Category: Localities
Ducks away! Hong Kong welcomes back beloved giant art show (and his new friend)
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hongkongers snap pictures of yellow 18-metre ducks being towed by boats past Tamar Park and Hong Kong Exhibition Centre. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3223503/ducks-away-hong-kong-welcomes-back-beloved-giant-art-show-and-his-new-friend?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Prosecution has sufficient evidence for landmark national security trial to continue, court rules
Hong Kong Free Press Sixteen pro-democracy figures currently on trial over an alleged conspiracy to commit subversion have a case to answer, a Hong Kong court has ruled. The ruling came after a three-judge panel rejected a bid by four defendants to throw out the charge, arguing that prosecutors had failed to provide sufficient evidence…
Read MoreWhat you need to know about Hong Kong’s controversial transport subsidy scheme, from who benefits to loopholes and proposed solutions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Starting June 25, penalty for abusing HK$2 fare given to elderly passengers will double to HK$1,000 on rail services. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3223441/what-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-controversial-transport-subsidy-scheme-who-benefits-loopholes?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBlocking Google? Hong Kong internet providers express concerns over enforcing possible protest song ban
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents could be cut off from Google if internet providers obliged to block ‘Glory to Hong Kong’, industry group warns. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3223452/blocking-google-hong-kong-internet-providers-express-concerns-over-enforcing-possible-protest-song?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKFP’s comprehensive guide to mental health services in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP has assembled a guide to mental health services available in Hong Kong. Last updated: June 2023. If you are experiencing negative feelings, please call: The Samaritans 2896 0000 (24-hour, multilingual), Suicide Prevention Centre 2382 0000 or the Social Welfare Department 2343 2255. The Hong Kong Society of Counselling and Psychology provides a WhatsApp…
Read MoreWhat lies beneath the surface of Hong Kong’s cheery giant rubber ducks?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Those groaning under the pressure to be happy and ‘enjoy the moment’ with ‘double ducks’ plastered seemingly everywhere might find an alternative message if they look deeper. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223258/what-lies-beneath-surface-hong-kongs-cheery-giant-rubber-ducks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai case: US lawmakers urge UK to help sanction Hong Kong judges, as city gov’t slams ‘interference’
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has condemned US politicians’ calls for a joint effort with the UK to prioritise the release of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai by sanctioning Hong Kong officials, prosecutors, and judges involved in national security law detentions. Jimmy Lai. File photo: Supplied. In a statement issued on Thursday,…
Read MoreHuman rights lawyer Chang Weiping jailed for 3.5 years by China for state subversion
Hong Kong Free Press China jailed a human rights lawyer for three and a half years for state subversion, his family said Thursday, in the latest blow to the country’s embattled civil society under President Xi Jinping. Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping. Photo: Internet. Chang Weiping was sentenced by a court in northwestern China’s…
Read MoreWycombe Abbey School Heads discuss what makes a Wycombe Abbey education so special
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.] Wycombe Abbey School Hong Kong recently welcomed Mrs Jo Duncan, Headmistress of Wycombe Abbey UK, to its Hong Kong campus to talk…
Read MoreHong Kong woman stabbed by stranger in pedestrian underpass near railway station
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Victim on her way home when attacked in a pedestrian tunnel connected to Choi Hung MTR station exit C in Wong Tai Sin. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3223451/hong-kong-woman-stabbed-stranger-pedestrian-underpass-near-railway-station?utm_source=rss_feed
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