Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s first person tried under national anthem law sentenced to 3 months in jail for using protest song in video
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Photographer Cheng Wing-chun earlier found guilty of insulting national anthem by replacing it with ‘Glory to Hong Kong’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228325/hong-kongs-first-person-tried-under-national-anthem-law-sentenced-3-months-jail-using-protest-song?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDeciding whether to join Hong Kong’s next District Council election ‘tough and painful,’ says Democratic Party vice-chief
Hong Kong Free Press A decision on whether to take part in Hong Kong’s overhauled District Council election is “tough and painful ” for the Democratic Party, its vice-chairman has said as Beijing backed the city’s move to drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats to local advisory bodies. Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong’s…
Read MoreHong Kong national security police ‘investigating family members’ of fugitive unionist Mung Siu-tat in latest home raid linked to wanted 8
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says suspect’s brother as well as his wife and son taken away for questioning before being released. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228306/hong-kong-national-security-police-investigating-family-members-fugitive-unionist-mung-siu-tat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong graft-buster hosts UN anti-corruption workshops for first time in ICAC’s 50-year history in lead-up to launch of international academy
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Independent Commission Against Corruption held two workshops on technologies upon invitation by United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228299/hong-kong-graft-buster-hosts-un-anti-corruption-workshops-first-time-icacs-50-year-history-lead?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop Beijing official in Hong Kong urges residents to ‘read and use well’ books on Xi Jinping’s philosophy and vision for city
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Liaison office director Zheng Yanxiong in rare move points to seven-day book fair and president’s five-volume publication printed in city for first time. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228294/top-beijing-official-hong-kong-urges-residents-read-and-use-well-books-xi-jinpings-philosophy-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Activist Gwyneth Ho believed in vetoing the budget during her journalist days, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong activist Gwyneth Ho has said she first thought the government’s budget should be vetoed when she worked as a journalist and covered news related to the Legislative Council. Journalist-turned-activist Gwyneth Ho. Photo: Gwyneth Ho, via Facebook. Ho took to the stand for the second day of her testimony on…
Read MoreWhat can Hong Kong learn from mainland China’s Fujian? Hi-tech tours for city’s lawmakers offer glimpse into model for data centre ambitions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City lawmakers conclude first official visit to province after touring supercomputing data centre, three industrial parks, and tech and biomedicine firms. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3228275/what-can-hong-kong-learn-mainland-chinas-fujian-hi-tech-tours-citys-lawmakers-offer-glimpse-model?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNominations open for 2023 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards to honour outstanding corporate achievements
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards, held without interruption since 1990, will honour outstanding achievements in seven categories this year, not including a discretionary Lifetime Achievement award. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3228247/nominations-open-2023-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-honour-outstanding-corporate-achievements?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s capital Beijing sweats under record-breaking 27-day run of extreme heat
Hong Kong Free Press By Poornima Weerasekara Beijingers baked under crippling summer heat on Wednesday as China’s capital kept up a record-breaking streak of four weeks of highs above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). A man fans himself while taking a break in an alley during heatwave conditions in Beijing on July 19, 2023.…
Read MoreCut-price Hong Kong cigarettes spark call for loophole in duty regulations to be closed
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post investigation finds cigarettes for sale in stores, stands and online at far less than the HK$78 price for well-known brands. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228272/cut-price-hong-kong-cigarettes-sparks-call-hong-kong-loophole-legislation-be-closed?utm_source=rss_feed
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