Category: Localities
Hong Kong swimmer and fisherman drown in 2 separate incidents in Sai Kung
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A 67-year-old man goes missing while swimming around boat and is later found unconscious on nearby rocky beach. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3225331/swimmer-and-fisherman-drown-two-separate-incidents-sai-kung?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific aims to recruit up to 300 mainland Chinese flight attendants, CEO says, vowing to improve service quality
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Airline CEO Ronald Lam refuses to comment on aborted take-off by Cathay flight on Saturday, during which 11 people were injured while evacuating the aircraft. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3225325/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-aims-recruit-300-mainland-chinese-flight-attendants-ceo-says-vowing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMother of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi shares pain of losing daughter in emotional video tribute, thanks mourners who attended funeral
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘This pain of loss will be engraved in my heart indefinitely,’ writes Cheung Yin-fa on social media platform Douyin. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3225317/mother-slain-hong-kong-model-abby-choi-shares-pain-losing-daughter-emotional-video-tribute-thanks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePigs and anime spies square off at Hong Kong’s International Dragon Boat Races in bid to win fancy dress contest
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hongkongers, tourists don elaborate outfits to win fancy dress competition on final day of international event’s return to city after four-year hiatus. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3225312/pigs-and-anime-spies-square-hong-kongs-international-dragon-boat-races-bid-win-fancy-dress-contest?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong may relax mortgage loan-to-value ratios amid sluggish property market: Financial Secretary Paul Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The government is considering marginally relaxing mortgage loan-to-value ratios for some residential property purchases, the city’s finance chief said during a radio programme. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3225309/hong-kong-may-relax-mortgage-loan-value-ratios-amid-sluggish-property-market-financial-secretary?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s ability to achieve economic growth subject to external factors as government’s intervention has limited impact, says Paul Chan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s financial chief explains government’s consumption vouchers and support of small to medium-sized enterprise has limited impact. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3225304/hong-kongs-ability-achieve-economic-growth-subject-external-factors-governments-intervention-has?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong weighs cutting 4-month import quarantine for pet cats, dogs, with tough rule ‘sparking smuggling trend’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Animal medicine expert says ‘draconian’ rule, the world’s toughest, will only induce dealers to smuggle animals into city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3225295/hong-kong-weighs-cutting-4-month-import-quarantine-pet-cats-dogs-tough-rule-sparking-smuggling-trend?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThe compensations of age in Hong Kong: lifts and cheap train fares
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s aged citizens, of whom I am one, enjoy two unusual benefits, which partially at least compensate us for the absence of a meaningful system of pensions. Ex-chief executive Leung Chun-ying. File photo: HKFP. The less controversial one we owe to Mr Leung Chun-ying, who rarely gets a kind word…
Read MoreSeries of knife attacks underscores mental health shortcomings in ‘happy Hong Kong’
Hong Kong Free Press After a brutal knife attack killed two women at a mall in Diamond Hill this month, Hong Kong police held a press conference which spelt out the shockingly indiscriminate nature of the assault. “We found that the arrestee has a history of mental illness… no evidence has shown so far that…
Read MoreHong Kong’s transgender teens struggle with confusion and pain as specialised healthcare is for over-18s only
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Children and teens questioning their gender have little access to public healthcare services, social support https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3225277/hong-kongs-transgender-teens-struggle-confusion-and-pain-specialised-healthcare-over-18s-only?utm_source=rss_feed
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