Category: Localities
Hong Kong student with ‘sinister intent’ jailed for nearly 10 years after hundreds of live rounds found in flat
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Leung Chung-yan, 24, sentenced to nine years and nine months behind bars for the unlicensed possession of ammunition. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221655/hong-kong-student-sinister-intent-jailed-nearly-10-years-after-hundreds-live-rounds-found-flat?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHearts and minds: what’s behind the wave of withdrawals from Hong Kong organ donor register?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s organ donation registry has recorded a spike in withdrawal applications, although some of them are bogus, authorities say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221644/hearts-and-minds-whats-behind-wave-withdrawals-hong-kong-organ-donor-register?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s new ambassador arrives in US as superpowers face ‘severe challenges’
Hong Kong Free Press China’s new ambassador to the United States has arrived in the country, vowing to shoulder the “heavy responsibility” of a superpower relationship that is “facing severe challenges”. Xie Feng, a career diplomat with extensive experience in Washington, arrived in New York on Tuesday, Beijing’s embassy in the US said in a…
Read MoreHong Kong urged to improve organ donor registration system, study reasons for surge in people opting to withdraw
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The current system requires little information from donors and does not ask for personal details such as age and gender, a doctor notes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3221640/hong-kong-urged-improve-organ-donor-registration-system-study-reasons-surge-people-opting-withdraw?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More3 crew members of Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific fired over alleged discrimination
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific has fired three cabin crew members accused of discriminating against non-English speakers on a flight departing from the mainland Chinese city of Chengdu. Cathay Pacific planes. File Photo: GovHK. The airline’s CEO Ronald Lam said in a statement on Tuesday night that the airline had…
Read MoreHong Kong ferry firms ‘caught off guard’ when gov’t revealed their request for fare hikes of up to 100%
Hong Kong Free Press Proposed ferry fare hikes of up to 100 per cent were preliminary, and operators are still in negotiations with the government, representatives from two ferry firms told an Islands District Council meeting on Monday. Sun Ferry. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. On April 12, a Transport and Logistics Bureau document submitted to…
Read MoreCathay Pacific insult row: Hong Kong leader John Lee outraged by ‘bad deeds’ of cabin crew on flight to city
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Disrespectful words and deeds have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, Chief Executive John Lee says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3221622/cathay-pacific-insult-row-hong-kong-leader-john-lee-outraged-bad-deeds-cabin-crew-flight-city?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBun tower builder happy to return and create traditional bamboo structures for Hong Kong festival after metal substitutes draw criticism
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Only contractor with skills to construct bamboo towers pledges to continue the tradition after festival forced to use shorter steel structures this year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3221605/bun-tower-builder-happy-return-and-create-traditional-bamboo-structures-hong-kong-festival-after?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Give me the opportunity’: have Hong Kong’s society and schools failed ethnic minority students?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Societal norms and trends in early education have concentrated non-Chinese speaking students in certain kindergartens or primary schools. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3221240/give-me-opportunity-have-hong-kongs-society-and-schools-failed-ethnic-minority-students?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police warn of surge in investment scams offering mainland Chinese stocks, with largest case this year involving HK$4.5 million
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say 79 such scams recorded during first four months of 2023, up from single case logged during same period last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3221546/hong-kong-police-warn-surge-investment-scams-offering-mainland-chinese-stocks-largest-case-year?utm_source=rss_feed
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