Category: Localities
Hong Kong residents can now go to mainland China with expired home return permits in bid to cut waiting queues, until year end
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Immigration authority says home return permit for Hong Kong residents that expired between January 1, 2020, and December 30, 2023 now valid until December 31. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218658/hong-kong-residents-can-still-go-mainland-china-using-expired-home-return-permits-bid-cut-waiting?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s inflation: nowhere as bad as other global cities but why are some still feeling the pain of higher prices, especially for food and transport?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong appears to have averted the worst of the inflation woes dragging down other major global cities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218647/hong-kongs-inflation-nowhere-bad-other-global-cities-why-are-some-still-feeling-pain-higher-prices?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow digital healthcare can help Hong Kong lower costs, improve efficiency and integrate better with the Greater Bay Area
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The upcoming launch of the new eHealth+ system aims to connect the entire Hong Kong healthcare ecosystem and help patients better manage their health. Digital healthcare could bring cost savings, more efficiency, better data…
Read MoreGreenpeace slams Hong Kong gov’t for ‘misleading’ public consultation result on artificial islands proposal
Hong Kong Free Press Greenpeace has slammed the Hong Kong government for “attempting to mislead” people by claiming that the majority of residents who took part in a public consultation supported the administration’s artificial islands proposal. The Development Bureau published the results from the first stage of its public consultation on the Kau Yi Chau…
Read MoreHong Kong still faces underlying threats from ‘soft confrontations’, warns outgoing head of police’s National Security Department
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Edwina Lau, deputy police commissioner overseeing national security, says anthem blunders classic examples of ‘soft confrontations’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218629/hong-kong-still-faces-underlying-threats-soft-confrontations-warns-outgoing-head-polices-national?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese ‘scorpion’ combat drone circles Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said Friday. Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of an attack by Beijing, which views the island as part of its territory. Photo: Taiwan Office of the President, via Flickr. Taiwan’s defence…
Read MoreJapan voices concern after Hong Kong student arrested over speech whilst abroad; Beijing blasts ‘intervention’
Hong Kong Free Press A top Japanese official has said the arrest of a Hong Kong student under the city’s national security law “undermined people’s trust in One Country, Two Systems,” after she allegedly posted pro-independence messages online whilst in Japan. Beijing’s office in the city hit back, saying that Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno…
Read More60 per cent of residents in favour of massive Hong Kong reclamation project, authorities say, but concern groups question consultation conclusions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Government says it received 7,800 responses via various channels, including exhibitions, online forms and emails, with close to 60 per cent expressing support. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218643/60-cent-residents-favour-massive-hong-kong-reclamation-project-authorities-say-concern-groups?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong to give unprecedented lecture on international relations, diplomacy at city’s legislature next month
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Liu Guangyuan, Chinese foreign ministry commissioner in Hong Kong, will give closed-door speech to lawmakers on May 11, according to official schedule. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3218640/beijings-top-diplomat-hong-kong-give-unprecedented-lecture-international-relations-diplomacy-citys?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMassive leap in raw meat and egg smuggling into Hong Kong sparks food poisoning warning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Almost 190 cases involving illegal importation of foodstuffs – about two cases a day – logged in first three months of year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218630/massive-leap-raw-meat-and-egg-smuggling-hong-kong-sparks-food-poisoning-warning?utm_source=rss_feed
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