Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s labour shortage to hit 180,000 by 2028 amid city’s rapidly ageing population
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. By 2028, more than two million, or 28 per cent of the population, will be aged 65 or above. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3286602/hong-kongs-labour-shortage-hit-180000-2028-amid-citys-rapidly-ageing-population?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina hawk Rubio likely to take hard line on Hong Kong but Beijing well prepared: experts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Donald Trump’s pick for US secretary of state previously had a key role in getting bills against Hong Kong passed. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3286592/china-hawk-rubio-likely-take-hard-line-hong-kong-beijing-well-prepared-experts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong re-numbers lamp posts with inadvertent reference to date of Tiananmen crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has given new identification numbers to lamp posts that inadvertently referenced the date of the Tiananmen crackdown, with the numbers “8964” and “6489” erased in favour of new codes. A worker spray-paints a new number over a Tseung Kwan O lamp post that was labelled EB6489 on…
Read More‘Mastermind’ of thwarted 2019 bomb plot jailed almost 24 years in longest sentence related to Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong Free Press The “mastermind” of a thwarted bomb plot intending to target police during protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been sentenced nearly 24 years behind bars, as the leader of radical group “Dragon Slayers” was jailed for 13-and-a-half years. A rally is held in Hong Kong Island on December 8, 2019,…
Read More2 Hong Kong policemen jailed for 14 months after trying to bribe teen in underage sex trial
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Yao Yanwu and Ng Sing-yap plead guilty after offering teen HK$100,000 to stop her testifying over allegations from when she was aged 15. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3286593/2-hong-kong-policemen-jailed-14-months-after-trying-bribe-teen-underage-sex-trial?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park to begin trial matches at 50,000-seat stadium in January
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities are holding multiple trial events at smaller facilities across the park in run-up to testing the showpiece stadium. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3286583/hong-kongs-kai-tak-sports-park-begin-trial-matches-50000-seat-stadium-january?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHead of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party says members have faced harassment in run-up to internal election
Hong Kong Free Press Members of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, as well as their families and employers, have received harassing messages and letters in the run-up to an internal election, party chair Lo Kin-hei has said. Speaking on a Cantonese talk show hosted by party member and former lawmaker Emily Lau, Lo said that the…
Read MoreUS-based staff of Taiwan chip giant TSMC sue firm for alleged discrimination against non-Asian workers
Hong Kong Free Press More than a dozen US-based employees of Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC have sued the company for apparent discrimination against non-Asian workers, according to a recent lawsuit. TSMC building. Photo: 曾 成訓/via Flickr. The suit alleges that the world’s largest contract manufacturer of chips — used in everything from Apple iPhones to…
Read MoreHK Express offers one-way flights from HK$2 for Hongkongers 65 and over
Hong Kong Free Press Low-cost carrier HK Express has launched limited HK$2 one-way fares for residents of Hong Kong and Macau aged 65 and over to celebrate Senior Citizens Day, which this year falls on Sunday. HK Express aircraft at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: GovHK. The HK$2 tickets are available to 13 destinations in…
Read MoreVaccine shows promise in curing HIV, says Hong Kong biotech start-up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘We may be on the brink of a breakthrough,’ says Dr Edward Leong, advisory board chairman of Immuno Cure. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3286553/vaccine-shows-promise-curing-hiv-says-hong-kong-biotech-start?utm_source=rss_feed
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