Category: Localities
International schools in Hong Kong lose 12 per cent of non-local students in 4 years
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. At Legco meeting on enrolment figures at 54 international schools, lawmaker Chu Kwok-keung warns they are taking students away from local institutions. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3217346/international-schools-hong-kong-lose-12-cent-non-local-students-4-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong official vows developments under Northern Metropolis scheme, artificial islands off Lantau will be sustainable
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong promises authorities will minimise projects’ environmental impact. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3217343/developments-under-northern-metropolis-scheme-artificial-islands-lantau-be-sustainable-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTwitter slaps Hong Kong’s RTHK with ‘state-affiliated media’ label
Hong Kong Free Press Social media platform Twitter has slapped Hong Kong’s government-backed broadcaster with a “state-affiliated media” label. RTHK’s “state-affiliated media” label, as of Monday, April 17, 2023. Photo: Twitter screenshot. The tech platform – owned by billionaire Elon Musk – describes state-affiliated outlets as those where “the state exercises control over editorial content…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Hong Kong detects cases of highly infectious Omicron subvariant that has caused alarm overseas, government adviser reveals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Top health expert Professor David Hui says XBB.1.16 subvariant found in some of city’s testing samples. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3217340/coronavirus-hong-kong-detects-cases-highly-infectious-omicron-subvariant-has-caused-alarm-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop Chinese official did not mean Hongkongers could not join demos, pro-Beijing heavyweight says
Hong Kong Free Press China’s top official for Hong Kong affairs who said protesting was “not the only way” to express demands did not mean to restrict people’s participation in demonstrations, a pro-Beijing heavyweight has said. Tam Yiu-chung speaks on RTHK on April 17, 2023. Photo: RTHK Screenshot. The comment from Xia Baolong, the director…
Read More8 Hong Kong protesters jailed for up to 34 months over rioting in 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press Eight Hongkongers have been sentenced to between 28 and 34 months in prison for their parts in a riot during the 2019 pro-democracy protests and unrest. The judge said the protesters had turned the business and political centre of Hong Kong into a “battlefield,” and that it was thanks to the…
Read MoreBeijing’s point man on Hong Kong concerned about post-pandemic survival of SMEs, but upbeat on city’s economic future
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Xia Baolong, director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, hears views of business leaders and representatives from foreign commerce chambers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3217301/beijings-point-man-hong-kong-concerned-about-post-pandemic-survival-smes-upbeat-citys-economic?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLucky escape for Hong Kong diners when false ceiling collapses at dim sum restaurant
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Emergency personnel called to Tao Heung restaurant on the ground floor of Avon Mall in Fanling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3217299/lucky-escape-hong-kong-diners-when-false-ceiling-collapses-dim-sum-restaurant?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS warship sails through Taiwan Strait days after China drills
Hong Kong Free Press A US warship sailed through the waters separating Taiwan and mainland China, the US Navy said, days after Beijing staged war games around the self-ruled island. Led by the United States, multiple Western navies regularly conduct “freedom of navigation operations” to assert the international status of regional waterways such as the…
Read MoreHong Kong grocery prices up 10 per cent from pre-Covid era, canned food at least 30 per cent more costly: consumer watchdog
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council points to pandemic and disruption to global supply chain, as well as stay-home rules in past three years inducing people to stockpile items. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3217294/hong-kong-grocery-prices-10-cent-pre-covid-era-canned-food-least-30-cent-more-costly-consumer?utm_source=rss_feed
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