Category: Localities
‘Hong Kong man suffering from psychosis’ arrested after threatening neighbours with knives
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says neighbour complained to police that ‘man wearing pyjamas was standing outside his flat holding two knives’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222844/hong-kong-man-suffering-psychosis-arrested-after-threatening-neighbours-knives?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong shocked by brutal double daylight murder at shopping mall. The Post breaks down what you need to know
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Footage of fatal stabbing of two women at shopping centre in Diamond Hill has gone viral online, prompting safety concerns among residents. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222842/hong-kong-shocked-brutal-double-daylight-murder-shopping-mall-post-breaks-down-what-you-need-know?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExplainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 35
Hong Kong Free Press In May, the city witnessed a series of disappearances: the Civic Party, Hong Kong’s second-largest pro-democracy party, voted to dissolve; a prominent political cartoonist had his comic strip suspended after 40 years; hundreds of books were purged from public libraries; and a monument commemorating Tiananmen Crackdown was seized by Hong Kong’s…
Read MoreHong Kong mall murders: city leader expresses sadness over fatal stabbings, stresses incident an individual case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. John Lee offers condolences to the victims’ families, day after two women fatally stabbed by knife-wielding assailant at Plaza Hollywood in Diamond Hill. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222835/hong-kong-mall-murders-city-leader-expresses-sadness-over-fatal-stabbing-stresses-incident?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCoronavirus Hong Kong: sixth wave has peaked, caseloads to drop in ‘few more weeks’, government adviser says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Professor David Hui says surge in cases in past weeks could be considered sixth wave, stresses Covid situation in Hong Kong has already shifted to endemic stage. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222830/coronavirus-hong-kong-sixth-infection-wave-city-peaks-case-numbers-drop-after-few-more-weeks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAlibaba Cloud tech guru Wang Jian tells Hong Kong audience computer power can help save environment by cutting use of natural resources
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Alibaba Cloud founder Wang Jian tells Hong Kong to ‘think outside the box’ and embrace uncertainty to unleash tech potential. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222775/alibaba-cloud-tech-guru-wang-jian-tells-hong-kong-audience-computer-power-can-help-save-environment?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong this week: lightning strikes, a Uygur saga and June 4
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at unusual weather brought on by a passing typhoon, an Amnesty International fiasco and a politically charged date. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3222965/hong-kong-week-lightning-strikes-uygur-saga-and-june-4?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBefore books are deemed unlawful, lawyers should read them. I should know, I was once a censor in Hong Kong…
Hong Kong Free Press Over 30 years ago, I was a book censor for a short time when I worked for Hong Kong’s justice minister. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. In the autumn of 1988, Salman Rushdie’s book, The Satanic Verses, was published. The book was a publishing sensation for all the wrong reasons. It contained chapters…
Read MoreExplainer: Redacted police reports reveal official views on Tiananmen crackdown and organiser of Hong Kong’s vigils
Hong Kong Free Press As Hong Kong approaches Sunday’s 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, public commemorations of those who died on June 4, 1989, continue to be muted. The city was once one of very few places on Chinese soil where mourning events were permitted by authorities. The candlelight vigil in Victoria Park on…
Read MoreHong Kong mall double murder: Police say no evidence suspect knew victims, as public urged not to share vids
Hong Kong Free Press The police have said that the suspect arrested over Friday’s brutal murder of two women at a Diamond Hill shopping mall was a 39-year-old jobless man with a history of mental illness. During a media briefing in the early hours of Saturday, officers said there was no evidence that the suspect…
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