Category: Localities
Hong Kong government adopts ChatGPT-style tool powered by DeepSeek
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Innovation and technology chief Sun Dong says dozens of government departments have started using the new tool, named ‘HKGAI V1’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3300066/hong-kong-government-adopts-chatgpt-style-tool-powered-deepseek?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan’s coast guard detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan detained a Chinese-crewed cargo ship on Tuesday after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island, the coast guard said. The Togolese-registered, Chinese-crewed cargo ship “Hongtai” is detained by Taiwan’s coast guard in Penghu on February 25, 2024, after a subsea telecoms cable was severed off the island. Photo:…
Read MoreHong Kong lawmakers support new union laws, citing labour groups’ political acts during 2019 protests
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong lawmakers have expressed support for tightening union laws, citing labour groups’ political acts during the “black-clad violence” of the 2019 protests and unrest. The Legislative Council. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. Lawmakers discussed the government’s proposed amendments to the Trade Unions Ordinance at a Panel on Manpower meeting at the Legislative…
Read More‘I won’t give up on seeking justice,’ father of Hong Kong girl Chau Tin-yu says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chau’s father expresses disappointment after authorities decided not to launch criminal prosecution. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3300041/i-wont-give-seeking-justice-father-hong-kong-girl-chau-tin-yu-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cross-Harbour Tunnel partially shut after falling concrete hits car
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police alerted at 1.06pm by driver involved in accident, with no injuries reported and tunnel reopened at 2.48pm after emergency repair works. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3300038/hong-kongs-cross-harbour-tunnel-partially-shut-after-falling-concrete-hits-car?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNGO Hong Kong Unison considers disbanding after 24 years serving ethnic minorities, says ‘mission complete’
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong Unison, a non-profit organisation that has served the city’s ethnic minorities for over two decades, is planning to disband, its chairperson has told HKFP. Logo of Hong Kong Unison. Photo: Hong Kong Unison. Alice Chong, chair of Unison, said on Monday that the NGO’s executive committee considered shutting down…
Read MoreHong Kong Disneyland, Li Ka Shing Foundation to offer more resort tickets to helpers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Net profit in 2023-2024 rebounded to HK$838 million from a net loss of HK$356 million in 2022-23, the first profit in a decade. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3300017/hong-kong-disneyland-li-ka-shing-foundation-offer-more-resort-tickets-helpers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCancelled Digital Art Fair failed to secure ‘mega-events’ funding, gov’t says
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Digital Art Fair 2025 failed to secure the “mega-events” funding, the government has said, following the organisers’ announcement that the March event would be axed. They cited “reasons beyond our control” for the cancellation. A poster for the Digital Art Fair 2025. Photo: Digital Art Fair. The event was…
Read MoreHong Kong police seize suspected cocaine worth HK$430 million, 2 arrested
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Haul of over 500kg of white powder found in residential building in Tseung Kwan O on the weekend. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3300008/hong-kong-police-seize-suspected-cocaine-worth-hk430-million-2-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong minibus driver arrested after pedestrian, 82, dies in collision
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Elderly man was knocked down while crossing the road in Fo Tan at 6.45pm on Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299996/hong-kong-minibus-driver-arrested-after-pedestrian-82-dies-collision?utm_source=rss_feed
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