Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s talent attraction schools sees almost 12,000 applications so far, official says
Hong Kong Free Press The Top Talent Pass Scheme, introduced by Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee last October to attract high-earners and foreign graduates from top universities, had received over 20,000 applications as of late March, according to the Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun. Top officials in Hong Kong meet the press on…
Read MoreHong Kong air industry appeals for use of non-resident workers to help deal with estimated staff shortfall of 100,000
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Legislator says airport alone needs about 25,000 extra workers to get back to full capacity and problem would worsen when third runway opens. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3216989/hong-kong-air-industry-appeals-use-non-resident-workers-help-deal-estimated-staff-shortfall-100000?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More6,500 teachers quit Hong Kong schools in last academic year, bringing total to nearly 12,000 since 2021
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Education Bureau figures provided to lawmakers also show 17,000 students withdrew from kindergarten and primary schools. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3216988/6500-teachers-quit-hong-kong-schools-last-academic-year-bringing-total-nearly-12000-2021?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRise in superbug contamination in popular dishes such as siu-mei, sashimi, Hong Kong study reveals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Centre for Health Protection also finds lack of public awareness about use of antibiotics and threat of antimicrobial resistance. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216977/rise-superbug-contamination-popular-dishes-such-siu-mei-sashimi-hong-kong-study-reveals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndependent judiciary key to Hong Kong upholding status as finance, dispute resolution hubs, Bar Association tells Beijing officials
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bar Association delegation visiting Beijing for first time in five years meets officials from legal department of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216970/independent-judiciary-key-hong-kong-upholding-status-finance-dispute-resolution-hubs-bar-association?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court escape: wristband-swap suspect remanded in custody on charge on misleading police
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Lam King-ho, 24, is alleged to have accepted an offer by a fellow detainee to exchange identification wristbands after their respective bail hearings, enabling his escape. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3216957/hong-kong-court-escape-wristband-swap-suspect-remanded-custody-charge-misleading-police?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAppeal for Hong Kong to screen for bird flu variant after Guangdong woman’s death linked to H3N8 strain
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Experts say H3N8 bird flu variant is rarely fatal, does not spread easily and there is no need for public alarm. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216946/appeal-hong-kong-screen-bird-flu-variant-after-guangdong-womans-death-linked-h3n8-strain?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong court jails 4 men for 26 to 28 months for taking part in riot during 2019 Handover anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press Four Hong Kong men have been jailed for between 26 and 28 months for taking part in a riot on July 1, 2019 during a flag-raising ceremony marking the Handover anniversary. A younger co-defendant was sentenced to a training centre. Protesters on July 1, 2019. File photo: Isaac Yee/HKFP. Sun Lai,…
Read MoreCovid-19: Hong Kong student cleared of incitement to expose others to infection risk over Instagram posts
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong student accused of incitement to expose others to the risk of infection over Instagram posts related to Covid-19 has been cleared of the charge. The Instagram app icon. Photo: Brett Jordan/Pexels. Nischal Gurung, who had posted an Instagram story reading “stay positive” in February 2022, was found not…
Read MoreRare partial solar eclipse to grace Hong Kong’s skies next Thursday after 3 years
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Celestial event to occur between 12.34pm and 1.16pm next Thursday, city’s weather forecaster says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216932/rare-partial-solar-eclipse-light-hong-kongs-skies-next-thursday-after-3-years?utm_source=rss_feed
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