Category: Localities
Explainer: Is it legal for people in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown?
Hong Kong Free Press Sunday’s anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown is the first since Hong Kong lifted Covid-19 social distancing restrictions. In recent years, the authorities cited anti-epidemic measures as the reason to ban the annual candlelight commemoration in Victoria Park. But, despite arrests on Saturday, there remains no official word on whether a public…
Read MoreHong Kong air-conditioner sales, demand for repairs surge as mercury soars, while subdivided flat tenants among hardest hit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Society for Community Organisation warns hot weather brings increased strain on low-income households. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222848/hong-kong-air-conditioner-sales-demand-repairs-surge-mercury-soars-while-subdivided-flat-tenants?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDon’t attack the messenger, work to rebuild trust among Hongkongers
Hong Kong Free Press On the night of May 10, 2023, publishers of Ming Pao axed Zunzi’s political cartoons, which they had published daily since 1983. Governance and civil society in Hong Kong are worse off for this move. Zunzi’s comic strip on Ming Pao published on May 11, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Ming Pao…
Read MoreHong Kong’s crypto rules help it fit in more than stand out, but experts say that’s good
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s virtual asset regulations effective this month are closely aligned with global standards, and some rules are even more stringent. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3222760/hong-kongs-crypto-rules-help-it-fit-more-stand-out-experts-say-thats-good?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVideo: Hong Kong Tiananmen crackdown activists, artists taken away by police on eve of anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press At least eight people were apprehended by the police as they sought to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Causeway Bay on Saturday. They included two activists and two performance artists, according to The Collective Hong Kong and Ming Pao, as police deployed en masse ahead of Sunday’s anniversary. Tiananmen crackdown…
Read MoreHong Kong construction worker, 66, dies after being found unconscious on scaffolding at Chinese University during amber heat warning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Male worker collapses on scaffolding outside Chinese University building before being rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital where he is certified dead on arrival. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222859/hong-kong-construction-worker-66-dies-after-being-found-unconscious-scaffolding-chinese-university?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Victoria Park full of food and booths instead of candlelight as carnival takes over venue of annual June 4 vigil
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Absence of an organised vigil did not silence everyone as petition signed by 360 pastors and other Christian figures proves. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222857/hong-kongs-victoria-park-full-food-and-booths-instead-candlelight-carnival-takes-over-venue-annual?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: Hong Kong patriotic carnival opens at traditional Tiananmen crackdown vigil venue ahead of anniv.
Hong Kong Free Press A carnival hosted by 26 pro-Beijing organisations in part of Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park opened on Saturday morning – the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. For three decades, the space hosted the city’s annual commemorative vigil, which would normally take place on the June 4 anniversary. The…
Read MoreHSBC among Hong Kong banks that close accounts tied to opposition group, members say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Four core League of Social Democrats members have personal accounts at several banks closed, as well as three business accounts at HSBC. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222818/hsbc-among-hong-kong-banks-close-accounts-tied-opposition-group-members-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘I’m definitely not a hero,’ says Hong Kong chef who hit knife-wielding attacker to ‘stop him from hurting people’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘It was terrifying, but I wanted to stop him from hurting any other people,’ says chef, who grabbed two stools from restaurant and hit attacker. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222850/im-definitely-not-hero-says-hong-kong-chef-who-hit-knife-wielding-attacker-stop-him-hurting-people?utm_source=rss_feed
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