Category: Localities
China’s growing nuclear arsenal a ‘concern for global stability,’ G7 leaders say
Hong Kong Free Press China’s rapidly growing nuclear arsenal is a “concern to global and regional stability”, Group of Seven leaders said Friday after talks on nuclear disarmament in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads — a small sum when compared…
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes drugs worth HK$800 million in cargo shipments at airport in first 4 months of year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Value of drugs confiscated at airport so far this year up 88 per cent from same period in 2022. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221164/hong-kong-customs-seizes-drugs-worth-hk800-million-cargo-shipments-airport-first-4-months-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreA HK$5 billion reason to be wary of Hong Kong’s ‘result-oriented’ government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A tunnel that could have been built for HK$88 million has become a HK$5 billion project that will again mar public enjoyment of the Central waterfront. Yet, under the current administration, the project is…
Read MoreHong Kong authorities launch investigation after 20 pupils ‘fall ill at Harrow International School’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reports of abdominal pain and diarrhoea from students, aged 11 to 17, after meal on campus on Wednesday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221209/hong-kong-authorities-launch-investigation-after-20-pupils-fall-ill-harrow-international-school?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreScammers trick mainland Chinese students in Australia into flying to Hong Kong and staging fake kidnapping with bloody ‘ransom’ video, after HK$12.7 million already swindled
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Video of scream and bloodied arm sent to father of victim in effort to secure 14 million yuan from family. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221194/scammers-trick-mainland-chinese-students-australia-flying-hong-kong-and-staging-fake-kidnapping?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong protests: 3 jailed for up to 5½ years over charges stemming from unrest in central Kowloon that ended in rail station chaos
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Court convicts two of rioting and assaulting railway passengers at Prince Edward MTR station on August 31, 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221193/hong-kong-protests-3-jailed-5-1/2-years-over-charges-stemming-unrest-central-kowloon-ended-railway?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Baptist University begins ChatGPT trial for teaching staff, but professors wary over lack of guidelines for AI use
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Access to be granted without need for VPN under agreement with Microsoft, which backs company behind powerful tool. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3221176/hong-kong-baptist-university-begins-chatgpt-trial-teaching-staff-professors-wary-over-lack?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong land sale could fetch US$294 million for Kennedy Town plot expected to yield 450 flats
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The land is expected to yield about 450 flats – some with a sea view – in an area popular among young expats, as the first government tender process of this financial year gets…
Read MoreSecurity cameras in classrooms? Hong Kong lawmakers, school principals express concerns over police recommendation to help prevent crime
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police suggest installing cameras in areas such as classrooms, main entrances, and corridors in their new ‘SafeCity.HK’ website. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3221171/security-cameras-classrooms-hong-kong-lawmakers-school-principals-express-concerns-over-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRussian prime minister to visit China next week following Xi’s March trip
Hong Kong Free Press Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit China from May 23 to 24, Beijing’s foreign ministry and the Kremlin said on Friday. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin presents the government’s annual report at a session of the State Duma, the country’s lower house of parliament, in Moscow on March 23, 2023.…
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