Category: Localities
China jails US citizen for life on espionage charges
Hong Kong Free Press China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court said Monday, but revealed few details about the case that had previously gone unreported. Such heavy terms are relatively rare for foreign citizens in China, and the jailing of American passport holder John Shing-wan Leung is…
Read MoreHong Kong Disneyland Resort records net loss of HK$2.1 billion, 12 per cent lower year on year as management voices confidence in recovery
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It is the theme park’s eighth year in a row without profits. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220574/hong-kong-disneyland-resort-records-net-loss-hk21-billion-12-cent-lower-year-year-management-voices?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police seize 227kg of cocaine in biggest bust of the year
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police seized 227 kilograms of suspected cocaine from two industrial units on Friday and made five arrests, in what amounts to the largest haul of the year. In a separate raid on Friday, 10 kilograms of suspected heroin concealed in cosmetics were seized from a residential flat in Jordan,…
Read MoreUS lawmakers urge sanctions on Hong Kong judges, as city gov’t decries ‘shameless, sinister, malicious’ interference
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have condemned calls on the US government to sanction 29 Hong Kong judges in order to “counter the erosion of democratic freedoms.” Such appeals amounted to making a “shameless, sinister and malicious” attempt to interfere with the city’s judicial process, it said. Hong Kong judges. File photo: Kyle…
Read MoreExpect serious shortfall of Hong Kong minibus drivers if tougher government health checks kick in, industry head warns
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association chairman says drivers for minibuses are generally older than those for taxis. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3220571/expect-serious-shortfall-hong-kong-minibus-drivers-if-tougher-government-health-checks-kick-industry?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWoman, 59, and father, 86, found dead in Hong Kong flat after family member visits on Mother’s Day and no one answers door
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emergency personnel were called in after the woman’s daughter visited on Mother’s Day and no one answered the door. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220564/woman-59-and-father-86-found-dead-hong-kong-flat-after-family-member-visits-mothers-day-and-no-one?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong proposes legislation to give people more say on end-of-life care
Hong Kong Free Press Hongkongers will have more say on the manner and place of their end-of-life care under a proposed bill and amendments set to be considered at the legislature. Hongkongers, who are over 18 and mentally capable, will be able to set Advance Medical Directives (AMD) to refuse specific life-sustaining treatment, and will…
Read MoreColourful past: Hong Kong artists use AI software to transform 1950s photo into life-size image for Central Market display
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Original black and white photo of two fishmongers behind market counter restored, colourised using software trained by processing millions of images. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220510/colourful-past-hong-kong-artists-use-ai-software-transform-1950s-photo-life-size-image-central?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMainland Chinese academics outnumber locals at Hong Kong universities for first time, drawn by better pay, generous research grants
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Eight publicly funded universities employ 1,815 mainlanders, with quarter in science, compared with 1,670 Hongkongers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3220519/mainland-chinese-academics-outnumber-locals-hong-kong-universities-first-time-drawn-better-pay?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAdvisory firms on alert after China raids and arrests, as experts say data crackdown will hinder int’l investment
Hong Kong Free Press An advisory firm in China has asked their staff to review each source they obtain data from, after Chinese authorities raided three firms in the sector, an executive from the company has told HKFP. “It put us all on alert,” the executive, Connie, said, whose firm provides data and advice on…
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