Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s crypto rules help it fit in more than stand out, but experts say that’s good
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s virtual asset regulations effective this month are closely aligned with global standards, and some rules are even more stringent. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3222760/hong-kongs-crypto-rules-help-it-fit-more-stand-out-experts-say-thats-good?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreVideo: Hong Kong Tiananmen crackdown activists, artists taken away by police on eve of anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press At least eight people were apprehended by the police as they sought to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown in Causeway Bay on Saturday. They included two activists and two performance artists, according to The Collective Hong Kong and Ming Pao, as police deployed en masse ahead of Sunday’s anniversary. Tiananmen crackdown…
Read MoreHong Kong construction worker, 66, dies after being found unconscious on scaffolding at Chinese University during amber heat warning
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Male worker collapses on scaffolding outside Chinese University building before being rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital where he is certified dead on arrival. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222859/hong-kong-construction-worker-66-dies-after-being-found-unconscious-scaffolding-chinese-university?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Victoria Park full of food and booths instead of candlelight as carnival takes over venue of annual June 4 vigil
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Absence of an organised vigil did not silence everyone as petition signed by 360 pastors and other Christian figures proves. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222857/hong-kongs-victoria-park-full-food-and-booths-instead-candlelight-carnival-takes-over-venue-annual?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: Hong Kong patriotic carnival opens at traditional Tiananmen crackdown vigil venue ahead of anniv.
Hong Kong Free Press A carnival hosted by 26 pro-Beijing organisations in part of Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park opened on Saturday morning – the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. For three decades, the space hosted the city’s annual commemorative vigil, which would normally take place on the June 4 anniversary. The…
Read MoreHSBC among Hong Kong banks that close accounts tied to opposition group, members say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Four core League of Social Democrats members have personal accounts at several banks closed, as well as three business accounts at HSBC. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222818/hsbc-among-hong-kong-banks-close-accounts-tied-opposition-group-members-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘I’m definitely not a hero,’ says Hong Kong chef who hit knife-wielding attacker to ‘stop him from hurting people’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘It was terrifying, but I wanted to stop him from hurting any other people,’ says chef, who grabbed two stools from restaurant and hit attacker. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222850/im-definitely-not-hero-says-hong-kong-chef-who-hit-knife-wielding-attacker-stop-him-hurting-people?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Hong Kong man suffering from psychosis’ arrested after threatening neighbours with knives
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says neighbour complained to police that ‘man wearing pyjamas was standing outside his flat holding two knives’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222844/hong-kong-man-suffering-psychosis-arrested-after-threatening-neighbours-knives?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong shocked by brutal double daylight murder at shopping mall. The Post breaks down what you need to know
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Footage of fatal stabbing of two women at shopping centre in Diamond Hill has gone viral online, prompting safety concerns among residents. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3222842/hong-kong-shocked-brutal-double-daylight-murder-shopping-mall-post-breaks-down-what-you-need-know?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreExplainer: Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 35
Hong Kong Free Press In May, the city witnessed a series of disappearances: the Civic Party, Hong Kong’s second-largest pro-democracy party, voted to dissolve; a prominent political cartoonist had his comic strip suspended after 40 years; hundreds of books were purged from public libraries; and a monument commemorating Tiananmen Crackdown was seized by Hong Kong’s…
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