Category: Localities
Time to ask if non-residents should have Hong Kong healthcare access
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 health system is creaking under an ageing population, and we must ask if it’s fair for non-residents to be treated like locals. https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3297611/time-ask-if-non-residents-should-have-hong-kong-healthcare-access?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Chow Yun-fat revels in half-marathon, finishes in under 2½ hours
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dim sum on the menu as post-race treat, film star says, as he praises ‘perfect’ weather for Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297955/hong-kongs-chow-yun-fat-revels-half-marathon-finishes-under-2-1/2-hours?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong considers cash grants for schools to hire more native English teachers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But option may reduce pay and perks of new hires as authorities review existing recruitment scheme, sources say. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3297931/hong-kong-considers-cash-grants-schools-hire-more-native-english-teachers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTemperatures in Hong Kong fall to 10 degrees, cold weather warning issued
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tai Mo Shan records lowest minimum across city at 3.6 degrees, but Observatory says temperatures to climb to 17 degrees during the day. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3297941/temperatures-hong-kong-fall-10-degrees-cold-weather-warning-issued?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkonger recounts how he lost HK$1.3 million in scam despite being vigilant
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Victim, 55, claims police did not help as transactions involved mainland accounts, while force says investigation is ongoing. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297921/hongkonger-recounts-how-he-lost-hk13-million-scam-despite-being-vigilant?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeyond the stigma: A sociologist’s journey into Hong Kong’s subdivided units
Hong Kong Free Press To sociologist Ruby Lai, Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats are more nuanced than they are perceived to be. These partitioned units, with a median floor area of 118.4 square feet (11 square metres), are home to over 200,000 Hongkonger who couldn’t afford larger flats but narrowly missed the salary threshold to…
Read MoreHong Kong to open in-town check-in for Qantas Airways passengers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Qantas passengers can use service at either Hong Kong or Kowloon MTR stations from Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3297929/hong-kong-open-town-check-qantas-airways-passengers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong police officer loses speed loader and 6 bullets
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Force appeals to public to return items to authorities if found. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3297927/hong-kong-police-officer-loses-speed-loader-and-6-bullets?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong slams US call to free Jimmy Lai
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministry’s office in Hong Kong says it strongly opposes US government’s ‘blatant’ support of ‘anti-China disrupter’ Lai. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3297920/chinese-foreign-ministrys-arm-hong-kong-slams-us-call-free-jimmy-lai?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong labour unions, green group join forces to pressure McDonald’s
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Debut of the Alliance for Our McDonald’s sparked by artist activist Luke Ching’s firing as a janitor from the fast food chain. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3297908/hong-kong-labour-unions-green-group-join-forces-pressure-mcdonalds?utm_source=rss_feed
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