Category: Localities
Reduced 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…
Read MoreHong Kong’s first electric ferry to arrive in city on Wednesday for tests
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s first electric ferry is set to arrive in the city on Wednesday as part of a pilot scheme to explore the feasibility of more environmentally-friendly alternatives on the city’s waters. Hong Kong’s first electric ferry at a factory in Nansha, Guangzhou. Photo: Environmental and Ecology Bureau The boat, which…
Read More1.5% of Hong Kong civil servants are disabled, lawmakers call for more hires
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 11 per cent in 2020, compared with 5.8 per cent citywide. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287086/15-hong-kong-civil-servants-are-disabled-lawmakers-call-more-hires?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFewer quitting Hong Kong’s civil service, but hiring must be faster, minister says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung tells lawmakers recruitment process must be accelerated as retirement rates remain high. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287084/fewer-quitting-hong-kongs-civil-service-hiring-must-be-faster-minister-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong 47: A timeline of the landmark national security case as dozens of democrats await sentencing
Hong Kong Free Press More than three years since they were arrested under the national security law, dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent democrats will be sentenced over their participation in an unofficial primary election in 2020. Most have been detained since being taken into police custody in February 2021 ahead of being charged. A…
Read MoreChina’s leader Xi Jinping seeking to ‘enhance’ ties with Brazil as he arrives for G20
Hong Kong Free Press Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he was seeking to “further enhance” ties with Brazil as he arrived Sunday for a state visit and a G20 summit, state media said. Xi is due to meet Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the visit, which will last until Thursday. People hold…
Read MoreChina repeats calls for peace in Ukraine after Washington clears Kyiv to use US missiles against targets in Russia
Hong Kong Free Press China reiterated calls Monday for a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine, after Washington cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia. A local resident inspects a crater in the courtyard of a destroyed building following a missile attack at an undisclosed location in Odesa region…
Read More30% of travel platforms fail to state data retention policies: Hong Kong watchdog
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Watchdog reviews privacy policies of 10 travel platforms, finds three have yet to add data retention sections after being contacted. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287059/30-travel-platforms-fail-state-data-retention-policies-hong-kong-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed
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