Category: Localities
Amid slower growth, Hong Kong’s economy must change alongside mainland China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong has long been a service-based economy reliant on finance, tourism, trade logistics and professional services. But as the Chinese economy shifts towards domestic consumption, Hong Kong must change too, to maintain healthy…
Read MoreBlack market cigarettes worth HK$700 million seized since tobacco tax rise came into effect 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. Cigarettes would have generated HK$477 million in government tax revenue if imported legally, according to source familiar with illegal trade. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220724/black-market-cigarettes-worth-hk700-million-seized-tobacco-tax-rise-came-effect-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLeading Chinese advocacy group Beijing LGBT Center closes down, citing ‘unpreventable circumstances’
Hong Kong Free Press The Beijing LGBT Center, one of China’s leading organisations offering support for the queer population, has announced the end of its operations. The group, founded in 2008, provided the local gay, lesbian and transgender community with mental health therapy, medical resources and social support. A gay student posing with a rainbow…
Read MoreHong Kong student jailed for 5 years under national security law to take appeal to city’s top court
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong student who was denied a jail term reduction under the national security law has been granted permission to appeal his five-year sentence at the city’s top court. Court of Final Appeal. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Lui Sai-yu, 26, appeared at the Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday morning. Wearing…
Read MoreHong Kong boy, 11, tricked into disrobing for online video chat in HK$10,000 cyber-blackmail case
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Scammers took naked pictures and clips of the victim and told his mother they would make the material public if she did not pay up. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220708/hong-kong-boy-11-tricked-disrobing-online-video-chat-hk10000-cyber-blackmail-case?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong Cathay Pacific’s free tickets from Seoul to city snapped up quickly as 130,000 people queue for 10,602 giveaways
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Free airline tickets offered to registered Cathay members over 19 years old. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220705/hong-kong-cathay-pacifics-free-tickets-seoul-city-snapped-quickly-130000-people-queue-10602?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong sees overall crime rise by almost 50% in first quarter of 2023 – fraud and violent crime up
Hong Kong Free Press The overall crime rate in the first quarter of this year has increased by 48.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. At a Monday press conference, Secretary for Security Chris Tang attributed the rise to a continuous increase in fraud-related crime, as well as social activities returning to…
Read MoreChina economic data for April falls short as low demand, youth unemployment see patchy post-pandemic recovery
Hong Kong Free Press China’s economic data for April missed expectations last month, official figures showed Tuesday, as low demand and high youth unemployment led to a patchy recovery after lifting strict Covid rules. Retail sales — a key indicator of domestic consumer activity — grew 18.4 percent on-year, data released by the National Bureau…
Read MoreHong Kong construction worker dies after being knocked down by forklift at government work site for tunnel
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police say victim suffered head injuries, lost consciousness and later died in hospital. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220695/hong-kong-construction-worker-dies-after-being-knocked-down-forklift-government-work-site-tunnel?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s John Lee defends removal of public library books, cites need to ‘serve interest’ of society and stay lawful
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chief executive does not address whether freedom of access to information would be undermined if censorship standards not transparent. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220693/hong-kongs-john-lee-defends-removal-public-library-books-cites-need-serve-interest-society-and-stay?utm_source=rss_feed
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