Category: Localities
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$14 million worth of ketamine hidden in wooden tables shipped from Netherlands
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers pretend to follow delivery instructions and arrest three suspects at outdoor car park in Yuen Long. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224852/hong-kong-customs-seizes-hk14-million-worth-ketamine-hidden-wooden-tables-shipped-netherlands?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police watchdog sees uptick in complaints but none against officers on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s official police watchdog dealt with a nearly 70 per cent increase in complaints against officers in the first five months of this year, an uptick that authorities attributed to the resumption of normal life after Covid-19 rules were relaxed. Police officers in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. But…
Read MoreHong Kong moonshot projects? Ambitious bids desirable but leadership needed to drive interest, investment, scientists say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts chime in after Alibaba Cloud founder Wang Jian suggests city should tap into China space telescope to set up central research opportunity. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3224813/hong-kong-moonshot-projects-ambitious-bids-desirable-leadership-needed-drive-interest-investment?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s MTR warns passengers to use emergency exits only as last resort
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation (MTRC) and a legislator have urged passengers only to use emergency exits as a last resort after about 20 people climbed down onto the tracks following a brief delay in the carriage doors opening. The incident sparked an hour-long disruption to services on the Island Line on…
Read MoreUS President Joe Biden equates China’s Xi Jinping with ‘dictators’ at donor event
Hong Kong Free Press US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with “dictators” on Tuesday as he addressed a Democratic Party donors reception in the presence of journalists. US President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, return to the Oval Office after announcing Air Force…
Read MoreTechnopole development may harm swathes of Hong Kong wetland, say green groups
Hong Kong Free Press The San Tin Technopole development project disregards wetland conservation policies and may cause harm to 248 hectares of conservation area and buffer zones, according to nine environmental groups who have united to urge the government to revise the plan. Nine green groups urge for plan revisions of San Tin Technopole on…
Read MoreWhat are Hong Kong’s July 1 perks? From free museum entry to restaurant discounts, here’s a list of handover festivities to soak up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. People will not have to pay to take trams and certain ferries, enter museums and public swimming pools on July 1. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224802/hong-kong-handover-anniversary-free-museum-entry-restaurant-discounts-heres-how-residents-can-enjoy?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong handover anniversary: 1,000 food spots to dish out discounts on July 1, expect up to 20 per cent boost in business
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Restaurant patrons will only have to pay 71 per cent of price on July 1 as part of wider celebrations to mark anniversary. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3224806/hong-kong-handover-anniversary-1000-food-spots-dish-out-discounts-july-1-expect-20-cent-boost?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong pollster to curb questions on sensitive topics, incl. Tiananmen crackdown, Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong pollster has said that it will scrap about a quarter of its usual survey questions and make private the results of some others, with those relating to the Tiananmen crackdown among the affected topics. The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The announcement came weeks…
Read MoreHong Kong cabby charged with false imprisonment after allegedly driving off with drunk Malaysian tourist, keeping her at building site for 30 minutes
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 25, and her husband, 26, had been drinking in Central before hailing a cab to take them back to their hotel https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224800/hong-kong-cabby-charged-false-imprisonment-after-allegedly-driving-drunken-malaysian-tourist-keeping?utm_source=rss_feed
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