Category: Localities
Hong Kong vows to regulate stablecoins, explore rules for virtual asset derivatives to protect investors
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong officials said they are committed to introducing new regulations for stablecoins by 2024, as the city strives to bolster its virtual asset licensing regime and become a global Web3 hub. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3224783/hong-kong-vows-regulate-stablecoins-explore-rules-virtual-asset-derivatives-protect-investors?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong environmental groups join forces to sound warning over potential loss of bird haven because of new IT hub development
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nine organisations say the planned San Tin Technopole plan could endanger 117 bird species of special conservation value, including critically endangered ones. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3224776/hong-kong-environmental-groups-join-forces-sound-warning-over-potential-loss-bird-haven-because-new?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUnion chief accuses Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation of failing to educate rail users about safety after passengers leave train via emergency exit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. About 20 passengers left a train compartment at Wan Chai station via the rear emergency exit on Monday evening, sparking an hour-long service disruption. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3224761/union-chief-accuses-hong-kongs-mtr-corporation-failing-educate-rail-users-about-safety-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong on a mission: John Lee underscores ‘value-added super-connector’ role, globetrotting efforts to win business, lure talent
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City well on way to attracting nearly double its goal of 35,000 workers from overseas every year, Chief Executive John Lee says at Post’s China Conference: Hong Kong 2023 forum. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3224754/hong-kong-mission-john-lee-underscores-value-added-super-connector-role-globetrotting-efforts-win?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJockey Club champions sports for all with Volleyball Nations League Hong Kong leg sponsorship to foster social cohesion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] After a four-year hiatus, the FIVB Volleyball Nations League made a long-awaited return to Hong Kong this month. From June 13 to…
Read MoreHong Kong issues arrest warrant for man who missed court dates for 2019 illegal assembly charge
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong court has issued an arrest warrant for a man facing trial over an illegal assembly during the 2019 extradition bill protests, after the defendant missed two days of trial in a row. West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The defendant’s lawyer said on Tuesday that his…
Read MoreHK$500K bill for Hong Kong’s double duck deflation drama – report
Hong Kong Free Press Two giant rubber duck installations have left Hong Kong’s harbour earlier than planned due to unstable weather and repair fees totalling at least HK$500,000, local media reported citing sources. The twin 18-metre-tall rubber ducks by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman began their floating journey around the harbour on June 10. The bathtub…
Read More‘Tough balancing act’: Chinese, German leaders hold talks
Hong Kong Free Press Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted Premier Li Qiang for talks on Tuesday, seeking to recalibrate cooperation between Germany and China after Berlin branded Beijing a “systemic rival”. Li is on his first trip abroad since he was named premier in March and tasked with shoring up China’s sputtering post-Covid economy. German Chancellor…
Read MoreAlleged Hong Kong railway carriage roof joyriders bailed by magistrate so they can get legal advice and consider pleas
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two men accused of joyriding on Light Rail train roofs in Tuen Man appear in court charged with wilfully endangering passenger safety. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3224735/alleged-hong-kong-railway-carriage-roof-joyriders-bailed-magistrate-so-they-can-get-legal-advice-and?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee defends labour import plan after workers reps. leave meeting with gov’t officials in protest
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has defended the administration’s proposal to import foreign workers after labour representatives walked out from a meeting with government officials in protest. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee meeting the press on June 20, 2023. Photo: Mandy Cheng/HKFP. The government announced last week that it…
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