Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog received 2 complaints about alleged journalist harassment last year
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog received two complaints last year about journalists who were harassed, with one case transferred to the police for follow up. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. File photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. Ada Chung, the head of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data…
Read MoreHong Kong developer New World claims ‘business as usual’ amid default rumours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Residential sales in Hong Kong continue to improve, and mainland China sales are on track, embattled company says. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3296031/hong-kong-developer-new-world-claims-business-usual-amid-default-rumours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong construction firms’ confidence in short-term survival takes beating
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Rising construction costs, ageing workforce and tighter regulations most significant challenges affecting operations, survey finds. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3296035/hong-kong-construction-firms-confidence-short-term-survival-takes-beating?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong tourist killed by train in Japan while taking photos on tracks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Woman, 61, was reportedly standing on line to take photos of the sea in Otaru city, Hokkaido. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296034/hong-kong-tourist-killed-train-japan-while-taking-photos-tracks?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNew Hong Kong Bar Association chair vows to cultivate more talent for country
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Corporate law expert Jose-Antonio Maurellet, elected uncontested at annual general meeting, wants more overseas judges to join city’s top court. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296032/new-hong-kong-bar-association-chair-vows-cultivate-more-talent-country?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 13 who sold non-existent tickets to Andy Lau concerts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Highest individual loss was HK$640,000 for purchase of 544 tickets to Lau’s shows. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296026/hong-kong-police-arrest-13-who-sold-non-existent-tickets-andy-lau-concerts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai admits underestimating US lobbying efforts to penalise Hong Kong officials
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Former media boss initially told court he felt the US human rights bill targeting Hong Kong was ‘more academic than substance’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3296016/jimmy-lai-admits-underestimating-us-lobbying-efforts-penalise-hong-kong-officials?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreDevelopers worried over risks in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis project
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities urged to bring forward infrastructure work to ensure sites’ development potential is met, reducing uncertainties for investors. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3296009/developers-worried-over-risks-hong-kongs-northern-metropolis-project?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePolice arrest 21 linked to syndicate over luring domestic workers to open bank accounts, launder over HK$70 million
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong police have arrested 21 people allegedly linked to a syndicate led by gang members who recruited domestic workers to launder more than HK$70 million via virtual bank accounts. Hong Kong police arrest 21 people on January 21 and January 22, 2024, in a crackdown on a criminal group that…
Read More‘We fought for it for decades’: Hundreds wed as Thailand’s same-sex marriage law takes effect
Hong Kong Free Press By Watsamon Tri-yasakda Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so. Thai actors Apiwat “Porsch” Apiwatsayree (left) and Sappanyoo “Arm” Panatkool gesture after registering their same-sex marriage at…
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