Category: Localities
Hong Kong marks threefold increase in number of visitors arrested in first quarter, part of post-Covid trend
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force insider says crimes include pickpocketing, shop burglary and theft of unattended valuables, with some female overstayers arrested in vice operations. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222027/hong-kong-marks-threefold-increase-number-visitors-arrested-first-quarter-part-post-covid-trend?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDefying Beijing set Hong Kong’s Civic Party on road to political irrelevance
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The party had admirable aims, and many of its leaders were good people. Even so, it slipped into the posture of attempting to defy Beijing, and the inability to live with the reality of…
Read More19 people killed in landslide in China’s Sichuan province
Hong Kong Free Press All 19 people caught in a landslide in southwestern China’s Sichuan province on Sunday have been confirmed dead, state media reported, announcing the end of rescue efforts. Part of a mountain collapsed at around 6 am (2200 GMT Saturday) near a state-owned forestry station in Jinkouhe, near the city of Leshan,…
Read MoreMost mainland Chinese flying overseas via Hong Kong as talks on adding flights between country and US drag, global airline body says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s restoration of global connections also hampered by inability to regain outbound slots at foreign airports, says International Air Transport Association member. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3222924/most-mainland-chinese-flying-overseas-hong-kong-talks-adding-flights-between-country-and-us-drag?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police impound sports car with ‘8964’ license plate on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press A car with the license plate “US8964” – the date of the Tiananmen crackdown – was impounded in Causeway Bay on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of the crackdown. The car’s owner, Anthony Chiu, told HKFP that officers cited his embossed license plate, and brake as reasons to impound the vehicle. He…
Read MoreElderly Hongkonger drives against traffic, runs red light before hitting double-decker bus on busy streets
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dash camera clips show car on wrong sides of roads in Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok, as passers-by yell at driver to stop. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3222921/elderly-hongkonger-drives-against-traffic-runs-red-light-hitting-double-decker-bus-busy-streets?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police impound sports car with ‘8964’ licence plate on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press A car with the licence plate “US8964” – the date of the Tiananmen crackdown – was impounded in Causeway Bay on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of the crackdown. The car’s owner, Anthony Chiu, told HKFP that officers cited his embossed licence plate, and brake as reasons to impound the vehicle. He…
Read More‘Hong Kong is absurd’: As some mark anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown, others enjoy patriotic event
Hong Kong Free Press Amid a heavy police presence and the arrests of several prominent pro-democracy activists, some Hongkongers attempted to mark the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown at Victoria Park, where the city’s annual candlelight vigils were once held, albeit on a more private scale than seen in the past. Police outside Victoria…
Read MoreIn Pictures: Hong Kong’s US and EU consulates light candles to mark Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press The US consulate and the office of the EU in Hong Kong have displayed commemorative candles in their windows on the anniversary of the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. The US Consulate in Hong Kong displays candles in the windows of its building on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen…
Read MoreBREAKING: Hong Kong police deploy en masse, activists apprehended as Tiananmen crackdown commemorations muted
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police have deployed en masse at key sites on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, apprehending several people in Causeway Bay, including activist veteran activist Alexandra Wong. Police in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on June 4, 2023, the anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. At around…
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