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US and Taiwan sign trade deal, a move that sparks warning from Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press The United States and Taiwan signed a trade deal Thursday aimed at deepening economic relations between both sides — in a move that has sparked a warning from Beijing. The US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade looks to boost trade by streamlining customs checks, improving regulatory procedures, and establishing anticorruption measures…
Read More5,000 Hong Kong police officers to patrol streets to guard against unauthorised gatherings on anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 5,000 officers will patrol streets, conduct roadblocks and stop-and-search checks at ‘high-risk locations’ over weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222650/5000-hong-kong-police-officers-patrol-streets-guard-against-unauthorised-gatherings-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePurchase platform says Hong Kong cinema has cancelled private documentary screening, after ‘advice to avoid public gatherings on June 4’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Private screening of ‘To be Continued’, a documentary about an entertainment mogul, cancelled. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222648/purchase-platform-says-hong-kong-cinema-has-cancelled-private-documentary-screening-after-advice?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More90 per cent of Hong Kong primary pupils secure place at preferred public schools amid reduced competition for classroom spaces
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Education Bureau says number of pupils taking part in allocation process has dropped to 43,755 from 48,000 from previous intake. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3222643/90-cent-hong-kong-primary-pupils-secure-place-preferred-public-schools-amid-reduced-competition?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong customs officers seize 40 tonnes of frozen offal, arrest 9 on 3 vessels during operation against cross-border smuggling
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Customs officers swooped as bags of offal were being transferred from a barge onto a fishing boat. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222629/hong-kong-customs-officers-seize-40-tonnes-frozen-offal-arrest-9-3-vessels-during-operation-against?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCompany holding data on 180,000 borrowers breached privacy legislation, watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press A technology company which holds data on 180,000 borrowers was found to have breached privacy laws after a user reported that eight moneylending companies had reviewed his credit data without his consent, according to the city’s privacy watchdog. Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data held a press conference on the unauthorised use…
Read MoreHong Kong to allow university students to apply for gov’t jobs up to 2 years ahead of graduation
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will allow university students to apply for roles in the civil service up to two years before they graduate, a relaxation that comes amid a rise in resignations from government jobs. The City University of Hong Kong. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung said on…
Read MoreHong Kong raises record US$6 billion from green bond offering as city pushes ahead with its sustainable finance hub ambitions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong raised a record US$6 billion in its biggest multicurrency green bond offering, as the government looks to establish the city as a leading international green financing hub. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3222612/hong-kong-raises-record-us6-billion-green-bond-offering-city-pushes-ahead-its-sustainable-financing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong broadcaster RTHK removes letter of gratitude for Tiananmen coverage from newsroom
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK has removed from its newsroom a letter of gratitude for its reporters’ coverage of the Tiananmen crackdown, ahead of the anniversary of the 1989 incident, according to local media reports. RTHK. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. The one-metre-long letter, which had been displayed in the newsroom for…
Read MoreDeliveroo and Foodpanda offer to amend exclusivity deals with Hong Kong restaurants after competition watchdog warns of possible legal breaches
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Competition Commission says top two food delivery platforms in city ‘have each offered to make necessary amendments to their existing agreements’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3222611/deliveroo-and-foodpanda-offer-amend-exclusivity-deals-hong-kong-restaurants-after-competition?utm_source=rss_feed
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