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police remove ‘seditious’ Tiananmen crackdown candle banner from Sai Kung shop
Hong Kong Free Press A banner showing the drawing of a candle to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown has been removed by police from a Sai Kung store without advance notice, the store’s owner has said. Police later told her that the banner had been taken down because it was “seditious.” Some police officers were outside…
Read MorePlight of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority women under spotlight after family tragedy involving 3 dead girls and troubled mother
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Charity says lack of opportunities to integrate into society and limits imposed by culture mean many such women suffer in silence. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223056/plight-hong-kongs-ethnic-minority-women-under-spotlight-after-family-tragedy-involving-3-dead-girls?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should empower its young refugees with better education and support
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Often poor, socially excluded and lacking in educational opportunities, young refugees are still waiting for the city to wake up to its duty of care. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3222797/hong-kong-should-empower-its-young-refugees-better-education-and-support?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police urged to give explanation after journalist taken away on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong press group has urged the city’s police to provide an explanation after its former chairperson was led away by officers while she was reporting on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Journalist and former chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, Mak Yin-ting, is taken away by…
Read MoreHong Kong mall stabbing: authorities urged to overhaul mental health services to provide patients with more community support
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Academic says government should reallocate more mental health-related resources to the community so patients can be taken care of after being discharged from hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3223049/hong-kong-mall-stabbings-authorities-urged-overhaul-mental-health-services-provide-patients-more?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese officials met Elon Musk to discuss AI risks, Tesla chief says
Hong Kong Free Press Top Chinese officials told Elon Musk about plans to launch new regulations on artificial intelligence on his recent trip to the Asian giant, the tech billionaire said Monday, in his first comments on the two-day visit. Elon Musk. File photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED Conference, via Flickr. The Twitter owner and Tesla…
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