Category: Localities
Artificial intelligence specialists, builders, midwives among Hong Kong’s expanded talent list offering fast track work visas
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Talent list to be expanded from 13 to 51 job types to cope with worker shortage, authorities say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220771/artificial-intelligence-specialists-builders-midwives-among-hong-kongs-expanded-talent-list-offering?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More26 people hurt in Hong Kong as coach topples onto its side in rush-hour traffic
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Coach crashes outside Buddhist Lam Bing Yim Memorial School on elevated section of Texaco Road in Tsuen Wan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3220759/26-people-hurt-hong-kong-coach-topples-its-side-rush-hour-traffic?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More10 convicted of rioting during Hong Kong’s 2019 social disturbances sentenced to up to 58 months in jail
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 says 2019 rioters were ‘selfish’ and ‘recklessly destroyed’ peace of the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220738/10-convicted-rioting-during-hong-kongs-2019-social-disturbances-sentenced-58-months-jail?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRonson Chan trial: Hong Kong police officer denies exaggerating evidence against head of city’s largest journalist union
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Policewoman says accused was ‘very emotional at the time as he kicked up a huge fuss about being searched’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220749/ronson-chan-trial-hong-kong-police-officer-denies-exaggerating-evidence-against-head-citys-largest?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong anti-graft agency arrests 23 people including 11 footballers as part of match-fixing probe
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Players from first division side Happy Valley, and second tier clubs Tung Sing and Fu Moon were interviewed by ICAC on Monday, Post learns. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220737/hong-kong-anti-graft-agency-arrests-23-people-including-11-footballers-part-match-fixing-probe?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More10 Hong Kong protesters jailed for up to 4 years and 10 months over riot linked to 2019 PolyU siege
Hong Kong Free Press Ten Hong Kong protesters have been jailed for up to four years and ten months for their roles in a riot linked to the police siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) during the 2019 pro-democracy protests and unrest. Protesters in Yau Ma Tei on November 18, 2019. File photo: Dylan…
Read MoreHong Kong told to step up healthcare collaboration with Greater Bay Area cities and global institutions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Senior mainland health official Yu Yanhong urges city to use all of its advantages and pledges support. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3220730/hong-kong-told-step-healthcare-collaboration-greater-bay-area-cities-and-global-institutions?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAmid slower growth, Hong Kong’s economy must change alongside mainland China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong has long been a service-based economy reliant on finance, tourism, trade logistics and professional services. But as the Chinese economy shifts towards domestic consumption, Hong Kong must change too, to maintain healthy…
Read MoreBlack market cigarettes worth HK$700 million seized since tobacco tax rise came into effect in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cigarettes would have generated HK$477 million in government tax revenue if imported legally, according to source familiar with illegal trade. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220724/black-market-cigarettes-worth-hk700-million-seized-tobacco-tax-rise-came-effect-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLeading Chinese advocacy group Beijing LGBT Center closes down, citing ‘unpreventable circumstances’
Hong Kong Free Press The Beijing LGBT Center, one of China’s leading organisations offering support for the queer population, has announced the end of its operations. The group, founded in 2008, provided the local gay, lesbian and transgender community with mental health therapy, medical resources and social support. A gay student posing with a rainbow…
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