Category: Localities
Triad member held in Hong Kong cell with other gangsters found dead
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Three suspects were being held in cell at Yuen Long Police Station after being arrested over robbery of elderly man. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3298438/triad-member-held-hong-kong-cell-other-gangsters-found-dead?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAbby Choi’s ex-husband wanted yacht out of Hong Kong at any cost, 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 Irene Pun says she was contacted by friend to find boat for third party and told ‘best if it could be today [February 24, 2023]’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3298429/abby-chois-ex-husband-wanted-yacht-out-hong-kong-any-cost-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies op-ed piece pushed for sanctions on then-city leader
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Prosecutors grill Lai over piece about Carrie Lam and sanctions published weeks after national security law took effect in 2020. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3298422/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-denies-op-ed-piece-pushed-sanctions-then-city-leader?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreManuscripts, letters of writer Eileen Chang given to university in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Thousands of documents donated to Hong Kong Metropolitan University include items of Chang’s friends, Stephen Soong and his wife Mae Fong Soong. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3298414/manuscripts-letters-writer-eileen-chang-given-university-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cityline alerts police over bots used to buy tickets for K-pop’s NJZ
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Consumer Council receives 56 complaints related to purchase of tickets for ComplexCon, involving HK$220,923 in total. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3298410/hong-kongs-cityline-alerts-police-over-bots-used-buy-tickets-k-pops-njz?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina says it opposes ‘politicising’ technology after US Vice President JD Vance’s AI warning
Hong Kong Free Press China said Wednesday that it opposes “politicising” issues involving technology and trade, after US Vice President JD Vance warned that “authoritarian regimes” were seeking to use artificial intelligence for increased control over citizens. World leaders gathered in Paris this week for an AI summit, with dozens of nations signing a statement…
Read MoreNew cervical cancer cases in Hong Kong jump 30% in past decade
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Despite vaccination programme in schools and fewer cases among women over 65, there has been overall rise, reversing downward trend since 1980s. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3298405/new-cervical-cancer-cases-hong-kong-jump-30-past-decade?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong taxi union threatens 5-day strike if city fails to clamp down on Uber
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong Tele-call Taxi Association says it plans to write to city leader, Transport Department, with potential strike scheduled for March 5. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3298399/hong-kong-taxi-union-threatens-5-day-strike-if-city-fails-clamp-down-uber?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEx-leader Carrie Lam’s new office renovation to cost HK$2.8m, Hong Kong gov’t says
Hong Kong Free Press The Hong Kong government has estimated it would spend HK$2.8 million to renovate the former chief executive Carrie Lam’s new office in the government-owned Immigration Tower. Chief Executive Carrie Lam. File photo: GovHK. Lam’s office will move to the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai as the tenancy of her office in…
Read MoreWhat to know about Shiga toxin-producing E coli after Hong Kong doctor’s death
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Post looks at the deadly bacteria and what one should do to avoid infection. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3298385/what-know-about-shiga-toxin-producing-e-coli-after-hong-kong-doctors-death?utm_source=rss_feed
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