Category: Localities
‘What are they afraid of?’: Hong Kong security chief questions public concern over passing of city’s own security law
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will balance the protection of national security with upholding human rights when legislating the city’s own security law, the justice chief has said. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam. File photo: GovHK. Speaking on an RTHK programme on Sunday, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said: “People who are anxious [about…
Read MoreBun-believable: Hong Kong festival on Cheung Chau to downsize bamboo towers by two-thirds amid post-Covid labour woes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Cheung Chau Bun Festival Committee says bamboo towers will be 30 feet shorter this year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3221417/bun-believable-hong-kong-festival-cheung-chau-downsize-bamboo-towers-two-thirds-amid-post-covid?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBogus version of Hong Kong police’s ‘Scameter’ app sends phishing messages asking for personal details, prompts urgent warning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fraudulent alerts titled ‘urgent notice’ claim HK$50 million has been recovered from email fraud case. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221385/bogus-version-hong-kong-polices-scameter-app-sends-phishing-messages-asking-personal-details-prompts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong company director latest victim in string of cryptocurrency scams, cheated out of more than HK$16 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Businessman, 47, befriended bogus investment expert online and was convinced to set up account on fake app and transfer money. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221374/hong-kong-company-director-latest-victim-string-cryptocurrency-scams-cheated-out-more-hk16-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong issues year’s first ‘very hot weather’ warning, temperature to cross 32 degrees Celsius
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory warns public of heatstroke risks. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221370/hong-kong-issues-years-first-very-hot-weather-warning-temperature-cross-32-degrees-celsius?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreXia Baolong, head of Beijing’s office overseeing Hong Kong affairs, to visit Macau on 4-day work trip
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. HKMAO’s Xia Baolong to visit casino hub more than a month after fact-finding mission in Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3221364/head-beijings-office-overseeing-city-affairs-visit-macau-4-day-work-trip-after-similar-mission-hong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More13 Hongkongers convicted of rioting over 2019 protests, including one who said he was a photojournalist
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong man who claimed to be covering a protest in 2019 as a photojournalist has been convicted of taking part in a riot after the judge ruled that his testimony was “not credible.” He was among the 13 defendants found guilty in court on Saturday. District Court. File photo:…
Read MoreCovid Hong Kong: current coronavirus wave has peaked, leading government adviser says, with recent daily recorded caseloads of up to 500
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Professor Lau Yu-lung from HKU says city experienced an expected ‘small wave’ and there is no need for concern as most have immunity. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221360/covid-hong-kong-current-coronavirus-wave-has-peaked-leading-government-adviser-says-recent-daily?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAbby Choi murder: friends and grieving partner of slain Hong Kong socialite deny claims animal welfare charity involved in money laundering
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Late model’s partner Chris Tam tells Post online rumours and accusations about charity’s finances have left them feeling ‘powerless and disappointed’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221257/abby-choi-murder-friends-and-grieving-partner-slain-hong-kong-socialite-deny-claims-animal-welfare?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong doxxing site targeting journalists, activists still online almost 2 years after authorities alerted
Hong Kong Free Press A doxxing website targeting thousands of journalists and pro-democracy activists remains online almost two years after HKFP alerted the authorities to its existence with media enquires, and over 18 months since Hong Kong enacted an anti-doxxing law. Since 2019, the “HK Leaks” website has openly maintained an online database of personal data…
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