Category: Localities
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party to set up task force to discuss disbandment steps
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party will set up a special task force to discuss steps to disband, party chair Lo Kin-hei has announced, three decades after the political party was established. Hong Kong’s Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei announces on February 20, 2025, that the pro-democracy party will set up a…
Read MoreHong Kong health authorities apologise after 2 children given wrong vaccines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Nurses blamed after children mistakenly given pneumococcal vaccine instead of hepatitis B jabs. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3299506/hong-kong-health-authorities-apologise-after-2-children-given-wrong-vaccines?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLeadership of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party backs motion to dissolve
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Party will establish task force to arrange for 400 members to vote on whether to break up and handle legal procedures involved in liquidation. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3299501/leadership-hong-kongs-democratic-party-backs-motion-dissolve?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong director Jun Li’s pro-Palestine speech in Berlin sparks German probe
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Investigation launched after Li reads out speech by Iranian actor starring in his latest film, calling for free Palestine. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299498/hong-kong-director-jun-lis-pro-palestine-speech-berlin-sparks-german-probe?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMurder accused’s eye contact enough to scare daughter, Hong Kong court hears
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Defendant Lau Kai-ping insisted on harsh treatment for his daughter and forced girl’s mother to follow, High Court trial told. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299496/murder-accuseds-eye-contact-enough-scare-daughter-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNorth Korea, Iraq holiday? Hongkongers are seeking unique getaways, insiders say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Industry representatives at four-day holiday expo say there is rising interest in off-the-beaten-path travel. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3299495/north-korea-iraq-holiday-hongkongers-are-seeking-unique-getaways-insiders-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNumber of people on remand in Hong Kong jails hits 24-year high
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But those serving sentences for national security, anti-government protest offences have dropped for first time. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299484/number-people-remand-hong-kong-jails-hits-24-year-high?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJimmy Lai denies making unfounded claims of Beijing meddling in Hong Kong affairs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prosecutors accuse Lai of inciting public hatred towards central and city authorities with ‘exaggerated’, ‘totally unfounded’ claims in two articles. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3299481/jimmy-lai-denies-making-unfounded-claims-beijing-meddling-hong-kong-affairs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong budget 2025-26
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong’s finance chief is expected to deliver his budget speech on February 26 and is under mounting pressure to balance the books. The Post looks at the dilemmas involved and the political will required…
Read MoreApp-based insomnia therapy found to cut depression rate among Hong Kong youth
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Study looked into digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia among young people in first such clinical research in Asia. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3299478/app-based-insomnia-therapy-found-cut-depression-rate-among-hong-kong-youth?utm_source=rss_feed
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