Category: Localities
Domestic helpers, dependants, students applying for visas to Hong Kong must declare criminal records from June onwards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Domestic helper unions express concerns over changes, saying they could delay applications for workers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3221712/domestic-helpers-dependants-students-applying-visas-hong-kong-must-declare-criminal-records-june?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong expands criminal checks to more visa schemes, including migrant domestic workers, students
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will soon require students, domestic workers and other groups applying for visas to the city to declare their criminal history. Domestic workers dancing on their day off in Wan Chai. Photo: Hillary Leung/HKFP. The new requirement, which will come into effect from June 19, will not affect those seeking…
Read More11 Hong Kong police officers arrested in first quarter of 2023
Hong Kong Free Press A total of 11 Hong Kong police officers were arrested in the first quarter of 2023, the Security Bureau has revealed. The public should not let individual cases “obliterate” police efforts and contributions, the bureau said. Police officers in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Hong Kong Police Force saw…
Read More3 women hurt in fall from escalator in Hong Kong at Wong Tai Sin MTR station
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Source says one of trio lost balance, toppling into other two behind her. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3221699/3-women-hurt-fall-escalator-hong-kong-railway-station?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTikTok parent ByteDance’s billionaire founder Zhang Yiming sets up investment fund in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Zhang Yiming’s Cool River Venture, incorporated on Monday, will invest mostly in technology-related industries, according to sources. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3221651/tiktok-parent-bytedances-billionaire-founder-zhang-yiming-sets-investment-fund-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong man seeks court review of ‘biased’ policy requiring real-name registration for mobile SIM cards
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheung Wun-yiu applies for judicial review, says new rule is unfair for anyone hoping to remain anonymous over the phone. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221686/hong-kong-man-seeks-court-review-biased-policy-requiring-real-name-registration-mobile-sim-cards?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to swelter at 34 degrees Celsius early next week as region feels effects of Super Typhoon Mawar, city forecaster says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China Meteorological Administration and Hong Kong Observatory both reclassify Typhoon Mawar as super typhoon, with downward current of air associated with weather event expected to make Hong Kong swelter. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221679/hong-kong-swelter-34-degree-celsius-early-next-week-region-feels-effects-super-typhoon-mawar-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong patients to get priority for locally donated organs under cross-border scheme, medic says
Hong Kong Free Press Organ transplant waiting lists will not be shared between Hong Kong and China, and only organs which cannot be allocated locally will undergo cross-border matching, an expert said on Wednesday after the government announced local hospitals would be integrated into the national China Organ Transplant Response System. After consulting mainland experts,…
Read MoreHong Kong healthcare practitioner jailed for 6 months for offering HK$1,000 bribe to nurse for Covid vaccination record
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheung Chin-hang’s behaviour an attempt to endanger public health amid pandemic, Acting Principal Magistrate Veronica Heung says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221663/hong-kong-healthcare-practitioner-jailed-6-months-offering-hk1000-bribe-nurse-covid-vaccination?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong national security law: reported books ‘must pass government checks before they return to public library shelves’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Culture minister Kevin Yeung says removing potentially problematic books from shelves before reviewing them is common practice. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3221659/hong-kong-national-security-law-reported-books-must-pass-government-checks-they-return-public?utm_source=rss_feed
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