Category: Localities
Why Hong Kong must ditch the US dollar peg and switch to the yuan now
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong risks increasingly forced in step with US monetary policy, which could see property prices and the economy comes crashing down. Switching to the yuan would mean stability and a chance to ride…
Read MoreUnspecified numbers arrested after partial mosque demolition sparks protests in southwest China
Hong Kong Free Press China deployed hundreds of police and made arrests in a mostly Muslim southwestern town after clashes erupted over the planned partial demolition of a mosque, witnesses told AFP. The Najiaying Mosque in Yunnan, China. Photo: Wikicommons. The town of Nagu, Yunnan province, recently pushed ahead with plans to raze four minarets…
Read MoreNational security trial against Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai estimated to take 83 days
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is expected to face an 83-day national security trial, a court has heard. The media tycoon did not appear in court on Tuesday. He was represented by Senior Counsel Robert Pang in front of judges Esther Toh, Susana D’Almada Remedios, and Alex Lee at…
Read MoreHong Kong foreign press club to seek legal advice, contact gov’t before commenting on issues of press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) has devised a set of guidelines for releasing statements on press freedom issues, which includes seeking legal advice and contacting government departments ahead of publishing. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Keith Richburg, whose tenure as president of the club came to…
Read MoreFare increases for Hong Kong’s Citybus and New World First Bus merger, KMB ‘approved by Exco, with most routes to see 50 HK cents to HK$1 price hike’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New fares to ‘take effect on June 18 at the earliest’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3222290/fare-increases-hong-kongs-citybus-and-new-world-first-bus-merger-kmb-approved-exco-most-routes-see?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong issues new heat warning triggered at 35 degrees Celsius, with hot weather alert for outdoor workers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Mercury climbs to 35 degrees in Sha Tin, Tuen Mun, Happy Valley and Tai Mei Tuk. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3222283/hong-kong-issues-new-heat-warning-triggered-35-degrees-celsius-hot-weather-alert-outdoor-workers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee mum on whether he will attend APEC in US if Washington sanctions still in place
Hong Kong Free Press The organiser of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum has the “responsibility to invite members to attend,” Chief Executive John Lee has said, without directly answering as to whether he will go to November’s APEC meeting in the US. Lee is still under sanctions by Washington. Chief Executive John Lee. Photo:…
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee unable to give concrete answer on whether mourning Tiananmen crackdown is legal
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong leader John Lee has failed to give a yes-no answer over the legality of mourning the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown ahead of its anniversary on Sunday. Residents must obey the law and consider the consequences of their actions, he said. Candles near Victoria Park on June 4, 2021.…
Read MoreUS must ‘act in accordance with conventions’ and invite Hong Kong to Apec in San Francisco, John Lee insists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US-sanctioned city leader puts ball in organisers’ court when asked about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in mid-November. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3222264/us-must-act-accordance-conventions-and-invite-hong-kong-apec-san-francisco-john-lee-insists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn Pictures: China sends first civilian into orbit on mission to Tiangong space station
Hong Kong Free Press By Ludovic Ehret China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade. Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-16 Manned Space Flight…
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