Category: Localities
Over 80 per cent of Hongkongers support making it mandatory to report suspected child abuse, survey finds
Hong Kong Free Press Over 80 per cent of Hongkongers support making it mandatory to report suspected cases of child abuse, a survey has found. An NGO has urged better awareness of positive parenting to eradicate corporal punishment against children. Commissioned by Save the Children, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Communication and…
Read MoreHong Kong customs seizes HK$83 million in black-market cigarettes, bringing value of this year’s illegal tobacco haul to HK$1 billion
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Officers intercepted 23 million illicit cigarettes stored in two cargo containers aboard vessel during raid earlier this week in waters off Tsing Yi. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218539/hong-kong-customs-seizes-hk83-million-black-market-cigarettes-bringing-value-years-illegal-tobacco?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police search for murder suspect over fatal brawl on outlying island
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Suspect linked to death of 52-year-old man during brawl at Cheung Chau’s Tai San Back Street still at large as of 12.30pm, police say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218537/hong-kong-police-search-murder-suspect-over-fatal-brawl-outlying-island?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign: customers struggle to get discount cinema tickets online as websites for major chains shutdown amid high traffic
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hundreds queuing up outside city’s cinemas after websites for major chains struggle under high demand for discount tickets. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218532/happy-hong-kong-campaign-customers-struggle-get-discount-cinema-tickets-online-website-major-chains?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More2 denied bail after 8 arrested over murder of elderly Hong Kong man
Hong Kong Free Press Two people charged with the murder of an elderly Hong Kong man in Yuen Long last month have been denied bail. The pair – 65-year-old Hui Kwong-yiu and 32-year-old Lam Chi-yiu – stand accused of murdering Chan Kwong-kuen, 73, on On Lok Road in Yuen Long on March 29. The case…
Read More‘Happy Hong Kong’ campaign: scalpers sell free tickets to weekend gourmet food fair at HK$10 per head
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Post finds traders offering tickets to HK$20 million campaign’s Gourmet Marketplace on online sales platform Carousell. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3218520/happy-hong-kong-campaign-scalpers-resell-free-tickets-weekend-gourmet-food-fair-hk10-head?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s malls and attractions offer gifts, rewards and great deals to entice mainland Chinese visitors over ‘golden week’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Travel Industry Council estimates 600,000 mainlanders will visit city over seven days to May 5. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3218466/hong-kongs-malls-and-attractions-offer-gifts-rewards-and-great-deals-entice-mainland-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong courts ‘could adopt remote hearings next year’ for criminal proceedings, but trials to remain in-person
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Proposed legislation to be introduced to Legislative Council by fourth quarter of this year, with judiciary aiming to implement approved version after six months. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218507/hong-kong-courts-could-adopt-remote-hearings-next-year-criminal-proceedings-trials-remain-person?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGreater Bay Area living works for Hong Kong residents, except for healthcare. Here’s how to fix the system, according to patients and experts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bay area is home to 529,500 Hong Kong permanent residents, including some elderly taking hours-long commutes to get affordable healthcare back home. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3218491/greater-bay-area-living-works-hong-kong-residents-except-healthcare-heres-how-fix-system-according?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTo bring tourists back, Hong Kong must focus on what makes it authentic and unique
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The city’s tourism torch-bearers must stem the mediocrity creep, reach out to a global audience and work with Cathay Pacific Airways to recreate the magic. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218290/bring-tourists-back-hong-kong-must-focus-what-makes-it-authentic-and-unique?utm_source=rss_feed
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