Category: Localities
Taiwan ties in balance as Paraguay votes
Hong Kong Free Press Future ties with Taiwan are in play as Paraguayans go to the polls Sunday to pick a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, rising crime and economic inequality. A center-left coalition is aiming to end the almost unbroken, seven-decade hegemony of the ruling conservative Colorado Party in the closest race…
Read MoreHong Kong customs officers arrest suspects trying to smuggle 350 live lobsters and computer graphics cards into mainland China by car
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers seize more than 350 live lobsters and 70 graphics cards together worth HK$630,000. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218869/hong-kong-customs-officers-arrest-suspects-trying-smuggle-350-live-lobsters-and-computer-display?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSun Hung Kai sells out all 150 flats on offer in Tai Po’s University Hill with price cuts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Many purchases came from investors, but mainlanders were not prominent among buyers of the University Hill project, agents said. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3218866/sun-hung-kai-sells-out-all-150-flats-offer-tai-pos-university-hill-price-cuts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong hits out at US over ‘Made in China’ rule for exports after meeting in Geneva
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US undermining integrity of rules-based multilateral trading system embodied by WTO, government spokesman says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218865/hong-kong-hits-out-us-over-made-china-rule-exports-after-meeting-geneva?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong records fifth monkeypox case, authorities call for vigilance and urge high-risk groups to get vaccinated
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Patient, 59, travelled to Guangdong province multiple times and was not linked to other Hong Kong cases. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218862/hong-kong-records-fifth-monkeypox-case-authorities-call-vigilance-and-urge-high-risk-groups-get?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNo need to bring back mask mandate, social-distancing curbs despite rising Covid cases, Hong Kong health minister says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Reintroducing mask mandate will have negative impact on society, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218853/no-need-bring-back-mask-mandate-social-distancing-curbs-despite-rising-covid-cases-hong-kong-health?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Happy Hong Kong’: dozens queue up for gourmet food fair hours ahead of event, finance chief Paul Chan joins in culinary fun
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Finance chief Paul Chan tries his hand at making waffles, samples chia seed and rosewater drink at two-day event. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218844/happy-hong-kong-dozens-queue-gourmet-food-fair-hours-ahead-event-finance-chief-paul-chan-joins?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreScores of mainland Chinese tourists flock to Hong Kong for Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. West Kowloon high-speed rail terminal sees steady influx of visitors on first day of five-day holiday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218841/scores-mainland-chinese-tourists-flock-hong-kong-labour-day-golden-week-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s new-look legislature travels through the Greater Bay Area… laughing all the way
Hong Kong Free Press The doings of our new legislature continue to provoke riveting – well at least copious – coverage in the sycophant press. Generally, this is not very interesting reading, but for those who are prepared to dig through the chaff, wheat occasionally emerges. The delegation of the Hong Kong government and the…
Read MoreHong Kong this week: long weekend, mainland travel and district ‘patriots’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the influx of cross-border travellers during the Labour Day ‘golden week’, as well as John Lee’s takeaways from his trip to the Greater Bay…
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