Category: Localities
Hong Kong legal change to make helmets mandatory for cyclists postponed to 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. More time needed to study age requirements and practices in other jurisdictions, government says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287422/hong-kong-legal-change-make-helmets-mandatory-cyclists-postponed-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS threatens sanctions: what Hong Kong can expect after the jailing 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. The Post reviews how Hong Kong was caught in China-US geopolitical crosshairs and the impact of restrictive measures on the city. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3287417/us-threatens-sanctions-what-hong-kong-can-expect-after-jailing-45-activists?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBridgewater’s Prince buys HK$95 million Hong Kong flat, joining financiers in putting down roots
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bridgewater Associates’ co-CIO Bob Prince paid HK$95 million for a three-bedroom home at St. George’s Mansion in Ho Man Tin on July 23, Land Registry records show. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3287412/bridgewaters-prince-buys-hk95-m-hong-kong-flat-joining-financiers-putting-down-roots?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies using connections to sway US foreign policy as he takes stand in national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai took the stand for the first time in his national security trial on Wednesday, testifying that he had never tried to influence overseas governments’ foreign policy on Hong Kong or China. Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The 76-year-old founder of…
Read MoreHongkongers heading to airport urged to take trains during National Games test event
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Organiser for Sunday cycling race says rolling traffic controls to be enforced on North Lantau Highway, with travel times up by 30 minutes. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287407/hongkongers-heading-airport-urged-take-trains-during-national-games-test-event?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese man jailed for 20 months in US over plot targeting Falun Gong
Hong Kong Free Press A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States. A street booth set up by the Hong Kong Falun Gong. File photo: xahl dera, via Flickr. John Chen, of Los Angeles,…
Read MoreMother of jailed democrat Hendrick Lui arrested after holding up a banner outside court after son’s sentencing
Hong Kong Free Press Elsa Wu, the mother of jailed pro-democracy figure Hendrick Lui, was arrested after holding a banner outside a Hong Kong court after her son and 44 other democrats were sentenced on Tuesday. Police on Wednesday said that officers found a 60-year-old woman holding a banner and disturbing the public order on…
Read MoreChina urges ‘restraint’ after Russian President Vladimir Putin issues nuclear threat
Hong Kong Free Press China on Wednesday urged “calm” and “restraint” after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat and Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time. Ukrainian cadets servicemen lay lit candles in front of the Motherland Monument during a commemoration ceremony marking the 1,000th day of the…
Read MoreHong Kong-Shenzhen I&T hub to fuel cross-border talent, capital and data flow
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hub to include range of arrangements to facilitate collaboration, including two dedicated footbridges enabling researchers to cross the border. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287384/hong-kong-shenzhen-it-hub-fuel-cross-border-talent-capital-and-data-flow?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s spending on HK$2 public transport fares scheme rises for 3 years in a row
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Welfare chief also reveals there were almost 10,000 cases of passengers misusing concessionary scheme since June last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287383/hong-kongs-spending-hk2-public-transport-fares-scheme-rises-3-years-row?utm_source=rss_feed
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