Category: Localities
Hong Kong bamboo scaffolders say switch to metal won’t stop accidents
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry representatives issue warning days after 11 injured in bamboo scaffolding collapse at construction site in Kai Tak. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3295229/hong-kong-bamboo-scaffolders-say-switch-metal-wont-stop-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s population fell for 3rd year in a row in 2024, even as birth rate ticked up
Hong Kong Free Press China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates. Children taking a ride with adults in a park in Fuyang, China’s Anhui…
Read MoreHong Kong’s historic cross-border train to be showcased at MTR exhibition
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Intercity KTT train service ran for decades between Hong Kong and Guangzhou, before being replaced by high-speed rail. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3295219/hong-kongs-historic-cross-border-train-be-showcased-mtr-exhibition?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCEO of Hong Kong’s NWD buys company-built flat for US$6.4 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Echo Huang Shaomei, appointed in November as the second new CEO in two months, purchases 4-bedroom, 1,522 sq ft North Point home. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3295206/ceo-hong-kongs-nwd-buys-company-built-flat-us64-million?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkonger rescued from Myanmar scam farm after family paid US$30,000 ransom
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former district councillor Andy Yu reveals scammers negotiated with family directly through video calls showing victim. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3295190/hongkonger-rescued-myanmar-scam-farm-after-family-paid-us30000-ransom?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElderly woman allowed to collect belongings from Tai Hang Sai Estate after court sets aside order to evict her
Hong Kong Free Press An elderly resident of a private housing estate slated for redevelopment has been allowed to collect her belongings from her former home after a Hong Kong court set aside an order to evict her. Tai Hang Sai Estate, in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong, on March 4, 2024, days before the…
Read MoreChina logs 5% economic growth for 2024, lowest rate recorded in years
Hong Kong Free Press By Peter Catterall China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed Friday, as leaders nervously eye a potential trade standoff with incoming US president Donald Trump. A woman walks past an installation outside a shopping centre in Beijing on January 17, 2025. Photo:…
Read MoreHong Kong life insurance sales set record as Middle East, Southeast Asia buyers rush in
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New life insurance sales in the first nine months of 2024 stood at HK$169.7 billion (US$21.8 billion), the highest since the authority set up in 2016. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3295159/hong-kong-life-insurance-sales-set-record-middle-east-southeast-asia-buyers-rush?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUniversity of Hong Kong student loses HK$9.2 million in phone scam
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Insider says police have launched manhunt for two fraudsters over scam. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3295163/university-hong-kong-student-loses-hk92-million-phone-scam?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCompany registrations in Hong Kong hit record high in 2024: authorities
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City logged registrations of more than 145,000 local businesses and 1,079 non-Hong Kong companies last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3295152/hong-kong-saw-record-company-registrations-2024-authorities?utm_source=rss_feed
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