Category: Localities
Hong Kong fire service station officer applicants to be given more time to prepare for fitness tests with 40 per cent failure rate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Fire chief Andy Yeung also signals a relaxation of eyesight standards to boost recruitment across the service. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224478/hong-kong-fire-service-station-officer-applicants-be-given-more-time-prepare-fitness-tests-40-cent?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKMA’s global financial summit, BIS conference to bring hundreds of bankers to Hong Kong in November
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit and the BIS annual governors’ meeting coincide with the HKMA’s 30th anniversary, and are part of the government’s efforts to show the world Hong Kong is back. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3224497/hkmas-global-financial-summit-bis-conference-bring-hundreds-bankers-hong-kong-november?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong lawmaker Tommy Cheung in push to get university to pay for private bill he initiated to revamp governing council
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Liberal Party lawmaker Tommy Cheung made request at recent meeting of Chinese University’s governing council, sources say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3224526/hong-kong-lawmaker-push-get-university-pay-private-bill-he-initiated-revamp-governing-council?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong student arrested over ‘seditious’ posts handed strict bail terms incl. deleting all social media apps
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong university student arrested over allegedly “seditious” online posts has been barred from possessing electronic devices with social media apps and joining chat groups with more than five people, as part of a list of strict bail conditions. The court heard that most of the offending posts were published…
Read MoreTraining Hong Kong nurses to give eye injections could ‘reduce patient waiting times, cut workload for doctors’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Intravitreal injections are used to treat age-related macular degeneration and generally handled by doctors, with patients waiting average of three months for shots. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3224491/training-hong-kong-nurses-give-eye-injections-could-reduce-patient-waiting-times-cut-workload?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong needs more, not less, public engagement in project planning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Public hearings are an important part of the policymaking process as Hongkongers have a right to know the variety of views on government proposals. Being unresponsive to public concerns about projects, such as Lantau…
Read MoreHong Kong political party becomes first to visit US since imposition of national security law, vows to promote city amid strained relations
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Trip by six Bauhinia Party members coincides with high-stakes visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to mainland China. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3224519/hong-kong-political-party-becomes-first-visit-us-imposition-national-security-law-vows-promote-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s leader calls on technology and education sector to cultivate talent while youth drive city’s development
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. John Lee says government is going all out to intensify atmosphere for developing innovation and technology. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224515/hong-kongs-leader-calls-technology-and-education-sector-cultivate-talent-while-youth-drive-citys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAbby Choi murder: hundreds of mourners attend pink-themed Hong Kong funeral service for slain socialite
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Memorial hall for the service extensively decorated in pink, said to be Abby Choi’s favourite colour. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3224514/abby-choi-murder-hundreds-mourners-attend-pink-themed-hong-kong-funeral-service-slain-socialite?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS Sec. of State Blinken opens rare Beijing visit in bid to lower temperature
Hong Kong Free Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken began talks in China on Sunday on the highest-level trip by a US official in nearly five years as the two powers looked to notch down the temperature in an escalating rivalry. Both sides have voiced guarded hope of improving communication and preventing conflict, with the…
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