Category: Localities
Hong Kong justice chief lodges professional misconduct complaints against two activist lawyers on police wanted list
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam reports barrister Dennis Kwok and solicitor Kevin Yam to their governing bodies over national security allegations https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3227226/hong-kong-justice-chief-lodges-professional-misconduct-complaints-against-two-activist-lawyers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s long-awaited plan to charge residents for waste delayed to next year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government agrees that scheme, first floated in 2004, cannot be launched by end of year after waste collectors warn of overload. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3227225/hong-kongs-long-awaited-plan-charge-residents-waste-delayed-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s mothballed monorail catches attention of second mainland Chinese company, months after scheme revival floated to city leader
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Zhong Tang Sky Railway Group expresses interest in shelved railway plan for Kowloon East and offers up its suspension monorail system, after lawmakers in April proposed using rail system created by BYD Auto. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3227224/hong-kongs-mothballed-monorail-catches-attention-second-mainland-chinese-company-months-after-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong travellers takes to skies again, with more and longer trips and higher spending, 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 by online travel agency Klook finds 94 per cent said they planned to travel at least once in the next year; 40 per cent said three or more trips planned. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3227209/hong-kong-travellers-takes-skies-again-more-and-longer-trips-and-higher-spending-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong talent drive: more than 100,000 applications received in 6 months, city leader says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Figure is nearly triple number of workers targeted for whole year and proof of city’s continued attractiveness to professionals, Chief Executive John Lee tells forum. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3227198/hong-kong-talent-drive-more-100000-applications-received-6-months-city-leader-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHK Express flight giveaway opens on Tuesday, with free fares from Hong Kong to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press Airline HK Express will launch its free flight giveaway at 10.30 am on Tuesday, with round-trip tickets to destinations in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan on offer – the latest phase of a campaign aimed at rebooting tourism after years of Covid travel restrictions. Photo: GovHK. Open to people…
Read MoreShenzhen-bound truck, passenger services suspended after ground collapse at Hong Kong border crossing
Hong Kong Free Press Shenzhen-bound services at one of Hong Kong’s border control checkpoints have been suspended after the ground collapsed. Ground collapsed at Man Kam To Control Point. Photo: Internet. The Office of Port of Entry and Exit of Shenzhen said on Sunday night that: “At 6pm on July 9, the ground sank in…
Read MoreOver 30% of Hong Kong students have ‘binge gamed,’ as experts warn of mental health issues linked to online addiction
Hong Kong Free Press Over 30 per cent of Hong Kong students have “binge gamed,” experts have said, adding that research shows a correlation between online gaming addiction and poor mental health. Experts hold a press conference on Hong Kong students’ gaming addiction and mental health on July 10, 2023. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. According to…
Read MoreTwo-thirds of applicants get first choice of Hong Kong secondary school through central allocation system, Education Bureau says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Primary pupils get results of central allocation system for secondary school on Tuesday; register on Thursday and Friday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3227176/two-thirds-applicants-get-first-choice-hong-kong-secondary-school-through-central-allocation-system?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court denies bail to university student charged under anti-terrorism ordinance
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong university student who was among eight people charged over conspiring to place explosives near two Hong Kong border crossings and a hospital in 2020 has been denied bail. High Court. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Ho Pui-yan, a student at Hong Kong Baptist University, appeared before Judge Susana Maria D’Almada…
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