Category: Localities
Amendments to Hong Kong’s flag law will not cover acts outside city’s jurisdiction, says constitutional affairs chief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Under proposed changes, people will be banned from displaying the Hong Kong flag or emblem ‘upside down’ and in any way that ‘undermines dignity’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3220628/amendments-hong-kongs-flag-law-will-not-cover-acts-outside-citys-jurisdiction-says-constitutional?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47 trial: court hears Facebook profile set up by police used to post provocative comment on accused’s page
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Constable testifies that members of police’s national security department had exclusive access to account to gather evidence. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220622/hong-kong-47-trial-court-hears-facebook-profile-set-police-used-post-provocative-comment-accuseds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDomestic helper falls to death while cleaning windows 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. Woman, 38, found lying unconscious on seventh-floor podium in private housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3220617/domestic-helper-falls-death-while-cleaning-windows-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThailand’s Move Forward Party upends status quo in seismic victory
Hong Kong Free Press Thailand’s Move Forward Party was never supposed to win. But on Sunday night the upstart opposition rode a dramatic wave of support to take the lead position in national polls and upend decades of Thai politics. Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat leads a victory parade with…
Read MoreHong Kong consumer watchdog finds not all health screening packages involve doctors and vary in price and tests offered
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residents advised to consult family doctors and carefully weigh options before paying for health screening packages. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3220598/hong-kongs-consumer-watchdog-finds-not-all-health-screening-packages-involve-doctors-and-vary-price?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreElderly Hongkonger known for protest song performances pleads not guilty to 7 permit violations
Hong Kong Free Press An elderly Hong Kong man has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of ticketed charges for allegedly playing the erhu and collecting funds in public without government permission. The retiree was acquitted of a similar charge for performing with the traditional Chinese musical instrument at a bus terminus. Li Jiexin appeared…
Read MoreChina jails US citizen for life on espionage charges
Hong Kong Free Press China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court said Monday, but revealed few details about the case that had previously gone unreported. Such heavy terms are relatively rare for foreign citizens in China, and the jailing of American passport holder John Shing-wan Leung is…
Read MoreHong Kong Disneyland Resort records net loss of HK$2.1 billion, 12 per cent lower year on year as management voices confidence in recovery
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. It is the theme park’s eighth year in a row without profits. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3220574/hong-kong-disneyland-resort-records-net-loss-hk21-billion-12-cent-lower-year-year-management-voices?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police seize 227kg of cocaine in biggest bust of the year
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police seized 227 kilograms of suspected cocaine from two industrial units on Friday and made five arrests, in what amounts to the largest haul of the year. In a separate raid on Friday, 10 kilograms of suspected heroin concealed in cosmetics were seized from a residential flat in Jordan,…
Read MoreUS lawmakers urge sanctions on Hong Kong judges, as city gov’t decries ‘shameless, sinister, malicious’ interference
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have condemned calls on the US government to sanction 29 Hong Kong judges in order to “counter the erosion of democratic freedoms.” Such appeals amounted to making a “shameless, sinister and malicious” attempt to interfere with the city’s judicial process, it said. Hong Kong judges. File photo: Kyle…
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