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Covid increases risk of pregnancy complications, harmful to placenta growth, universities in Hong Kong discover
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Joint study by University of Science and Technology, Chinese University shows SARS-CoV-2 virus can significantly disrupt development of placenta in pregnant women. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227616/universities-hong-kong-find-covid-increases-risk-pregnancy-complications-harmful-placenta-growth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElderly Hongkongers’ dreams of retiring in mainland Chinese cities scuppered by healthcare and transport concerns, survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey shows respondents prefer mainland cities to Hong Kong because of bigger living spaces, better elderly care homes and lower costs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227613/elderly-hongkongers-dreams-retiring-mainland-chinese-cities-scuppered-healthcare-and-transport?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThird Hong Kong government adviser calls for U-turn over building public flats on golf course, warns against framing debate as rich vs poor
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Executive Council member Ronny Tong joins convenor Regina Ip and fellow Jeffrey Lam in urging city to reconsider building flats on section of Fanling golf course. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227611/third-hong-kong-government-adviser-calls-u-turn-over-building-public-flats-golf-course-warns-against?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong senior police inspector who kissed and groped pregnant woman while off duty warned he could face prison time
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court told off-duty police officer offered victim of sex assaults and her husband more than HK$1 million to forget the attack. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227609/hong-kong-senior-police-inspector-who-kissed-and-groped-pregnant-woman-while-duty-warned-he-could?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong activist Wong Ji-yuet jailed for 37 months for rioting in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press One of the 47 pro-democracy figures facing a charge under Hong Kong’s national security law has been sentenced to 37 months behind bars for rioting in 2019. Wong had been in remand since March after pleading guilty to a rioting charge and applied for her bail to be revoked. Defendant Wong…
Read MoreAmazed onlookers spot whale feeding in Hong Kong’s eastern waters
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sailing instructors spot giant mammal, believed to be a Bryde’s whale, off the coast of Sai Kung on Thursday afternoon. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227599/amazed-onlookers-spot-whale-feeding-hong-kongs-eastern-waters?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOpposition activist jailed for 3 years for rioting while waiting for sentencing after pleading guilty to subversion charge
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. District Court judge sentences 15 on joint rioting charge in relation to the large-scale disturbance near Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227598/opposition-activist-jailed-3-years-rioting-while-waiting-sentencing-after-pleading-guilty-subversion?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong security chief condemns Ming Pao over ‘misleading’ op-ed by Democratic Party chair
Hong Kong Free Press The Security Bureau has condemned Ming Pao for publishing a “misleading” opinion piece written by Lo Kin-hei, the chairperson of the Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party. Lo has said he was just writing a “kind reminder” for the government. Ming Pao. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a Thursday statement,…
Read MoreHong Kong national security police raid home of ex-member of disbanded opposition party Demosisto a week after 5 arrests made
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ex-member of opposition Demosisto party Derek Lam Shun-hin questioned by police on whether he had offered help to former chairman Nathan Law. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227589/hong-kong-national-security-police-raid-home-ex-member-opposition-party-demosisto-after-week-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVacancies in Hong Kong’s unpopular shared facility public flats should be reduced to ease housing shortage, ombudsman says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Winnie Chiu says multiple occupancy flats that require tenants, many of whom are elderly, to share kitchens and bathrooms are disliked and should be repurposed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227578/vacancies-hong-kongs-unpopular-shared-facility-public-sector-flats-should-be-reduced-ease-housing?utm_source=rss_feed
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