Category: Localities
Kerry’s Hava flats sell out as stock rally lifts the mood in Hong Kong’s property market
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. All 250 units of Hava project, on offer at an average price of HK$10,658 per square foot, were sold out as of 4.30pm. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3299756/kerrys-hava-flats-sell-out-stock-rally-lifts-mood-hong-kongs-property-market?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEU ‘deeply concerned’ over Hong Kong Democratic Party’s plan to disband
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. French official ‘dismayed’, refers to ‘allegations of political pressure’ on what was once the city’s largest opposition party. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3299749/eu-deeply-concerned-over-hong-kong-democratic-partys-plan-disband?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong should up its game in sports law to nurture sector, chief justice says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Andrew Cheung says ‘massive’ industry needs support from legal profession, as government touts sports-related arbitration in city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299739/hong-kong-should-its-game-sports-law-nurture-sector-chief-justice-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong vows to tackle ticket scalping for Kai Tak Sports Park opening show
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities contact police after tickets for March 1 opening ceremony reportedly being sold online for as much as HK$1,800. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299734/hong-kong-vows-tackle-ticket-scalping-kai-tak-sports-park-opening-show?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong temperatures to dip to 13 degrees on Monday next week
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observatory says mercury to rise slightly in middle of next week, while conditions on Saturday remain cool. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299725/hong-kong-temperatures-dip-13-degrees-monday-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCatering cancel culture: Why do mystery hotel breakdowns plague Hong Kong fundraising events?
Hong Kong Free Press Are Hong Kong hotels becoming less reliable, I wonder. Or have we developed a new variation on “cancel culture”? A Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: Lea Mok/HKFP. Firstly, forgive a detour… Readers who have been following these diatribes will probably have noticed occasional references to the Scottish bagpipe, an awkward…
Read MoreShow me the money: unveiling Hong Kong’s 10 biggest spenders in government
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As finance chief urges tightening of purse strings ahead of next budget, the Post looks at which government agencies have the highest bill. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3299625/show-me-money-unveiling-hong-kongs-10-biggest-spenders-government?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePanama court to hear challenge to canal concession granted to Hong Kong’s CK Hutchinson Holdings
Hong Kong Free Press A Panama court has agreed to review the concession granted to a Hong Kong-based firm to operate ports on either end of the Panama Canal — the source of US President Donald Trump’s concerns for Chinese influence over the waterway. Panama’s flag. Photo: Wikicommons. The Supreme Court has agreed to consider…
Read MoreExplainer: Hong Kong’s Democratic Party through the years – from its founding to looming end
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s Democratic Party said on Thursday that it would begin steps to disband, citing the political situation. Hong Kong’s Democratic Party announces on February 20, 2025, that it will set up a task force to discuss the procedure for disbanding. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The city’s largest opposition group, the Democratic…
Read More‘Not even afraid of people’: Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
Hong Kong Free Press By Allison Jackson, I-Hwa Cheng and Akio Wang Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull. A government-hired hunter holding up a captured iguana in Pingtung,…
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