Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak Airport closes: ‘We’ll miss you’ – from the SCMP archive
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. July 6, 1998 – The lights went out for the last time as an army of staff worked overnight on the move to Chek Lap Kok. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3226610/hong-kongs-old-kai-tak-airport-closes-well-miss-you-scmp-archive?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong golf course vs housing debate is really about fair use of land
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Broad support for government decision reflects sense of social injustice, especially with elite clubs paying lower than market rates to rent public land. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3226541/hong-kong-golf-course-vs-housing-debate-really-about-fair-use-land?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAlmost 70% of journalists have self-censored, 83% say conditions have worsened – Hong Kong press club survey
Hong Kong Free Press Almost 70 per cent of journalists in Hong Kong say they have self-censored in their own writing, a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) has found. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The results, released on Wednesday, surveyed members of the press club on…
Read MoreHong Kong-American pop singer Coco Lee dies aged 48
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong-born American pop singer Coco Lee, beloved in Asia for her diva riffs and as the voice of Disney’s “Mulan” in Mandarin, died Wednesday, according to an announcement from her family. The 48-year-old had suffered from depression in recent years, “but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months”,…
Read MoreNational security: 4 men arrested by Hong Kong police over alleged support of activists abroad
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police arrested four men on Wednesday for allegedly supporting people living abroad who “endanger national security”, according to a statement. The arrests came two days after authorities announced million-dollar bounties for the capture of eight prominent pro-democracy activists living overseas. The Mee app promoted at a shop. Photo: Kyle…
Read MoreHong Kong students may have harder time getting preferred school spots as city halves number of ‘door-knocking’ places for Secondary One classes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bureau says only one out of two spots set aside for repeat students can be used to enrol pupils unhappy with school places after announcement of central allocation results. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3226698/hong-kong-students-may-have-harder-time-getting-preferred-school-spots-city-halves-number-door?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkongers’ trust in Japanese food could drop if waste water discharge plan goes ahead, catering sector says, as lawmakers call for tough response
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Member of Hong Kong’s catering says demand for Japanese food could drop by ‘50 per cent’ if country discharged treated waste water from Fukushima plant into ocean. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3226695/hongkongers-trust-japanese-food-could-drop-if-waste-water-discharge-plan-goes-ahead-catering-sector?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePopular Hong Kong singer-songwriter Coco Lee dies aged 48
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sisters announced in Facebook post that Coco Lee died on Wednesday after being in a coma since the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3226686/popular-hong-kong-singer-songwriter-coco-lee-dies-aged-48?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to switch to HKeToll system for Cross-Harbour Tunnel on July 23
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Drivers who have not set up accounts with government’s new system will be billed and required to pay in 14 business days. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3226673/hong-kong-switch-hketoll-system-cross-harbour-tunnel-july-23?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man found guilty of insulting national anthem with remix video, in first conviction under anthem law
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man has been found guilty of insulting the national anthem and was remanded into custody on Wednesday, marking the first conviction under the National Anthem Ordinance. Cheng Wing-chun, who was 27 at the time of arrest, appeared in front of Magistrate Minnie Wat at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts…
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