Category: Localities
Hong Kong 47: family, friends arrive at court before sentencing of 45 activists
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All eyes are on the length of jail terms they will get in the city’s first subversion case under the Beijing-decreed national security law, particularly ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287109/hong-kong-47-family-friends-arrive-court-sentencing-45-activists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreManulife promotes Asia CEO Witherington to group chief executive in nod to region’s growth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Asia was the largest profit contributor to Manulife’s earnings in the third quarter, accounting for 44 per cent of the group’s total earnings. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3287131/manulife-promotes-asia-ceo-witherington-group-chief-executive-nod-regions-growth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreThose sympathetic to Jimmy Lai must stick to the facts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A London-based legal team’s claims about the treatment of the former media tycoon in prison ignore salient information. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3287077/those-sympathetic-jimmy-lai-must-stick-facts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s status as international financial centre to become more prominent: He
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three-day Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit brings together senior Chinese officials and heads of banking giants. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287105/beijings-economic-tsar-set-speak-top-hong-kong-finance-summit?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOver 1,400 days since their arrests, 45 Hong Kong democrats face sentencing in landmark subversion case
Hong Kong Free Press Forty-five Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face sentencing on Tuesday in the city’s largest national security case to date. They face up to life imprisonment after being convicted of conspiring to commit subversion over their roles in an unofficial legislative primary election held in 2020. A protester stands next to a banner…
Read More3 Hong Kong franchised bus firms apply to increase fares by up to 9.5%
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. KMB and New Lantao Bus want to raise fares by 6.5 per cent, while Citybus is seeking an increase of nearly 9.5 per cent for most routes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287108/3-hong-kong-franchised-bus-firms-apply-increase-fares-95?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreClimate change may have played role in record number of region’s super typhoons, Hong Kong meteorologist says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Northwest region of Pacific Ocean has generated 25 named tropical storms this year, up from 19 recorded during typhoon season in 2023. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287106/climate-change-may-have-played-role-record-number-regions-super-typhoons-hong-kong-meteorologist?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreReduced tolls at Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel could be rolled out in 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities leaning towards implementing time-based tolls at the tunnel, government source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287103/reduced-tolls-hong-kongs-tai-lam-tunnel-could-be-rolled-out-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreParents to have greater chance of enrolling children in top Hong Kong primary schools
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Data shows fewer students admitted via ‘siblings route’ in first stage, leaving door open to parents to try luck at sought-after schools. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3287102/parents-have-greater-chance-enrolling-children-top-hong-kong-primary-schools?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: Dozens queue for 5 seats in courtroom to witness sentencing of democrats in landmark security law case
Hong Kong Free Press A line of at least 60 people had formed on Monday outside a Hong Kong courthouse where 45 pro-democracy advocates are set to face sentencing in a landmark national security trial the following day. On Monday evening, the Judiciary announced the number of seats that would be available in the public…
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